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WorksheetsCh 4 Building the First Colonies
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
From which city did Spanish leaders govern most of the colonies in New Spain?
Hispaniola
Mexico City
Santa Fe
St. Augustine
What did Spain build in the borderlands of New Spain to convert the American Indians to Christianity?
Haciendas
Missions
Plantations
Presidios
Which of the following changed life for many American Indians after the arrival of the Spanish?
Adobe
Agriculture
Corn
Horses
What does the word legislature mean in sentence:
The male landowning members of the Virginia Colony elected people to represent them in their legislature.
A lawmaking branch of government
A person who speaks for other people
A church supported by the government
An agreement among people, groups, or nations
Which of these statements can be proved to be true?
The Roanoke settlers were killed by Indians.
Pocahontas saved John Smith’s life.
All the earliest Africans in Virginia were indentured servants.
Jamestown was founded on a river near Chesapeake Bay.
Which of the following is an example of a primary source?
The illustration of Jamestown in your textbook
A movie about Pocahontas’s life
John Smith’s book A Description of New England
A recent book about Jamestown
What was one advantage of the Pilgrim’s building their settlement on a bay?
Land along bays is always good for farming.
The location provided a harbor near the Atlantic Ocean.
The location provided a harbor near the Atlantic Ocean.
The Pilgrims could use the bay for fresh drinking water.
How did Tisquantum help the first colonist in New England?
He taught them how to farm to fish in their new home.
He taught them how to farm to fish in their new home.
He taught them how to speak American Indian languages.
He became their ally against nearby Spanish colonists.
In which present-day states did the Dutch establish New Netherland?
Delaware and Pennsylvania
Maryland and Virginia
New York and New Jersey
Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Which part of North America did La Salle claim for France in 1684?
The land along the St. Lawrence River
The land along the Rio Grande
The Great Lakes region
The Mississippi River valley
What happened FIRST in history?
The Virginia Company establishes Jamestown.
Pedro Menendez de Aviles establishes St. Augustine.
The Dutch establish New Amsterdam.
Samuel de Champlain establishes Quebec.
William Bradford and the pilgrims establish Plymouth.
What happened SECOND in history?
The Virginia Company establishes Jamestown.
Pedro Menendez de Aviles establishes St. Augustine.
The Dutch establish New Amsterdam.
Samuel de Champlain establishes Quebec.
William Bradford and the pilgrims establish Plymouth.
What happened THIRD in history?
The Virginia Company establishes Jamestown.
Pedro Menendez de Aviles establishes St. Augustine.
The Dutch establish New Amsterdam.
Samuel de Champlain establishes Quebec.
William Bradford and the pilgrims establish Plymouth.
What happened FOURTH in history?
The Virginia Company establishes Jamestown.
Pedro Menendez de Aviles establishes St. Augustine.
The Dutch establish New Amsterdam.
Samuel de Champlain establishes Quebec.
William Bradford and the pilgrims establish Plymouth.
What happened FIFTH in history?
The Virginia Company establishes Jamestown.
Pedro Menendez de Aviles establishes St. Augustine.
The Dutch establish New Amsterdam.
Samuel de Champlain establishes Quebec.
William Bradford and the pilgrims establish Plymouth.
