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Early Americans and Explorers L1-L2 Colonization Study Game

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does this map show?

a)

Spain, France, and England had claims in the New World

b)

Portugal is the green region

c)

New Spain is the pink region

d)

Spain and France had claims in the New World

2.

The Spanish came for... ?

a)

to expand their country's power

b)

God, Gold, Glory

c)

to become famous

d)

to spread Catholicism

3.

Walls built of a network or interwoven sticks and covered with mud or clay; used by early American Indian cultures

a)

Chert

b)

Mounds

c)

Wattle & Daub

d)

Platform

4.

The Mississippians grew their own crops. What was this practice called?

a)

Horticulture

b)

Farming

c)

Self-Sufficient

d)

Cultivating

5.

Which group of Native Americans was known for being large scale farmers and mound builders who traded throughout North America?

a)

Paleo

b)

Archaic

c)

Woodland

d)

Mississippian

6.

The English Economic policy that focused more on exporting more than importing.

a)

Trade

b)

Missions

c)

Mercantilsm

d)

Interdependence

7.

Which Spanish Conquistador was created for being the first European in Georgia?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Hernando de Soto

c)

Marcus Arelius

d)

Miguel de Soto

8.

In what part of the world were many new colonies of European origin established in the 1500s and 1600s?

a)

South America only

b)

North America only

c)

Africa

d)

The Americas

9.

Which European country took the lead in exploring and colonizing the New World?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

10.

What were the first group of people called from the 'New World'?

a)

Indians

b)

Americans

c)

Native Americans

d)

Asians

11.

Who was the first person to find the 'New World'?

a)

Jefferson

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Abraham Lincoln

12.

Colonization led to tragedy for the Native Americans who died from diseases or were killed, enslaved, and forced off their land

a)

False

b)

True

13.

Settlements were establsied to gain power and provide colonists with a vacation spot?

a)

True

b)

False

14.

This is an economic policy where a nation can increase its wealth by creating and trading with colonies.

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Communism

c)

Tariff & Trade

d)

Labor Market

Policy

15.

What were the three reasons for European exploration?

a)

Glory, Gilt, and God

b)

Glory, God, and Grandeur

c)

Greatness, God, and Gilt

d)

Glory, God, and Gold

16.

Who was the explorer that sailed the ocean blue in 1492?

a)

de Balboa

b)

Columbus

c)

Cabot

d)

Cartier

17.

What explorer was a conquistador?

a)

de Balboa

b)

Hudson

c)

de Soto

d)

Columbus

18.

Early American explorers got along with the natives

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Huts made of daub, clay, and sticks best describe Mississippian______________.

a)

Shelter

b)

Culture

c)

Weapons/tools

d)

Food

20.

Deer, pumpkins, turkey, and squash best describe Mississippian ___________.

a)

shelter

b)

food

c)

culture

d)

weapons/tools

21.

Which culture encountered European explorers?

a)

Archaic

b)

Woodland

c)

Mississippian

d)

Paleo

22.

Bows and arrows, pottery, spears, and axes best describe Mississippian _______.

a)

Weapons/tools

b)

food

c)

culture

d)

shelter

23.

Which European explorer first encountered Native Americans in Georgia?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Hernando De Soto

c)

Vasco De Gama

d)

Hernando Cortes

24.

A priest-chief, burial mounds, temple mounds, and a structured society best describe Mississippian _______.

a)

food

b)

culture

c)

weapons/tools

d)

shelter

25.

How do we know about the first American Indians?

a)

From the books the wrote.

b)

From the computer files they left.

c)

They told television reporters their stories.

d)

From the artifacts they left behind.

26.

The African Slave Trade devastated West African cities economically and politically.

a)

True

b)

False

27.
Columbus reached Asia.
a)
True
b)
False
28.

What happened at Roanoke that is still a mystery?

a)

Virginia was a old lady.

b)

Why all of the colonist disappeared.

c)

The colonist created a church.

d)

John White died.

29.

Who Established the Roanoke Colony?

a)

Virginia Dare

b)

Queen Elizabeth 1st

c)

Sir Walter Raleigh

d)

John White

30.

What was the main idea behind mercantilism?

a)

Colonies existed to make a profit for their mother country

b)

Colonies were used to house prisoners from the mother country

c)

Colonies were allowed to do whatever they wanted

d)

Colonies were setup to help with overpopulation in the mother country

31.

A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.

a)

colony

b)

joint stock company

c)

debtors

d)

country

32.

the scattering of enslaved Africans all over the globe

a)

middle passage

b)

African Diaspora

33.

Who was in search of Gold, Silver & Slaves?

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Jean Ribault

c)

Juan Pardo

d)

William Hilton

e)

Dr. Henry Woodward

34.

Who wanted to compete with the Spanish for land in the New World?

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Jean Ribault

c)

Juan Pardo

d)

William Hilton

e)

Dr. Henry Woodward

35.

Who was looking to acquire more land for Spain?

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Jean Ribault

c)

Juan Pardo

d)

William Hilton

e)

Dr. Henry Woodward

36.

Who renamed Charlesfort and called it Santa Elena?

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Jean Ribault

c)

Juan Pardo

d)

William Hilton

e)

Dr. Henry Woodward

37.

Who built a fort for protection? The fort (Charlestfort) failed and a settlement did not happen.

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Jean Ribault

c)

Juan Pardo

d)

William Hilton

e)

Dr. Henry Woodward

38.
Kings of Spain, France, and England wanted explorers to claim land for their country because 
a)
They were greedy.
b)
It made them rich and powerful.
c)
It made them happy.