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WorksheetsRedo: Reasons for Colonization
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
In which year would the above headline have appeared in newspapers?
1607
1620
1621
1776
Which of the following best completes the graphic organizer above?
Persecution of various religious groups
Deterioration of family relationships
Lack of education reforms
Increased language barriers
What is the significance of the Pilgrims' arrival in America?
It led to an alliance between the British and the French.
It led to an early attempt at self-government in the English colonies.
It caused Puritans to separate from the Church of England.
It introduced the slave trade to the Atlantic colonies.
What completes the sequence of events in the above timeline?
England colonizes in North America
Spain takes over the French colonies
France claims land west of the Mississippi River
The Netherlands colonize in mid-America
In what year was this document written?
1215
1492
1607
1620
Why did European explorers search for the Northwest Passage?
To find the legendary Seven Cities of Gold
To discover new technology for crossing the Atlantic Ocean
To find the legendary waters of the Fountain of Youth
To discover a new sea route to Asia
What was the INITIAL reason many European explorers sailed to the Americas?
To find new trade routes to Asia
To form military alliances
To spread Christianity to Africa
To find new sources of cheap labor
Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?
To convert American Indians in the Southwest to Catholicism
To cultivate cash crops in the Chesapeake Bay area
To extract precious metals from mines in present-day Mexico
To profit from fur trading in the Great Lakes region
Which pair of actions best completes this graphic?
Enslaved native populations, Organized utopian societies
Established Catholic missions, Focused primarily on fur trading
Promoted political freedom, Participated in the triangular trade
Became commercial shipbuilders, Created an early system of public schools
Which reason best completes this list?
To spread democratic ideals
To improve efficiency in manufacturing
To locate potential military allies
To claim new territory
Which motive best completes the diagram?
To promote free enterprise
To extend democracy
To expand empires
To found utopian communities
Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?
To reduce overpopulation in Europe
To create communities founded on religious tolerance
To profit from trading in furs and other goods
To create joint ventures with other European powers
The colonies in this list were founded primarily to offer settlers a greater degree of -
Freedom from debts
Religious freedom
Economic freedom
Freedom of speech
Which colony correctly completes this diagram?
Maryland
Virginia
South Carolina
Georgia
Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?
Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders.
Plymouth's founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown's founders expected to discover gold.
Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires.
Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit.
Spain
To convert natives and search for gold
France
To profit from fur trading
England
To profit from agriculture and cash crops
A settlement begun in a distant region that is governed by the home country is a
(a)
To trade
(a)
Match the following vocab word with its definition.
Push factor
Makes you leave your homeland
Pull Factor
Makes you want to go to a certain place
Mercantilism
Econ. system to benefit the home country
Which country's motive to explored North America was to find gold?
Spain
France
England
Select the area of the map where the Spanish colonized.
Select the area of the map where the French colonized.
Select the area of the map where the English colonized.
What effects did colonization have on Native Americans?
It led to the Native Americans losing their land, dying of diseases and being enslaved
According to the theory of mercantilism, the principal purpose of the thirteen American colonies was to provide Great Britain with —
naval bases
raw materials and markets
manufactured goods
military recruits
