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European Colonization

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A nonexistent water route through North America to Asia

a)

Northwest Passage

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

Mutiny

2.

A trade route with three legs linking North America, Africa, and the West Indies

a)

Northwest Passage

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

Mutiny

3.

Sailing route from Africa to the America


a)

Northwest Passage

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

Mutiny

4.

revolts, especially of soldiers or sailors against their officers


a)

Northwest Passage

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

Mutiny

5.

English Protestants who rejected England's established church


a)

Northwest Passage

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

Pilgrims

6.

lacking in quantity or quality


a)

Northwest Passage

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

Meager

7.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Jamestown
b)
Massachusetts
c)
New Amsterdam
d)
New Spain
8.
Which of the following is the most important reason why Pilgrims came to America?
a)
 gold
b)
trade
c)
land
d)
religious freedom
9.
Which of the following is the most important reason why Pilgrims came to America?
a)
 gold
b)
trade
c)
land
d)
religious freedom
10.
When did Mayflower come to America?
a)
1500
b)
1620
c)
1492
d)
1410
11.

What country was NOT part of the European Colonization of the Americas?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Spain

d)

England

12.

Where did Columbus think he had landed?

a)

Asia

b)

America

c)

India

d)

Brazil

13.

Which of these was a goal of the first European explorers?

a)

to establish trading posts

b)

to find a water route to Asia

c)

to exchange ideas with native peoples

d)

to explore North and South America

14.

Which explorer has a river and bay in New York named after him?

a)

Drake

b)

Columbus

c)

Hudson

d)

Champlain

15.

What caused the Pilgrims to settle in New England?

a)

They wanted to take part in the fur trade.

b)

They wanted to escape poverty and starvation.

c)

They wanted to practice their religion freely.

d)

They wanted to convert Indians to Christianity.

16.

Which of the following statements summarizes a result of the French and Indian War?

a)

It gave France control over the Mississippi River.

b)

It gave British colonists more freedom.

c)

It marked the end of French power in North America.

d)

It destroyed the American Indian alliances.

17.

The first French colonists in North America were mostly interested in

a)

taking part in the fur trade.

b)

finding silver and gold.

c)

gaining religious freedom.

d)

building farms and plantations.

18.

Study the image:

What generalization about the experiences of American Indians on Spanish missions does this image best support?

a)

American Indians were forced to endure long hours of hard manual labor.

b)

American Indians were treated cruelly by the Spanish missionaries

c)

American Indians often died from diseases that had been brought from Europe.

d)

American Indians were expected to convert to Christianity.