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Colonization Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name

Class

Date

Why were explorers hired to find the Northwest passage?

Get rich due to land they claims and riches

Shortest water route to get to Asia easily

Control the waterway from Europe to Asia

European royalty wanted a new vacation home.

_____ competition shaped the fur trade.

Monopoly

Economic

Imperial

First Nation

Fur was a status symbol in Europe - it made people look and feel _______________.

healthy

smart

rich

poor

Runners of the woods

Coureur de bois

Courier of trees

Its ya bois

Charter boys

representative to the colonial Virginia Government

burgess

congressman

Representative

Governor

political system in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them

democracy

representative Government

Monarchy

Theocracy

Before the Pilgrims went ashore they created a set of rules to help them live together peacefully. What was this called?

Pilgrims' Pact

Plymouth Promise

House of Burgesses

Mayflower Compact

Which of the following was not a hardship the settlers faced?

Not enough safe drinking water

Not enough survival skills

The indians were nice to them.

A harsh winter with little food

What was the name of the indian girl who told the indians they should get along with settlers and help them survive?

Belle

Ariel

Pocahontas

Rapunzel

10.

What became Jamestown's "gold"?

cars

tobaccco

water

tomatoes

11.

Where was Jamestown located?

North Carolina

Virginia

Massachusetts

12.

Where was Plymouth located?

Virgina

North Carolina

Massachusetts

13.

Why did they come to Jamestown?

Start a colony, for resources

Gold and Silver

Religious Freedom

14.

Why did they come to Plymouth?