WorksheetsCompeting for Colonies
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 30mins
___________________ nailed his 95 Theses to the walls of the Church and started the Reformation
Henry Hudson
King Henry VIII
John Cabot
Martin Luther
This European country got along with Natives and traded with them
English
Spanish
French
Dutch
The POPE is the leader of
The Catholic Church
The Reformation
Protestants
Christians
Henry Hudson, who sailed for the Netherlands and England, discovered ______________.
Montreal, Canada
A River and a Bay
The Northwest Passage
the Pacific Ocean
The Dutch gave the Manhattoes people _____________.
spices
the choice to become citizens of New Netherlands
the right to be tenant farmers of Manhattan Island
trade goods for Manhattan Island
Tenant farmers _____________.
worked on very large plantations that raised mainly one crop
worked for a lord and paid rent to him
hired Spanish Colonists to help them
lived in cities
The "Royal Mountain" was discovered by which french explorer?
John Cabot
Henry Hudson
Jacques Cartier
Giovanni de Verrazano
The discovery of the St. Lawrence River, Hudson Bay, and the Mississippi River were each the result of ______________.
a search to find the Northwest Passage
searches for a river that cut across South America
competition between religious groups in Europe
A new form of Christianity in Europe was ___________.
Protestantism
Reformation
Germanism
Catholicism
The colony in North America set up by the Dutch and run by the Dutch West India Company was called _____________.
Manhattan
New York
New Netherland
New Colony
In 1517, this person nailed the 95 Theses on the church door at his local church in Germany.
Protestants
King Phillip
Martin Luther
John Cabot
In 1533, this King left the Catholic Church to become protestant.
King Henry VIII
King Philip
Martin Luther
John Cabot
in 1588, England defeated the Spanish ______, or war fleet, allowing them to take control of the seas and travel to America.
Boat
Armada
Navy Seals
War
Modern day Manhattan, NY, was originally known by what name?
New France
Mississippi
Dutch West India Company
New Amsterdam
This river helped the French travel to the Gulf of Mexico, claiming Louisiana and New Orleans.
Missouri River
Colorado River
Mississippi River
Rio Grande
The Reformation can best be described as
a type of government.
the study of scientific ideas.
a religious movement.
an artistic rebirth.
What Italian explorer led expeditions for France?
Giovanni da Verrazano
Jacques Cartier
Louis Joliet
Samuel de Champlain
This explorer followed the Mississippi River all the way to the Gulf of Mexico and claimed the region for France.
Robert Cavelilier de La Salle
John Calvin
George Hamilton
Vincent Joliet
The area of the New World that was called "Louisiana" was named for what?
Prince George
King Edward
Louis Lamore
King Louis XIV of France
Who sailed for both England and the Dutch?
Verrazano
Hudson
Cabot
Jones
Who sailed for both England and the Dutch?
Verrazano
Hudson
Cabot
Jones
Native Americans considered the French a threat.
True
False
In 1517, this person nailed the 95 Theses on the church door at his local church in Germany.
Protestants
King Phillip
Martin Luther
John Cabot
In 1533, this King left the Catholic Church to become protestant.
King Henry VIII
King Philip
Martin Luther
John Cabot
in 1588, England defeated the Spanish ______, or war fleet, allowing them to take control of the seas and travel to America.
Boat
Armada
Navy Seals
War
Explorers hoped to discover a ________________, or direct water route to Asia, to make trade easier.
Northwest Passage
Strait
Land Bridge
River
Modern day Manhattan, NY, was originally known by what name?
New France
Mississippi
Dutch West India Company
New Amsterdam
This river helped the French travel to the Gulf of Mexico, claiming Louisiana and New Orleans.
Missouri River
Colorado River
Mississippi River
Rio Grande
Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation by rejecting many teachings of the Catholic Church.
True
False
Explorers searched the coast of North America looking for the Northwest Passage to Asia.
True
False
The relationship between the French and the Native Americans in New France was unfriendly and threatened the way of life of the Native Americans.
True
False
The Reformation can best be described as
a type of government.
the study of scientific ideas.
a religious movement.
an artistic rebirth.
What Italian explorer led expeditions for France?
Giovanni da Verrazano
Jacques Cartier
Louis Joliet
Samuel de Champlain
Who searched for a passage through the Americas under the sponsorship of the Dutch?
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
John Cabot
Robert de La Salle
Which country’s colonists maintained a profitable fur trade in North America?
Denmark
England
France
Spain
The French established a royal colony that was named
New France.
Montreal
Marquette.
New Amsterdam.
Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation by rejecting many teachings of the Catholic Church.
True
False
The Reformation can best be described as
a type of government.
the study of scientific ideas.
a religious movement.
an artistic rebirth.
Explorers searched the coast of North America looking for the Northwest Passage to Asia.
True
False
What Italian explorer led expeditions for France?
Giovanni da Verrazano
Jacques Cartier
Louis Joliet
Samuel de Champlain
Who searched for a passage through the Americas under the sponsorship of the Dutch?
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
John Cabot
Robert de La Salle
The relationship between the French and the Native Americans in New France was unfriendly and threatened the way of life of the Native Americans.
True
False
Which country’s colonists maintained a profitable fur trade in North America?
Denmark
England
France
Spain
The French established a royal colony that was named
New France
Montreal
Marquette
New Amsterdam
The colony in North America set up by the Dutch and run by the Dutch West India Company was called _____________.
Manhattan
New York
New Netherland
New Colony
The discovery of the St. Lawrence River, Hudson Bay, and the Mississippi River were each the result of ______________.
searches to find the Northwest Passage
searches for a river that cut across South America
expeditions by trappers
competition between religious groups in Europe
A new form of Christianity in Europe was ______________.
Protestantism
Reformation
Germanism
Catholicism
Because Britain defeated the Spanish armada, ______________.
the British could start colonies in North America
the Spanish no longer controlled the seas
Spain did not overthrow Protestantism in Britain
all of these
John Cabot, who probably landed on the coast of Newfoundland, was hired by _________________.
France
Italy
England
the Netherlands
Henry Hudson, who sailed for the Netherlands and England, discovered ______________.
Montreal, Canada
a river and a bay
the Northwest Passage
the Pacific Ocean
Early French settlements _________________.
were based on fishing and trapping
were all named Louisiana
were all in what is today known as Quebec
were mostly located around the port of New Orleans
Tenant farmers _____________.
worked on very large plantations that raised mainly one crop
worked for a lord and paid rent to him
hired Spanish colonists to help them
lived in cities
The Dutch gave the Manhattoes people _____________.
spices
the choice to become citizens of New Netherland
the right to be tenant farmers on Manhattan Island
trade goods for Manhattan Island
Because Henry Hudson did not find the Northwest Passage, _____________.
Hudson Bay was named after him instead
his crew rebelled
he sailed as far north as Albany
he sailed for France
