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WorksheetsEarly European Explorers
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
What was the main reason that Early European explorers set out to find new land?
a)
God, Glory, Gold
b)
Food, Water, Plants
c)
Dancing, Smiling, and being merry
d)
Option 4
2.
What were the names of the people who traveled from England?
a)
Indigenous people
b)
Pilgrims
c)
viceroys
3.
What was the main reason that people came from England?
a)
establish fur trade
b)
gold
c)
wealth and religious freedom
4.
Why did the Pilgrims leave England?
a)
They were super greedy and needed more money.
b)
They wanted to get away from the church of England.
c)
They wanted to establish fur trade.
5.
What was the government like in the new the new colonies of England?
a)
It was a rolay colony-ruled by the king
b)
they were governed by viceroys
c)
they were permitted to set up their own governments, hold meeting, and tax themselves. As long as they didn't take up arms against the Crown.
6.
What was Englands relationship with the Indigenous people?
a)
they were friendly at first for trading, but greed led to conflicts between them
b)
They tried to convert them to Catholics
c)
They were the first to use them as slaves.
7.
The English was able to have religious freedom.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Why did France travel to the New World?
a)
To get religious freedom
b)
to establish fur trade
c)
to find GOLD!
9.
What was the government like in the new the new colonies of France?
a)
It was a rolay colony-ruled by the king
b)
they were governed by viceroys
c)
they were permitted to set up their own governments, hold meeting, and tax themselves. As long as they didn't take up arms against the Crown.
10.
What led to the French and Indian war?
a)
The English were trying to trade with the Native Americans which made them angry.
b)
They tried to convert them to Catholics but also became allies with them which helps with fur trade and wars with British
c)
They were the first to use them as slaves.
11.
Why did Spain settle in the New World?
a)
Gold
b)
Religious Freedom
c)
Fur Trade
12.
What did Spain do if the people didn't follow the Catholic religion.
a)
They accepted it.
b)
They would persecute them or drive them out of the settlement.
13.
What was the government like in the new the new colonies of Spain?
a)
It was a rolay colony-ruled by the king
b)
they were governed by viceroys
c)
they were permitted to set up their own governments, hold meeting, and tax themselves. As long as they didn't take up arms against the Crown.
14.
What is a viceroy?
a)
A viceroy was a representative for the king.
b)
A pilgrim
c)
An indigenous person
d)
A king
15.
What was the relationship with the Indigenous people and Spain?
a)
they were friendly at first for trading, but greed led to conflicts between them
b)
They tried to convert them to Catholics but also became allies with them which helps with fur trade and wars with British
c)
They were the first to use them as slaves.
16.
What was this called?
a)
Purification
b)
The Triangular Trade Route
c)
The Proprietary Colony
17.
What is a colony
a)
Ruled by one owner appointed by the king.
b)
A settlement from the country that it rules
c)
People who were taken against their will.
18.
They were settling in the southern US and Mexico
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
France
19.
What are cash crops?
a)
used to make blue dye
b)
It was used for the government
c)
A crop to sell for profit.
20.
What was the primary goal of the Spanish missions in the New World?
a)
To convert Indigenous people to Catholicism
b)
To establish trade routes with Asia
c)
To find gold
d)
To create military fortresses
21.
What was the main economic activity in the French colonies in North America?
a)
Agriculture
b)
Fur trade
c)
Gold mining
d)
Shipbuilding
22.
Which European power first established a permanent settlement in what is now the United States?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
France
d)
The Netherlands
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