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Early American Settlement

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Three primary reasons countries explored the New World
a)
God, Gold, and Glory
b)
Guns, Gold, and God
c)
Gold, Spices, and Silk
d)
God, Land, and Power
2.
Which factor in prehistoric life would explain why people started making permanent settlements?
a)
They had abundant large game.
b)
They started to cultivate plants.
c)
They followed the herds.
d)
They banded for protection.
3.
Spanish missions were mainly used:
a)
to be a lookout post for enemies
b)
to convert Natives to Christianity
c)
to set up schools to teach Natives to read
d)
to search for gold
4.
Chief _______was the leader of the Native Tribe near Jamestown.
a)
Pocahontas
b)
Powhatan
c)
Squanto
d)
Massasoit
5.
Who was the daughter of the local Native Tribe near Jamestown?
a)
Pocahontas
b)
Powhatan
c)
Sacagawea
d)
Susan Constant
6.
Why did it take so long for John Smith to return to Roanoke after he left for supplies?
a)
England was at war with France.
b)
England was at war with Spain.
c)
Funds could not be raised for the return trip.
d)
Smith became ill and could not return.
7.
This colony is located in present day Virginia.
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke
c)
St. Augustine
d)
Plymouth
8.
This colony was located in present day North Carolina
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke
c)
St. Augustine
d)
Plymouth
9.
When John White finally returned to Roanoke Island after three years, what word did he find carved into a tree?
a)
Chesapeake
b)
Croatoan
c)
Hatteras
d)
Roanoke
10.
What crop was important in making Jamestown and early Virginia an economic success?
a)
Indigo
b)
Tobacco
c)
Potatoes
d)
Corn
11.
What rule did John Smith make that saved the settlement?
a)
If you do not work, you do not eat.
b)
Treat others as you want to be treated.
c)
If you find gold, you get to keep it.
d)
All things must be shared equally.
12.
What brought colonists from England to Jamestown?
a)
the search for food
b)
the search for gold and silver
c)
the search for tobacco
d)
the search for religious freedom
13.

The exchange of goods, animals, and diseases between the New and Old World is commonly referred to as what?

a)

The Market Exchange

b)

The Continental Exchange

c)

The Cortes Exchange

d)

The Columbian Exchange

14.

Who was the Spanish Conquistadores that conquered the Aztec?

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Hernando de Soto

d)

Francisco Coronado

15.

By 1600, which European nation had the largest empire in the Americas?

a)

Portugal

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Spain

16.

England's first attempt at a colony was...

a)

Jamestown, Virginia

b)

Roanoke, North Carolina

c)

Richmond, Virginia

d)

Raleigh, North Carolina

17.

England's first successful colony was located in ___ in the year ___.

a)

Roanoke 1609

b)

Jamestown 1607

c)

Roanoke 1607

d)

Jamestown 1907

18.

Which best describes the type of government established by Jamestown?

a)

Rule by president

b)

Rule by dictator

c)

Self-government

d)

No government

19.

What was the name of the joint-stock company that was attempting profit from the settlement at Jamestown?

a)

The Virginia Company

b)

The East India Company

c)

The James Company

d)

The New World Company

20.

Which of the following European nations had colonial settlements in what would become the United States?

a)

England, Spain, France

b)

Poland, Russia, Hungary

c)

Italy, Portugal, Spain

d)

Netherlands, England, Russia

21.

What led to the success of Jamestown?

a)

gold

b)

tobacco

c)

oil

d)

sugar cane

22.

Christopher Columbus never reached the mainland of ____________________________.

a)

Indies

b)

Spain

c)

North America

d)

Italy

23.

Why was tobacco important to Jamestown?

a)

It was a cash crop and it was grown for profit

b)

It was a plant and it helped balance the carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle

c)

It was the colony's official state plant

d)

It helped enrich the soil so corn could be grown

24.

Which grouping lists the main reasons for Spanish exploration of the "New World"?

a)

"God, glory, and gold"

b)

"Salt, silk, and spices"

c)

"Rum, slaves, and molasses"

d)

"Trade, silver, and jewels"

25.
What impact did European contact have on Native American population between 1500 and 1620?
a)
population increased
b)
population decreased
c)
population remained stagnant
d)
population showed no changes
26.

The Spanish established ____, hoping to convert Indians to their religion.

a)

missions

b)

authentic restaurants

c)

mosques

d)

private schools

27.

What did Christopher Columbus want to find?

a)

Spain

b)

shortcut to Asia for trade so Spain could become wealthy

c)

North America

d)

Russia

28.

What did Christopher Columbus actually find?

a)

United States of America

b)

Canada

c)

Spain

d)

An island chain now called the Bahamas

29.

Which event encouraged the English to keep trying to plant permanent colonies in North America?

a)

the discovery of the Hudson River

b)

the fate of the Roanoke Colony

c)

the defeat of the Spanish Armada

d)

the discovery of gold

30.

During the first summer at Jamestown, many colonists were killed by .

a)

spoiled food supplies

b)

Spanish sailors

c)

floods

d)

diseases from mosquitoes

31.
They claimed Florida and the southwest region of what is today the U.S. ?
a)
French
b)
Spanish
c)
Dutch
d)
English
32.
As more and more Europeans moved to the New World, European settlers introduced a larger variety of plants, animals, and diseases.  What was this exchange of plants, animals, and diseases referred to as?
a)
the Excellent Exchange
b)
the European Newbies
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
The Columbian Exchange
33.
This explorer sailed for Spain looking for the new and faster route to the Spice Islands
a)
Leif Eriksson
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
John Cabot
d)
Hernando de Soto
34.
What was one of the main negative effects of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
cotton, animals, and tomatoes
b)
clothes, fur, and horses
c)
diseases, measles, and smallpox
d)
coffee, pigs and cows
35.
This group of settlers settled along the coast of North America, and were motivated by religious freedom and economic opporatuinity
a)
Spanish
b)
Dutch
c)
English
d)
French
36.

What religion were the missions trying to push on the Native Americans

a)

Catholic

b)

Buddhist

c)

Methodist

d)

Russian

37.

What were the Native Americans promised by the missions

a)

Gold, glory, God

b)

marriage for their young women

c)

Presents

d)

land to use for farming and living on

38.

What were three reasons for French exploration in North America?

a)

Friends, Fish, Fur

b)

Fur, God, Glory

c)

Friends, God, Gold

d)

God, Glory, Fish

39.

What is the definition of encomienda?

a)

Person from Spain who held a position of power in a Spanish colony

b)

Large estate farmed by many workers

c)

Land granted to Spanish settlers that included the right to demand labor or taxes from Native Americans

40.

How did the introduction of the horse in North America change the lives of the Indians living on the Great Plains?

a)

The horse allowed the Indians of the Great Plains to become sedentary farming societies.

b)

The horse allowed the Indians of the Great Plains to become highly mobile, hunting societies.

c)

The horse allowed the Indians of the Great Plains to become skilled trading societies.

d)

The horse allowed the Indians of the Great Plains to become warlike societies.

41.

Who was the Spanish Conquistadores that conquered the Aztec?

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Hernando de Soto

d)

Francisco Coronado

42.

By 1600, which European nation had the largest empire in the Americas?

a)

Portugal

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Spain

43.

Why did Europeans want to come to the new world?

a)

To gain basic freedoms such as thought and religion

b)

To escape the grips of feudal Europe

c)

For more opportunities in life

d)

All of the above

44.

What PUSH factors swayed Europeans to travel to the colonies? Select MULTIPLE answers.

a)

a. Increasing poverty because of increasing taxes that went to government reform programs

b)

b. A desire to start a new lifestyle

c)

c. Exploration, since people wanted to discover new trade routes

d)

d. Dissatisfaction with the corruption of the Church of England and its incomplete Reformation

45.

Choose ALL the answers that help explain the PULL factors of American colonization.

a)

a. People desired new land to gain power and also because it could be cultivated/developed more efficiently than in Europe.

b)

b. Settlers wanted to explore new trade routes and hoped to weaken monopolies on trade.

c)

c. European immigrants wanted to gain wealth from trade, with goods like sugars, spices, and silk.

d)

d. Increasing homelessness pulled people into the colonies so they could help the poor.

46.

If the Magna Carta was a symbol for something, it would be _____. (Choose All That Apply)

a)

The King is not above the law

b)

The English people do have rights

c)

The King has absolute power

d)

All of These

47.

If the Magna Carta gave some protection to the English, it would also _________. (Choose All That Apply):

a)

Give power to elected officials to protect the rights of the English

b)

Limit the power of the King

c)

Create a legislative body for elected officials to serve

d)

Allow elected noblemen & church officials to make decisions for the English people

48.

The English Bill of Right of 1689 (Choose ALL that Apply)

a)

Protected the Rights of English Citizens

b)

Protected King James II

c)

Helped balance power among the King, common people, and nobles

d)

Protected the rights of Parliament

49.
In England, which branch of government would the Great Council eventually become after the signing of the Magna Carta?
a)
Senate
b)
Parliament
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Supreme Court
50.
What did the Magna Carta do?
a)
Gave more power to the King
b)
Limited the power of the King
c)
Got rid of the Feudal System in England
d)
Gave more power to the Common People
51.

Before the Magna Carta was signed, King John had ______

a)

limited power

b)

a democracy

c)

justice power

d)

absolute power

52.

Group of people that advise the king and makes the laws in England is the __________________.

a)

Constitution

b)

Nobles

c)

Parliament

d)

Democracy