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Ch. 2 Lesson 3: How did European Exploration Affect the Americas

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

document granting someone special legal powers

a)

diverse

b)

warship

c)

claim

d)

charter

2.

containing many types of peoples or goods

a)

diverse

b)

warship

c)

claim

d)

charter

3.

ships mounted with cannons or other large guns

a)

diverse

b)

warship

c)

claim

d)

charter

4.

What were the explorers looking for on the Northwest Passage?

a)

gold and spices

b)

new lands to claim

c)

an all water route to Asia through Northwestern North America

d)

an all land route to Asia through Northwestern North America

5.

Where did Cabot reach the Northwestern coast?

a)

Canada

b)

Brazil

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Hudson River

6.

What did Cabot find?

a)

people to trade with

b)

huge quantities of fish

c)

type of wood to create dyes for textiles

d)

the Northwest Passage

7.

What areas did Verrazzano explore?

a)

Canada

b)

Brazil

c)

Hudson River

d)

New York Harbor

8.

Who was hired by the Dutch East India Company to try to find a shorter route to Asia?

a)

Cabot

b)

Verrazzano

c)

Hudson

d)

Samuel de Champlain

9.

What river was named after Henry Hudson?

(a)  

10.

What was Hudson's conclusion about his exploration?

a)

the Hudson River lead to the Northwest Passage

b)

the Hudson River did not lead to the Northwest Passage

11.

Where were the first settlements in New Netherland established?

a)

Canada

b)

Brazil

c)

Hudson River

d)

New York Harbor

12.

What kinds of people were allowed to settle in the New Netherland region?

a)

enslaved Africans

b)

people of different religious backgrounds

c)

people who knew how to speak English only

d)

people of different ethnic backgrounds

13.

Who was the leader of New Netherland?

a)

Samuel de Champlain

b)

Giovanni de Verrazzano

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Peter Stuyvesant

14.

How did Stuyvesant handle conflict with a Swedish colony along the Delaware River?

a)

had a fort built

b)

sent a force to take over the other colony

c)

compromised on a trade settlement

d)

left the colony never to be seen again

15.

Why did the Dutch settlers choose to settle in what is now New York state?

a)

they liked the log cabins there

b)

it was easy to fish

c)

they hoped to benefit from trade

d)

had a claim on the area based on Hudson's explorations

16.

After Verrazzano failed to find the Northwest Passage, who did the king of France send to continue the search?

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

Samuel de Champlain

d)

Brule

17.

Who explored Canada sailing up the St. Lawrence River?

a)

Giovanni Verrazzano

b)

Samuel de Champlain

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Brule

18.

Who established a colony in what is now Quebec City?

a)

Giovanni Verrazzano

b)

Samuel de Champlain

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Brule

19.

Who continued the search for a Northwest Passage unsuccessfully but did explore the Great Lakes?

a)

Giovanni Verrazzano

b)

Samuel de Champlain

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Brule

20.

The French explorer Jean Nicollet explored what region?

a)

The Great Lakes

b)

Lake Michigan

c)

Hudson River

d)

Roanoke

21.

Who expanded Cartier's efforts and traveled farther in searching for the Northwest Passsage, exploring the Great Lakes?

a)

Brule

b)

de Champlain

c)

Raleigh

d)

Nicolet

22.

Who was granted a charter to found a colony?

a)

Sir Walter Raleigh

b)

Samuel de Champlain

c)

Henry Hudson

d)

John White

23.

What is the name of the English colony in North Carolina called?

a)

The Great Lakes

b)

Michigan

c)

Hudson

d)

Roanoke

24.

Who was sent to lead Roanoke?

a)

Sir Walter Raleigh

b)

Samuel de Champlain

c)

Henry Hudson

d)

John White

25.

What problems did the settlers of Roanoke face?

a)

dry land

b)

difficulty finding food

c)

no farming skills

d)

unfriendly relationship with Native Americans

26.

Why was John White delayed in returning to Roanoke for 3 years?

a)

England was at war with Spain.

b)

England was at war with France.

c)

He was accused of treason and held in the Tower of London.

d)

He couldn't find enough supplies to bring back.