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WorksheetsColonial America Quiz
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which European country established the first successful English colony in America?
Spain
France
England
Portugal
What was the main economic activity in the Southern colonies?
Fishing
Farming
Mining
Manufacturing
Who founded the colony of Maryland as a safe haven for Catholics?
John Smith
William Penn
Roger Williams
Lord Baltimore
Which colony was founded by the Pilgrims in 1620?
Virginia
Massachusetts
New York
Rhode Island
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Jamestown
Plymouth
Roanoke
Salem
Who was the leader of the Powhatan Confederacy during the early years of Jamestown?
Sitting Bull
Crazy Horse
Pocahontas
Chief Powhatan
Which colony was known as the 'City upon a Hill'?
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
What was the main economic activity in the New England colonies?
Fishing
Farming
Mining
Manufacturing
Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania as a haven for Quakers?
John Smith
William Penn
Roger Williams
Lord Baltimore
Which colony was founded by the Dutch and later taken over by the English?
Virginia
Massachusetts
New York
Rhode Island
who was the first person to set foot on the Americas
Lief Erikson
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortes
The queen of England
which good or service came from the new world
maize/corn
horses
livestock
weapons
who conquered the aztecs?
Cortes
magellin
bartolome de las casas
columbus
how long ago was the last ice age?
2 million yrs
6 million yrs
65 million yrs
last month
how did the earliest ancestors make their way over to the present day Americas?
where was the largest city of the Mississippian tribe located present day?
St. Paul
St. Louis
Los Angeles
New York City
draw a Native American totem pole
what was one of columbus's 3 ships
mayflower
nina
star destroyer
milano
what percentage of Native Americans died due to the diseases that the Europeans brought over from Europe?
(a)
where was Hispaniola?
what religion was European countries trying to preserve and spread?
buddhism
daoism
animism
christianity
True or False: Spain found it easy to conquer Florida
True
False
what was the first permanent European settlement in the southwest?
Santa Claus
Santa Fe
Houston
What did Spain find more of on their quest for riches?
Gold
Silver
which European countries did NOT colonize the Americas?
Germany
Russia
Portugal
Sweden
The Spanish came to the new world seeking what?
(a)
what is a joint stock company?
True or False: The early years of Jamestown were successful
False
True
