WorksheetsCelebration of Knowledge (Exploration and Colonization)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
Imagine you're a time traveler! You've landed in Jamestown and you realize it's an area of land ruled by another country. What would you call such a place?
indentured servant
country
colony
plot
Let's take a trip back in time! Can you guess the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Werowocomoco
Yorktown
Richmond
Jamestown
Pop Quiz Time! Can you guess if the Virginia settlers came to Jamestown fully prepared? True or False?
True
False
Can you guess the year when Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the New World, was established?
1612
1611
1607
1610
Imagine you're a Spanish explorer in the 1500s. You've been told to establish colonies not just to find gold, but also to ______. What's your secondary mission?
Spread the Catholic religion
Establish the slave trade
Trade with the Native Americans
Start a new religion
Can you guess the primary reason why the French decided to colonize?
Was it for Fishing and Fur trading?
Or were they in the search for gold?
Maybe to expand their empire?
Or was it due to a war with the English?
Imagine you're an explorer in the age of discovery! Your main goals are to expand your empire, increase your wealth, and... what else?
End slavery
Make new friends in uncharted lands
Search for the mythical Fountain of Youth
Spread your religion to new territories
Imagine you're a French explorer in the 15th century. What was the primary reason you and your fellow explorers set sail for the New World?
You wanted to spread your religion to Mexico
You wanted to bring back Native American slaves to Europe
You were in search of trade routes to Asia
You were eager to discover new lands
Imagine you're a historian, trying to complete a diagram about historical motives. Which motive would you choose to fill in the blank?
Would you promote free enterprise?
Or, would you extend democracy?
Perhaps, you'd expand empires?
Or, would you found utopian communities?
Ready for a time travel? Imagine you're a European explorer in the 15th century. Can you guess the three major reasons that would have driven you to explore new lands?
Would you set sail to promote free enterprises, expand, and get more goods?
Or would it be for god, gold, and government?
Perhaps to increase trade, find a new community, and spread buddhism?
Or maybe to increase wealth, expand empires, and spread christianity?
