WorksheetsStudies Weekly: European Exploration and Colonization
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
True or False: the Age of Exploration was a time during the Middle Ages when Europeans explored the world for resources that were not available in Europe.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Which was NOT a primary motive for exploration of the Americas?
a)
God
b)
gold
c)
greenery
d)
glory
3.
Which explorer is regarded as the first European explorer to reach the Americas?
a)
John Cabot
b)
Samuel du Champlain
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Juan Ponce de Leon
4.
Which explorer explored present-day Florida?
a)
John Cabot
b)
Sameul de Champlain
c)
Christopher Coumbus
d)
Juan Ponce de Leon
5.
Explorers searched for gold and other precious metals that they could send back to __________.
a)
Africa
b)
Europe
c)
Russia
d)
South America
6.
__________ was very important to many countries, and some explorers wanted to bring their beliefs to the people of the Americas.
a)
Courage
b)
Land
c)
Religion
7.
True or False: The Columbian Exchange was the sharing of plants, animals, ideas, and technology between North America and Asia.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
__________ is using the sun, moon, and stars to find a location.
a)
Astrolabe navigation
b)
Celestial navigation
c)
Quadrant navigation
9.
What was NOT a tool that early explorers used for navigation?
a)
maps
b)
sextants
c)
GPS
10.
__________ landed on the coast of Florida in 1513 and claimed the land for Spain.
a)
King Philip II
b)
Menéndez de Avilés
c)
Juan Ponce de León
11.
True or False: St. Augustine, the oldest city in the continental United States, and was established by the Spanish.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was ___________?
a)
Plainfield
b)
Jamestown
c)
New Netherlands
13.
What challenge did Pilgrims NOT face when they settled in North America?
a)
Lack of food
b)
cold winter
c)
sickness and disease
d)
no gasoline for their ships
14.
The French settlement of __________ was a great location for trade because it was close to the island colonies in the Caribbean and was connected to the northern parts of America by the Mississippi River.
a)
Detroit
b)
Green Bay
c)
Jacksonville
d)
New Orleans
15.
__________ were legally bound to work for a period of time for the person who paid for their passage to America in order to pay their debt.
a)
Children
b)
Indentured servants
c)
Tradesmen
d)
Women
16.
In the established trade system, the __________ hunters brought furs and leather to the English and French traders.
a)
Iroquois
b)
Powhatan
c)
Shawnee
17.
True or False: Daily life in colonial times was much more difficult than daily life today.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Select all that are TRUE.
a)
Giovanni da Verrazzano : first known European to see New Jersey
b)
Henry Hudson : explored the southwest region looking for a way to Asia
c)
Peter Minuit : founder of New Sweden in southwestern New Jersey
d)
William Livingston : first elected governor of New Amsterdam
19.
What tribe met the first known European explorer to see New Jersey?
a)
Lenape
b)
Iroquois
c)
Mohican
20.
True or False: Dutch settlers gave Indigenous peoples cloth and tools in order to buy land.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Which country did NOT claim the land now called New Jersey?
a)
England
b)
the Netherlands
c)
Spain
22.
True or False: Dutch colonists brought enslaved Africans to the Americas. Slavery was legal in New Jersey until 1865.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
After Lord Berkeley sold a portion of New Jersey, the province temporarily split into __________.
a)
Old and New Jersey
b)
East and West Jersey
c)
Pennsylvania and New Jersey
24.
New Jersey was the first state to sign the _________.
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Declaration of Independence
25.
True or False: The purpose of Ellis Island was to inspect Native Americans so they could enter the United States.
a)
True
b)
False
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