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Competing for Colonies

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

___________________ nailed his 95 Theses to the walls of the Church and started the Reformation

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

King Henry VIII

c)

John Cabot

d)

Martin Luther

2.

This European country got along with Natives and traded with them

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

Dutch

3.

The POPE is the leader of

a)

The Catholic Church

b)

The Reformation

c)

Protestants

d)

Christians

4.

Henry Hudson, who sailed for the Netherlands and England, discovered ______________.

a)

Montreal, Canada

b)

A River and a Bay

c)

The Northwest Passage

d)

the Pacific Ocean

5.

The Dutch gave the Manhattoes people _____________.

a)

spices

b)

the choice to become citizens of New Netherlands

c)

the right to be tenant farmers of Manhattan Island

d)

trade goods for Manhattan Island

6.

Tenant farmers _____________.

a)

worked on very large plantations that raised mainly one crop

b)

worked for a lord and paid rent to him

c)

hired Spanish Colonists to help them

d)

lived in cities

7.

The "Royal Mountain" was discovered by which french explorer?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Giovanni de Verrazano

8.

The discovery of the St. Lawrence River, Hudson Bay, and the Mississippi River were each the result of ______________.

a)

a search to find the Northwest Passage

b)

searches for a river that cut across South America

c)

competition between religious groups in Europe

9.

A new form of Christianity in Europe was ___________.

a)

Protestantism

b)

Reformation

c)

Germanism

d)

Catholicism

10.

The colony in North America set up by the Dutch and run by the Dutch West India Company was called _____________.

a)

Manhattan

b)

New York

c)

New Netherland

d)

New Colony

11.

In 1517, this person nailed the 95 Theses on the church door at his local church in Germany.

a)

Protestants

b)

King Phillip

c)

Martin Luther

d)

John Cabot

12.

In 1533, this King left the Catholic Church to become protestant.

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

King Philip

c)

Martin Luther

d)

John Cabot

13.

in 1588, England defeated the Spanish ______, or war fleet, allowing them to take control of the seas and travel to America.

a)

Boat

b)

Armada

c)

Navy Seals

d)

War

14.

Modern day Manhattan, NY, was originally known by what name?

a)

New France

b)

Mississippi

c)

Dutch West India Company

d)

New Amsterdam

15.

This river helped the French travel to the Gulf of Mexico, claiming Louisiana and New Orleans.

a)

Missouri River

b)

Colorado River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Rio Grande

16.

The Reformation can best be described as

a)

a type of government.

b)

the study of scientific ideas.

c)

a religious movement.

d)

an artistic rebirth.

17.

What Italian explorer led expeditions for France?

a)

Giovanni da Verrazano

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

Louis Joliet

d)

Samuel de Champlain

18.

This explorer followed the Mississippi River all the way to the Gulf of Mexico and claimed the region for France.

a)

Robert Cavelilier de La Salle

b)

John Calvin

c)

George Hamilton

d)

Vincent Joliet

19.

The area of the New World that was called "Louisiana" was named for what?

a)

Prince George

b)

King Edward

c)

Louis Lamore

d)

King Louis XIV of France

20.

Who sailed for both England and the Dutch?

a)

Verrazano

b)

Hudson

c)

Cabot

d)

Jones

21.
The Northwest Passage was supposed to be  a water route to
a)
Asia
b)
Ghana
c)
India
d)
Greenland
22.

Who sailed for both England and the Dutch?

a)

Verrazano

b)

Hudson

c)

Cabot

d)

Jones

23.
Who wanted to set up trade with Native Americans?
a)
French
b)
Dutch
c)
English
d)
Spain
24.
This persons list of complaints against the church started the Reformation
a)
John Calhoun
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr
c)
Sir Calvin
d)
Martin Luther
25.

Native Americans considered the French a threat.

a)

True

b)

False

26.
New France was located along the 
a)
the Grand Canyon
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Yangtze River
d)
St. Lawrence River
27.
Who named the Pacific Ocean?
a)
Ferdinand Magellan 
b)
Marco Polo
c)
Amerigo Vespucci
d)
John Hudson
28.
Who sailed for the French first?
a)
Jacques Cartier
b)
Giovanni Verrazano
29.
What did Columbus name the first people he encountered? 
a)
Pilgrims
b)
savages
c)
natives
d)
indians
30.
The Northwest Passage was supposed to be  a water route to
a)
Asia
b)
Ghana
c)
India
d)
Greenland
31.
The Reformation was 
a)
a change in govermental practices
b)
a change in financial processes
c)
a change in religious practices
d)
a change in farming practices
32.
John Cabot sailed for
a)
Dutch
b)
English
c)
Spain
d)
Portugal 
33.

In 1517, this person nailed the 95 Theses on the church door at his local church in Germany.

a)

Protestants

b)

King Phillip

c)

Martin Luther

d)

John Cabot

34.

In 1533, this King left the Catholic Church to become protestant.

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

King Philip

c)

Martin Luther

d)

John Cabot

35.

in 1588, England defeated the Spanish ______, or war fleet, allowing them to take control of the seas and travel to America.

a)

Boat

b)

Armada

c)

Navy Seals

d)

War

36.

Explorers hoped to discover a ________________, or direct water route to Asia, to make trade easier.

a)

Northwest Passage

b)

Strait

c)

Land Bridge

d)

River

37.

Modern day Manhattan, NY, was originally known by what name?

a)

New France

b)

Mississippi

c)

Dutch West India Company

d)

New Amsterdam

38.

This river helped the French travel to the Gulf of Mexico, claiming Louisiana and New Orleans.

a)

Missouri River

b)

Colorado River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Rio Grande

39.

Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation by rejecting many teachings of the Catholic Church.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Explorers searched the coast of North America looking for the Northwest Passage to Asia.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

The relationship between the French and the Native Americans in New France was unfriendly and threatened the way of life of the Native Americans.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

The Reformation can best be described as

a)

a type of government.

b)

the study of scientific ideas.

c)

a religious movement.

d)

an artistic rebirth.

43.

What Italian explorer led expeditions for France?

a)

Giovanni da Verrazano

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

Louis Joliet

d)

Samuel de Champlain

44.

Who searched for a passage through the Americas under the sponsorship of the Dutch?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

John Cabot

d)

Robert de La Salle

45.

Which country’s colonists maintained a profitable fur trade in North America?

a)

Denmark

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Spain

46.

The French established a royal colony that was named

a)

New France.

b)

Montreal

c)

Marquette.

d)

New Amsterdam.

47.

Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation by rejecting many teachings of the Catholic Church.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

The Reformation can best be described as

a)

a type of government.

b)

the study of scientific ideas.

c)

a religious movement.

d)

an artistic rebirth.

49.

Explorers searched the coast of North America looking for the Northwest Passage to Asia.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

What Italian explorer led expeditions for France?

a)

Giovanni da Verrazano

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

Louis Joliet

d)

Samuel de Champlain

51.

Who searched for a passage through the Americas under the sponsorship of the Dutch?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

John Cabot

d)

Robert de La Salle

52.

The relationship between the French and the Native Americans in New France was unfriendly and threatened the way of life of the Native Americans.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

Which country’s colonists maintained a profitable fur trade in North America?

a)

Denmark

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Spain

54.

The French established a royal colony that was named

a)

New France

b)

Montreal

c)

Marquette

d)

New Amsterdam

55.

The colony in North America set up by the Dutch and run by the Dutch West India Company was called _____________.

a)

Manhattan

b)

New York

c)

New Netherland

d)

New Colony

56.

The discovery of the St. Lawrence River, Hudson Bay, and the Mississippi River were each the result of ______________.

a)

searches to find the Northwest Passage

b)

searches for a river that cut across South America

c)

expeditions by trappers

d)

competition between religious groups in Europe

57.

A new form of Christianity in Europe was ______________.

a)

Protestantism

b)

Reformation

c)

Germanism

d)

Catholicism

58.

Because Britain defeated the Spanish armada, ______________.

a)

the British could start colonies in North America

b)

the Spanish no longer controlled the seas

c)

Spain did not overthrow Protestantism in Britain

d)

all of these

59.

John Cabot, who probably landed on the coast of Newfoundland, was hired by _________________.

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

England

d)

the Netherlands

60.

Henry Hudson, who sailed for the Netherlands and England, discovered ______________.

a)

Montreal, Canada

b)

a river and a bay

c)

the Northwest Passage

d)

the Pacific Ocean

61.

Early French settlements _________________.

a)

were based on fishing and trapping

b)

were all named Louisiana

c)

were all in what is today known as Quebec

d)

were mostly located around the port of New Orleans

62.

Tenant farmers _____________.

a)

worked on very large plantations that raised mainly one crop

b)

worked for a lord and paid rent to him

c)

hired Spanish colonists to help them

d)

lived in cities

63.

The Dutch gave the Manhattoes people _____________.

a)

spices

b)

the choice to become citizens of New Netherland

c)

the right to be tenant farmers on Manhattan Island

d)

trade goods for Manhattan Island

64.

Because Henry Hudson did not find the Northwest Passage, _____________.

a)

Hudson Bay was named after him instead

b)

his crew rebelled

c)

he sailed as far north as Albany

d)

he sailed for France