WorksheetsCompeting for Colonies Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 24mins
___________________ nailed his 95 Theses to the walls of the Church and started the Reformation
Henry Hudson
King Henry VIII
John Cabot
Martin Luther
The POPE is the leader of
The Catholic Church
The Reformation
Protestants
Christians
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 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 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
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.
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
Native Americans considered the French a threat.
True
False
Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation by rejecting many teachings of the Catholic Church.
True
False
The French established a royal colony that was named
New France.
Montreal
Marquette.
New Amsterdam.
Which country’s colonists maintained a profitable fur trade in North America?
Denmark
England
France
Spain
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 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
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
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
What economic system did the Mother Country use to get rich from her colonies?
mercantilism
imperialism
socialism
capitalism
Who were the pilgrims?
Spanish explorers who settled in Florida.
French settlers who established the Quebec Colony.
English settlers who established the Plymouth Colony
Dutch traders who established the New Netherland Colony.
What was the main motivation for European exploration during the Age of Discovery?
To find new trade routes and gain wealth and power.
To discover new lands and claim them for their respective countries.
To establish colonies and expand their empires.
To spread Christianity and convert indigenous populations.
Which colony was settled by the Virginia Company of London?
Roanoke Island
Jamestown
Plymouth
Massachusetts Bay
Which colony was settled by the separatists/pilgrims?
Plymouth
Roanoke Island
Pennsylvania
Jamestown
Which two colonies were settled as economic ventures?
Jamestown and Plymouth
Jamestown and Roanoke Island
Roanoke Island and Georgia
Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay
Based on the map above, which of the following exports left from the Americas?
bananas and peaches
grapes and citrus fruits
coffee beans and sugar cane
tomatoes and corn
Based on the map above, which of the following exports left from the Americas?
bananas and peaches
grapes and citrus fruits
coffee beans and sugar cane
tomatoes and corn
The global trading of plants, animals, diseases, and ideas begun after Columbus's first voyage is known as __________________.
The Great Exchange
The Columbian Exchange
The New World Exchange
The American Exchange
Europeans were not as affected by the diseases they brought to the Americas because they had _________________ .
mercantilism
epidemiology
immunity
colonization
Where did corn come from?
New World
Old World
Which plants are native (original) to the Americas?
corn, beans and tomatoes
pumpkins, bananas and rice
corn, oranges and rice
beans, bananas and grapes
Which of the following came from Europe to the Americas?
turkey, horses and pigs
corn, beans and tomatoes
corn, turkey and buffalo
rice, horses and wheat
Which animal came to the new world from Europe and was helpful to the Native Americas?
pigs
llamas
horses
beaver
which of the following went from the Americas to Europe?
turkey and potatoes
squash and pigs
horses and cattle
rice and coffee
On which continent is the United States?
South America
Europe
North America
Asia
What came from the New World? (select all that apply)
Maize (Corn)
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turkeys
Cocoa (Chocolate)
