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5th Social Studies Chapter 4: Building the First Colonies

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 42mins

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Class
Date
1.

By the 1500s, many European nations had sent explorers to explore

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

the Americas

d)

Antarctica

2.

As explorers claimed land in the Americas, they usually

a)

moved on

b)

stayed away

c)

started building colonies

d)

started hunting

3.

The European countries were competing with each other to win _____ of as much of the Americas as possible

a)

fame

b)

bragging rights

c)

control

d)

fortune

4.

Spain formed colonies to _______ its lands

a)

settle

b)

protect

c)

put a flag on

d)

look at

5.

The capital of New Spain was

a)

Spain

b)

St Augustine

c)

Santa Fe

d)

Mexico City

6.

New Spain included

a)

California and Florida

b)

islands in the Caribbean Sea and Panama

c)

Panama and Mexico

d)

islands in the Caribbean Sea and Florida

7.

More colonists started coming to the Americas after

a)

people found gold and silver

b)

people found how easy it was to start a colony

c)

people wrote books about the land

d)

people wrote a newspaper ad

8.

Portugal formed the colony of

a)

Spain

b)

Mexico City

c)

New Netherlands

d)

Brazil

9.

Choose all that are true: Why did Spain and Portugal need so many workers?

a)

to grow crops

b)

to do their homework

c)

to mine silver

d)

to mine gold

10.

They started forcing ______ they had conquered into slavery.

a)

people from Europe

b)

people from Spain

c)

Native Americans

d)

people from Asia

11.

Choose all that are true: Why did so many Native Americas die in slavery?

a)

from all the hard work

b)

hunger

c)

diseases (smallpox and measles)

d)

from having an easy life

12.

Choose all that are true: Who was Bartolome de Las Casas?

a)

a governor of a colony

b)

a landowner

c)

he became a priest

d)

he freed his enslaved workers

13.

As more Native Americans died, how did the colonists find new workers?

a)

found more Native Americans

b)

purchased Africans who had been sold into slavery

c)

hired workers

d)

encouraged each other to work harder

14.

Choose 2: What did the borderlands in New Spain include?

a)

Canada

b)

northern Mexico

c)

southern U.S. from Florida to Canada

d)

central U.S.

15.

Choose all that are true: Who was Pedro Menendez de Aviles?

a)

a Spanish explorer

b)

he sailed with sailors and settlers from Spain

c)

helped build the first permanent European settlement in the U.S.

d)

he was a Dutch explorer

16.

Spanish missionaries helped settle ____, the capital of the New Mexico Colony.

a)

St. Augustine

b)

Mexico City

c)

Santa Fe

d)

Guatamala City

17.

Choose all that are true: Some Native Americans stayed on the missions because

a)

they learned new ways of life

b)

they were excited explorers were there

c)

they learned new ways of working

d)

they were forced to work on farms and ranches

18.

Choose 2: Settlers who built haciendas often raised

a)

cattle

b)

pigs

c)

sheep

d)

goats

19.

Choose 2: What did Native American tribes use horses for?

a)

conquering land

b)

war

c)

hunting

d)

as pets

20.

Choose 2: England knew it could benefit from

a)

lumber

b)

raw materials

c)

horses

d)

sheep

21.

Who did Queen Elizabeth choose to set up a colony in North America?

a)

John White

b)

Walter Raleigh

c)

John Smith

d)

John Rolfe

22.

Where did Walter Raleigh send John White and 100 colonists to?

a)

New Spain Colony

b)

New Mexico Colony

c)

Roanoke Island

d)

Jamestown

23.

Roanoke Island is known as

a)

the Lost Colony

b)

Jamestown

c)

the First Colony

d)

the Last Colony

24.

A group of English merchants with the approval of King James I set up

a)

the Last Colony

b)

the Lost Colony

c)

the Plymouth Colony

d)

the Virginia Colony

25.

The Virginia Company sailed three ships into

a)

the Pacific Ocean

b)

the Mississippi River

c)

the Chesapeake Bay

d)

the Missouri River

26.

What was the first permanent colony of the Virginia Company?

a)

Cape Cod

b)

Jamestown

c)

Roanoke Island

d)

Plymouth

27.

Choose all that are true: Why was Jamestown a poor choice for settlement?

a)

swampy land

b)

no food

c)

good for farming but they didn't know how to farm

d)

not good for farming

28.

Why did no-one want to work in Jamestown?

a)

they wanted to find gold and get rich

b)

they wanted to be farmers

c)

they wanted to be ranchers

d)

the weather was too cold

29.

When John Smith came to Jamestown, the new rule was

a)

if you do not work, that is okay

b)

if you do not work, you will not get paid

c)

if you do not work, you can take a nap

d)

if you do not work, you do not eat

30.

Most of the Native Americans living in Virginia belonged to the

a)

Iroquois

b)

Powhatan Confederacy

c)

House of Burgesses

d)

Plymouth Colony

31.

Who helped bring a short time of peace between the Powhatan and the colonists

a)

Chief Powhatan

b)

John Smith

c)

John Rolfe

d)

Pocahantas

32.

John Rolfe helped Jamestown grow by introducing what cash crop?

a)

corn

b)

beans

c)

tobacco

d)

wheat

33.

What is money left over after all costs have been paid?

a)

supply

b)

demand

c)

legislature

d)

profit

34.

Choose all that are true: How did the Virginia company find more workers for all the tobacco?

a)

they used indentured servants

b)

they paid for people's travel in exchange for working without pay for awhile

c)

more Africans were brought and enslaved

d)

they paid them each $200

35.

Why did colonists set up a legislature?

a)

to see what a government was like

b)

to make laws

c)

they thought it sounded fun

d)

to help control their workers

36.

Virginia's legislature was known as

a)

the House of Plymouth

b)

the House of Burgesses

c)

the House of Virginia

d)

the House of Peace

37.

Who were the only people who were allowed to vote in the House of Burgesses?

a)

women

b)

men who owned property

c)

enslaved people

d)

indentured servants

38.

The Powhatan Wars led King James I to make

a)

a royal colony

b)

a proprietary colony

c)

the House of Burgesses

d)

a legislature

39.

The New England region included...

a)

Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania

b)

Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine

c)

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine

d)

Virginia, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine

40.

King Henry VIII banned the ___ in England.

a)

Lutheran Church

b)

Baptist Church

c)

Catholic Church

d)

Methodist Church

41.

People who wanted to follow their own religious beliefs and move to the Netherlands were known as

a)

the Pohwatan

b)

Puritans

c)

Pilgrims

d)

Dutch

42.

Who agreed to pay for the Pilgrims' passage to North America?

a)

the Plymouth Colony

b)

the Virginia Colony

c)

Queen Elizabeth I

d)

King James

43.

Choose 2: How did the Pilgrims repay the Virginia Company for passage to North America?

a)

lumber

b)

cattle

c)

furs

d)

gold

44.

What was the name of the Pilgrim's ship they traveled on in 1620?

a)

Nina

b)

Santa Maria

c)

Pinta

d)

Mayflower

45.

The Mayflower was headed for Virginia but after a storm, it landed at

a)

Jamestown

b)

Cape Cod

c)

Santa Fe

d)

St. Augustine

46.

In order to keep the peace, all men on the Mayflower signed the

a)

Mayflower Contract

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Mayflower Peace Agreement

d)

Mayflower Laws

47.

After a lot of looking, the settlers chose land for a settlement and named it

a)

Virginia

b)

Samoset

c)

Cape Cod

d)

Plymouth

48.

Choose all that are true: Why was Plymouth a good choice for settlement?

a)

it was near the Gulf of Mexico

b)

it was on a harbor

c)

it had good land for growing crops

d)

it was swampy

49.

Who was the Native American that welcomed the Plymouth settlers?

a)

Samoset

b)

Tisquantum

c)

Squanto

d)

Pocahontas

50.

Samoset returned to Plymouth with ___ a member of the Wampanoag tribe.

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Squanto

c)

Samoset Jr.

d)

John Smith

51.

Choose all that are true: Squanto showed the Plymouth settlers how to

a)

plant corn, squash, and pumpkins

b)

where to fish

c)

how to use fur

d)

how to use raw materials

52.

Choose all that are true: The Native Americans traded furs for

a)

food

b)

metal goods

c)

gold

d)

cloth

53.

Many of the new English colonists that were settling land were not friendly to

a)

the leaders of the colony

b)

the earlier English colonists

c)

the Native Americans

d)

the Plymouth colonists

54.

Choose all that are true: France was busy claiming land in

a)

the Southern U.S.

b)

Canada

c)

Northeastern U.S.

d)

the Western U.S.

55.

New France (the area along the St. Lawrence River) was established by

a)

Louis Joliet

b)

Sieur de la Salle

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Peter Minuit

56.

Samuel de Champlain founded ___ along the St. Lawrence River.

a)

New Sweden

b)

Quebec

c)

New Amsterdam

d)

New Orleans

57.

___ was the first French settlement in North America

a)

New Sweden

b)

New Amsterdam

c)

Quebec

d)

New Orleans

58.

The aim of French Catholic missionaries arriving in New France was to

a)

convert Native Americans to Catholic religion

b)

teach the Native Americans their language

c)

teach Native Americans how to fish

d)

teach Native Americans about the fur trade

59.

Choose 2 that are true: Why did French fur traders not build many long-lasting settlements?

a)

they spent a lot of time trapping

b)

they spent a lot of time taming animals

c)

they spent a lot of time hunting

d)

they spent a lot of time learning new languages

60.

Which two settlements were the main settlements by the French in all of North America?

a)

New Orleans

b)

Quebec

c)

Montreal

d)

New Sweden

61.

Choose all that are true: The Dutch began the New Netherland colony which was located along...

a)

New Jersey

b)

the Hudson River

c)

New York

d)

the Mississippi River

62.

The Dutch set up a colony to profit from the

a)

jewelry trade

b)

metal trade

c)

food trade

d)

fur trade

63.

Who was the governor of New Netherland?

a)

Peter Minuit

b)

Samuel de Champlain

c)

Jacques Marquette

d)

Louis Joliet

64.

Choose all that are true: What were benefits of the New Amsterdam settlement?

a)

built next to a harbor

b)

close to the Hudson River flowing into the Pacific Ocean

c)

a good place for trade

d)

close to the Hudson River flowing into the Atlantic Ocean

65.

The Swedish settlers founded the colony of New Sweden which included parts of

a)

Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware

b)

New York, New Jersey, and Delaware

c)

Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Rhode Island

d)

Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Delaware

66.

Choose 2: Who were allies?

a)

The Huron and French

b)

The Spanish and Huron

c)

The Iroquois and the Dutch

d)

The Spanish and French

67.

The Mississippi meant

a)

Father of Food

b)

Father of Wind

c)

Father of Waters

d)

Father of Fur

68.

Which two explorers set out to find the Mississippi?

a)

Jacques Marquette and Pocahontas

b)

Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet

c)

Louis Joliet and King Louis XIV

d)

Jacques Marquette and Jacques Cartier

69.

Who was the French explorer who found the mouth of the Mississippi River and named the region Louisiana?

a)

Jacques Marquette

b)

Louis Joliet

c)

Sieur de la Salle

d)

Peter Minuit

70.

Which two brothers reached the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico and found the mouth of the Mississippi River?

a)

Pierre Le Moyne and Jacques Marquette

b)

Jean-Baptiste and Louis Joliet

c)

Peter Minuit and Louis Joliet

d)

Pierre Le Moyne and Jean-Baptiste

71.

Which region did the French King make a proprietary colony?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Plymouth

c)

Virginia

d)

Louisiana

72.

Who is John Law?

a)

a Scottish banker who became a fur trader

b)

a Scottish banker who became Louisiana's owner

c)

a Scottish banker who found the mouth of the Mississippi River

d)

a Scottish banker who founded New Amsterdam

73.

What is the capital of Louisiana?

a)

New Orleans

b)

Montreal

c)

Quebec

d)

Mexico City

74.

True or False: By 1763, there were only 80,000 French colonists living in North America compared to more than 1,500,000 English colonists in North America

a)

True

b)

False