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WorksheetsEuropean Exploration in North America
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 19mins
What 1517 development added an element of religious rivalry to colonization?
the Black Death
the Reformation
the Fall of Rome
the Counter Reformation
What were early French explorers looking for in North America?
gold
spices
Northwest Passage
land for colonies
Which French explorer explored the St. Lawrence River?
Cartier
Verrazano
Joliet
Champlain
Which explorer for France sailed along the coast of North America from the Carolina's to Canada?
Champlain
Marquette
Cartier
Verrazano
Which French explorer founded Port Royal and Quebec?
Champlain
Cartier
la Salle
Joliet
What was the main benefit the French got from New France?
trade and more trade
boatloads of gold
slaves forever
a bunch of new land to fill up with French people
What benefit did the French receive from the Native Americans?
Native Americans taught them to hunt, trap, and survive
Native Americans sold them large pieces of land, like Manhattan
Native Americans fought the Spanish on French behalf.
Native Americans showed them where the Northwest Passage was.
Which French characteristic put French colonists on generally friendly terms with Native Americans?
All of these
they usually did not take land or mess with Native farming/villages.
they learned from the Native Americans
they were interested in trading with the Native Americans
Who funded the New Netherland colony?
the Dutch West India Company
the Dutch East India Company
the Dutch monarchy
the colonists raised the money themselves
Why did most Dutch colonists come to North America?
to profit off the fur trade
for religious freedom
to defeat the French
to get away from an oppressive government in Holland
What island did Peter Minuit buy from the Native Americans?
Manhattan
Greenland
Liberty
Roanoke
What was New York City's original name?
New Amsterdam
New Holland
New Norway
New Netherland
What other colony did New Netherland take over in 1655?
New Spain
New Sweden
New Norway
New Denmark
What religious difference did the Dutch have from the Spanish and French?
They were Catholic
they were Protestant
they were Muslim
they were Jewish
Which group of Native Americans allied themselves with the Dutch?
the Natchez
the Iroquois
the Huron
the Seminole
Which group of Native Americans allied themselves with the French?
the Natchez
the Iroquois
the Huron
the Seminole
True or False: the French did not bring diseases with them to the Native American population.
true
false
What was the colony New France, for a long time, mainly been used for?
Importing slaves and letting them work on the fields.
For gold mining.
For fur trade.
For fishing, especially cod.
Who established a colony in what is now Quebec City?
John Cabot
Giovanni de Verrazzano
Jacques Cartier
Samuel de Champlain
What country established the Colony of Roanoke?
Portugal
Spain
England
France
What US state is Roanoke located in today?
North Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
New York
True or False: The Roanoke Colony eventually grew into a large city where thousands of colonists lived.
True
False
What did White find when he returned to the island in 1590?
a few settlers
an abandoned village
a Native American tribe
signs of a huge battle
True or False: Historians know exactly what happened to the Colony of Roanoke.
True
False
