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WorksheetsHow Did We Get Here? Rise of the 13 Colonies
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which is the best description of the Tainos people?
People who came to North America from Africa
The people of the Caribbean
The people who lived in North America before the Europeans
People that killed Christopher Columbus and other explorers
Where did the Taino people originally live?
Hawaii
Alaska
The Amazon region of South America
Europe
Why did many Tainos people die after Christopher Columbus arrived?
The Europeans brought some diseases & the Tainos had no immunity for them
The Europeans enslaved the Tainos and were brutal to them
The Europeans and Tainos had a big war and the Tainos lost
The Tainos drowned when they tried to swim away from Columbus
What are some Tainos words we still have today?
Caribe
iguana
canoa
huracan
In which year did European explorer Christopher Columbus arrive in the Caribbean?
1945
1776
1607
1492
Why did the European countries claim ownership of lands in the Caribbean and the Americas?
Europeans were in competition with each other and wanted to dominate
Europeans wanted to own any gold or resources there
Europeans thought they were superior to the indigenous people
Europeans saw how mismanaged these lands were and wanted to fix them.
Why didn't England claim ownership of the Caribbean and South America?
England was not interested in colonization at all.
England was focusing on colonizing Antarctica at the time
England thought this land was not valuable
Spain had gotten there first and already claimed it
Where did England eventually establish colonies?
South America
in North America where Spain was not as strong
England never established colonies
on the mainland of Europe
Which countries both made claims on the North, causing tension?
France and Sweden
Spain and Italy
England and Germany
France and England
Which religious movement gave people the idea that no man is above another in relation to God?
the Protestant Reformation
the rise of Islam
the rise of the Catholic Church
the development of monotheistic religions
Which word is defined below:
The quality or state of being free; the power to do as one pleases.
democracy
monotheism
liberty
polytheism
Which were early British settlements in North America?
Roanoke, Jamestown, and New Jersey
Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth
Havana, New York, and Los Angeles
Santiago, San Juan, and Miami
Why did so many early English settlers die?
cold, hunger, sickness
wars with Spain
attacks from Africans who were also trying to colonize there
Which settlement was founded by the Puritans for religious freedom?
Plymouth
Jamestown
Roanoke
New York
How many colonies did England eventually have in North America?
3
10
50
13
