WorksheetsHMH Early Settlements
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
1. A settlement ruled by a faraway country
state
colony
pilgrim
country
2. Lands located on or near a boundary
edge
monarchy
borderlands
colony
3. A public official who has authority over an area.
governor
princess
king
legislature
4. A religious settlement built in a foreign land.
colony
mission
governor
borderland
5. Millions of American Indians died in New Spain from mistreatment and _____________________________.
old age
hurricanes
diseases
wild animals
6. What was the main source of making money created in New France?
fishing
fur trading
pottery making
chopping lumber
7. The main purpose of the Spanish missions was to...
create Spanish pottery
teach math, writing, and reading
convert American Indians to Christianity
to explore the unknown lands
8. The House of Burgesses was created for what purpose?
to make laws and set taxes for the colony
to teach the Spanish language to the American Indians
to go conquer other lands
to convert the American Indians to Christianity
9. Why did Queen Elizabeth I want to claim parts of North America?
To avoid Spain's navy
To start a war with France
To increase England's wealth
To take land from the Netherlands
10. Which country's exploration of the lower Mississippi Valley worried Spain?
England
Netherlands
Russia
France
11. Spain sent soldiers to protect their land. What did they build to help protect their land?
plantations
borderlands
presidio
haciendas
12. Which group of American Indians had conflict with the Jamestown Colony?
Powhatan
Abenaki
Croatoan
Wampanoag
13. What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?
Pilgrims agreed to form a government and obey any laws
An agreement between the pilgrims and Wampanoag tribe
An agreement to follow the King and Queen rules
A peace treaty between the indians and pilgrims
14. How did Tisquantum (Squanto) cooperate with the Plymouth colonists?
By teaching them how to trade
By teaching them how to fish and plant crops
By teaching them how to mark trails
By teaching them how to repair ships
15. Those that separated from the Church of England were called?
voyages
Pilgrims
Mayflowers
Separatists
16. What was the source of conflict between New Sweden and New Netherland?
Both wanted the same land
Both wanted to trade with the Algonquian Indians
Both believed in different religions
Both were ruled by different countries
17. Which of the following statements correctly describe John Smith? Choose 3!
captured by American Indians.
sailed the length of the Mississippi River.
president of the Virginia Colony in 1608.
He wrote "A Description of New England."
18. Who did the British and French start using when there was a shortage of labor?
wild animals
Spanish prisoners
enslaved people from Africa
children from orphanages
19. New Amsterdam was a busy settlement because...
port town where furs were traded
it had lots of gold
it had the 1st school
best lumber for building
20. The Spanish brought enslaved people from Africa because...
needed people to work in the fur trade
needed more soldiers
the American Indians were dying out
the animals used for labor were dying out
22. Which color represents Spanish colonies on the map? (Spain)
blue
orange
yellow
red
21. Which color represents French colonies on the map? (France)
blue
orange
yellow
red
23. Which color represents English colonies on the map? (England)
blue
orange
yellow
red
24. Which color represents Dutch colonies on the map? (Netherlands)
blue
orange
yellow
red
What word was carved on the tree in Roanoke?
Croatoan
Help
Jamestown
Internecine
