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Chapter 3 Test - 5th S.S.

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Spanish government created the Spanish borderlands north of New Spain

a)

to establish an Indian farming area

b)

to protect its fur trade

c)

to make room for the horses brought from Spain

d)

to protect its gold and silver mines

2.

The Spanish Built presidious to

a)

protect settlers

b)

protect their navy

c)

teach the Indians about Christianity

d)

encourage cattle and sheep raising

3.

The oldest permanent European settlement in the United States is

a)

New Orleans

b)

Jamestown

c)

St. Augustine

d)

Plymouth

4.

How did Spanish settlements in the borderlands change the lives of the Indians living there?

a)

The Indian's began to build haciendas

b)

The Indians learned how to tame horses and raise sheep

c)

The Indian's began to create origin stories

d)

The Indians learned how to farm

5.

Life was hard for the Indians who lived at the Spanish missions because

a)

They had to give up their religious traditions

b)

The Spanish refused to protect them from their enemies

c)

They had to leave their families and friends

d)

The Spanish would not give them any work to do

6.

Who was the first to attempt an English colony at Roanoke?

a)

John Smith

b)

John White

c)

John Rolfe

d)

Sir Walter Raleigh

7.

Which of these best explains why the Virginia Company of London founded the Jamestown colony?

a)

It was to bring Christianity to the Indian tribes living in the area

b)

It was to be the first colony in California

c)

It was to be a port for whaling ships

d)

It was to be a trading post to make a profit for the company

8.

The MOST important cash crop in Virginia was

a)

Tabacco

b)

Wheat

c)

Rice

d)

Indigo

9.

The Puritans founded their colony in Massachusetts to

a)

Search for gold

b)

Sell furs to New France

c)

Practice their religion

d)

Make a profit from fishing

10.

Who was the Indian who taught the Pilgrims how to fish and Plant crops that would do well?

a)

Samoset

b)

Squanto

c)

William Bradley

d)

Queen Elizabeth

11.

In order to convert the natives to Christianity, the Puritans set up what?

a)

Haciendas

b)

Missions

c)

Praying Towns

d)

Trading post

12.

What was Jacque Cartier trying to find as he explored present day Canada?

a)

beaver furs

b)

natives to trade with

c)

Good fishing spots

d)

The Northwest Passage

13.

Who is the French explorer that founded Quebec and Montreal

a)

King Louis IX

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Samuel de Champlain

d)

Jacques Cartier

14.

Why did King Louis XIV make New France a royal colony?

a)

He wanted to force the Spanish to remove their presidios from New France

b)

He wanted to raise taxes

c)

He wanted to move to Montreal

d)

He wanted to rebuild his hold in North America after the fur trade was nearly destroyed

15.

When Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet went looking for the Mississippi River, they hoped the river would help them find

a)

A route to Asia

b)

the Fountain of Youth

c)

The Seven Cities of Gold

d)

New Amsterdam

16.

Who claimed the area known as Louisiana for the French?

a)

William Penn

b)

Sieur de La Salle

c)

King Charles 1

d)

Count de Frontenac

17.

Why did the French king make Louisiana a proprietary colony?

a)

He wanted one person to own and the rule the colony

b)

He wanted to protect the Indian peoples living there

c)

He wanted to prevent the English settlers from taking over the colony

d)

He wanted to push the Spanish out of the region

18.

What AREA did the SPANISH have colonies

a)

Mexico

b)

East Coast

c)

Canada/Louisiana

19.

What AREA did the ENGLISH have colonies

a)

East Coast

b)

Mexico

c)

Canada/Louisiana

20.

What AREA did the FRENCH & DUTCH have colonies

a)

East Coast

b)

Mexico

c)

Canada/Louisiana

21.

What SOURCE OF WEATH did the SPANISH have colonies

a)

Tabacco

b)

Gold & Silver

c)

Beaver Furs

22.

What SOURCE OF WEATH did the ENGLISH have colonies

a)

Tabacco

b)

Gold & Silver

c)

Beaver Furs

23.

What SOURCE OF WEATH did the FRENCH & DUTCH have colonies

a)

Tabacco

b)

Gold & Silver

c)

Beaver Furs

24.

Which item's related to SPAIN

a)

Charter and Mayflower Compact

b)

El Camino Real and St Augustine

c)

Portage and John Law

25.

Which item's related to ENGLAND

a)

Charter and Mayflower Compact

b)

El Camino Real and St Augustine

c)

Portage and John Law

26.

Which item's related to FRANCE

a)

Charter and Mayflower Compact

b)

El Camino Real and St Augustine

c)

Portage and John Law