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Competing for Colonies Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 24mins

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.

The POPE is the leader of

a)

The Catholic Church

b)

The Reformation

c)

Protestants

d)

Christians

3.

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

4.

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

5.

A new form of Christianity in Europe was ___________.

a)

Protestantism

b)

Reformation

c)

Germanism

d)

Catholicism

6.

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

7.

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

8.

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

9.

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.

10.

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

11.

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

12.
The Northwest Passage was supposed to be  a water route to
a)
Asia
b)
Ghana
c)
India
d)
Greenland
13.

Native Americans considered the French a threat.

a)

True

b)

False

14.
What did Columbus name the first people he encountered? 
a)
Pilgrims
b)
savages
c)
natives
d)
indians
15.

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

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The French established a royal colony that was named

a)

New France.

b)

Montreal

c)

Marquette.

d)

New Amsterdam.

17.

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

a)

Denmark

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Spain

18.

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

19.

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

20.

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

21.

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

22.
What word did White find carved into a pole?
a)
Pumpkin Pie
b)
Fishing
c)
Croatoan
d)
Walmart
23.

What economic system did the Mother Country use to get rich from her colonies?

a)

mercantilism

b)

imperialism

c)

socialism

d)

capitalism

24.

Who were the pilgrims?

a)

Spanish explorers who settled in Florida.

b)

French settlers who established the Quebec Colony.

c)

English settlers who established the Plymouth Colony

d)

Dutch traders who established the New Netherland Colony.

25.

What was the main motivation for European exploration during the Age of Discovery?

a)

To find new trade routes and gain wealth and power.

b)

To discover new lands and claim them for their respective countries.

c)

To establish colonies and expand their empires.

d)

To spread Christianity and convert indigenous populations.

26.

Which colony was settled by the Virginia Company of London?

a)

Roanoke Island

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

Massachusetts Bay

27.

Which colony was settled by the separatists/pilgrims?

a)

Plymouth

b)

Roanoke Island

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Jamestown

28.

Which two colonies were settled as economic ventures?

a)

Jamestown and Plymouth

b)

Jamestown and Roanoke Island

c)

Roanoke Island and Georgia

d)

Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay

29.
Wood, water, bricks, corn - are all from the earth. These are called: ____________.
a)
finished products
b)
mercantilism
c)
plants
d)
raw materials
30.

Based on the map above, which of the following exports left from the Americas?

a)

bananas and peaches

b)

grapes and citrus fruits

c)

coffee beans and sugar cane

d)

tomatoes and corn

31.

Based on the map above, which of the following exports left from the Americas?

a)

bananas and peaches

b)

grapes and citrus fruits

c)

coffee beans and sugar cane

d)

tomatoes and corn

32.
Which food came from the New World to the Old World?
a)
corn
b)
barley
c)
horses
d)
turnips
33.
What disease traveled from the Old to the New World?
a)
migrains
b)
smallpox
c)
astronomy
d)
textiles
34.

The global trading of plants, animals, diseases, and ideas begun after Columbus's first voyage is known as __________________.

a)

The Great Exchange

b)

The Columbian Exchange

c)

The New World Exchange

d)

The American Exchange

35.

Europeans were not as affected by the diseases they brought to the Americas because they had _________________ .

a)

mercantilism

b)

epidemiology

c)

immunity

d)

colonization

36.

Where did corn come from?

a)

New World

b)

Old World

37.

Which plants are native (original) to the Americas?

a)

corn, beans and tomatoes

b)

pumpkins, bananas and rice

c)

corn, oranges and rice

d)

beans, bananas and grapes

38.

Which of the following came from Europe to the Americas?

a)

turkey, horses and pigs

b)

corn, beans and tomatoes

c)

corn, turkey and buffalo

d)

rice, horses and wheat

39.

Which animal came to the new world from Europe and was helpful to the Native Americas?

a)

pigs

b)

llamas

c)

horses

d)

beaver

40.

which of the following went from the Americas to Europe?

a)

turkey and potatoes

b)

squash and pigs

c)

horses and cattle

d)

rice and coffee

41.

On which continent is the United States?

a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Asia

42.

What came from the New World? (select all that apply)

a)

Maize (Corn)

b)

Potatoes

c)

Tomatoes

d)

Turkeys

e)

Cocoa (Chocolate)

43.
•Where did horses come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
44.
What were the main positive consequences of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
traveling by ship was really fun
b)
better looking people coming over from one place to the other
c)
disease, death, slavery
d)
healthier diet, new resources, good trading
45.
What were the main negative consequences of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
many Native Americans died, diseases were spread, slavery began
b)
new foods and resources
c)
the Old World brought terrible music to the New World
d)
none - it was all good