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WorksheetsHISTORY 6- Ms. Gonzalez's Review of European Colonization
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 9mins
A nonexistent water route through North America to Asia
Northwest Passage
Middle Passage
Triangular Trade
Mutiny
English Protestants who rejected England's established church
Northwest Passage
Middle Passage
Triangular Trade
Pilgrims
What country was NOT part of the European Colonization of the Americas?
France
Germany
Spain
England
Which of these was a goal of the first European explorers?
to establish trading posts
to find a water route to Asia
to exchange ideas with native peoples
to explore North and South America
Which explorer has a river and bay in New York named after him?
Drake
Columbus
Hudson
Champlain
The first French colonists in North America were mostly interested in
taking part in the fur trade.
finding silver and gold.
gaining religious freedom.
building farms and plantations.
What impact did European diseases have on Native American populations?
European diseases led to an increase in Native American populations
European diseases had no impact on Native American populations
European diseases caused widespread illness and death among Native American populations
Native American populations were immune to European diseases
What were the main goals of Spanish colonization in South America?
Establish peace and harmony
Promote democracy and freedom
Protect the environment and wildlife
Acquire wealth, spread Christianity, and expand their empire
What is the term for French fur trappers who learned many skills from the Indigenous people with whom they worked and lived?
Conquistadors
Coureurs de bois
Missionaries
Revolt
What is the term for Spanish soldiers who took land and resources from the Indigenous people of Mexico and Peru?
Slavery
Impact
Convert
Conquistadors
What is the term for the exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and people across the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and the Americas?
Columbian Exchange
Techniques
Colony
Domesticated
What is a colony?
A group of people who settle in a new land under their native country's rule.
The exchange of goods, ideas, and diseases between the Old and New World.
Spanish conquerors who claimed land in the Americas.
French fur traders in North America.
What was the purpose of missionaries?
To explore new lands for their native country
To trade goods and ideas with the New World
To spread their religion and convert indigenous people
To establish fur trade in North America
Which French explorer founded the first French settlement called Quebec in North America?
Samuel de Champlain
Jacques Cartier
Sir Walter Raleigh
Henry Hudson
Which river did Henry Hudson explore for the Dutch?
Hudson River
St. Lawrence River
Mississippi River
Amazon River
What impact did the Age of Exploration have on Native Americans?
They were pushed out of their land
They lived peacefully with the Europeans
They gained new diseases and weapons
They gained independence
Which European country explored the eastern coast of North America and eventually had thirteen colonies?
England
Spain
France
Netherlands
From 1585-1630, which of the following are one of the four settlements?
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
Massachusetts Bay Colony
All of the above
When and where was Jamestown established?
1630, Massachusetts
1585, in North Carolina
1607, in Virginia
1620, Massachusetts
Why did John Winthrop sailed to the Americas?
To leave England so he won't face persecution because of his religious beliefs.
To find Religious Freedom
So he can establish a colony
All of the above
What was the primary purpose of the Spanish colonies there were established in North America in the early 1500s?
To foster friendship between Spaniards and Native Americans
To establish religious freedom for Spaniards fleeing Europe
To grow crops for Spain
To find gold and to spread Christianity
Which European country had a more positive relationship with Native Americans than other Europeans who explored the Americas?
Spain
France
England
the Netherlands
The New World Is the ______________(s)
The Americas
The world after WWII
Europe, Asia, Africa.
The best song in the movie Aladdin.
The original inhabitants of the Americas were the ...
explorers
colonists
British
Native Americans
What do we call the period of time, beginning in the late 1400s, in which Europeans sought new routes to Asia and first colonized the Americas
Medieval Times
The Age of Gold
The Age of Exploration
The Americas
What happened to the people in the Colony of Roanoke?
They were killed by the Spanish.
They joined the Native American tribes near them.
They went back to England.
We do not know what happened to them.
Which settlement had The First Thanksgiving?
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
Rhode Island
Which European country first sent explorers to the Americas?
France
Spain
England
Portugal
What was one result of Spanish exploration and colonization in South America and the Caribbean?
The spread of democracy
Other European nations sought land and wealth in the Americas
The establishment of trade routes to Asia
The discovery of Australia
Where was the first permanent European settlement in North America?
Jamestown
Quebec
Florida (St. Augustine)
New Orleans
What industry was developed by the French as a result of Jacques Cartier’s claims around the Gulf of St. Lawrence?
Gold mining
Fur trade
Agriculture
Shipbuilding
Which city was founded by the French?
New Orleans
Quebec
Boston
New York
Which region was NOT considered part of the "New World"?
Europe
North America
South America
The Caribbean
Who accidentally discovered the Americas in 1492?
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Ferdinand Magellan
Who discovered North America 500 years before Columbus?
Leif Erikson
Erik Leifson
Erik the Red
Olaf Gunderson
Which explorer landed in and then named Florida and searched for the Fountain of Youth?
Pizarro
Balboa
Ponce de Leon
Columbus
What was the right of the Spanish to demand labor or tribute from the Native Americans on their land?
Economic System
Economy System
Encomienda System
Equilateral System
What Spanish missionary was outspoken against the harsh treatment by Columbus and his Spanish soldiers of Native Americans?
Bartolomeu Dias
Bartolome de Las Casas
Ignatius of Loyola
Saint Paul
Who was the Inca emperor killed by the Spanish
Moctezuma
King Henry VIII
Tenochtitlan
Atahualpa
Columbus believed what tribe could be easily conquered by the Spanish?
Aztecs
Incas
Taino
Mayans
Which Puritan gave a sermon called "Divine Right to Occupy the Land" which suggested that the English newcomers should "remove the people already living there"?
John Rolfe
John Cotton
John Winthrop
John Smith
Which indigenous man was both the father of Pocahontas and the leader of 30 tribes which included the Pamunkey?
Tissquantum (Squanto)
Atahualpa
Monteczuma
Powhatan
Which French explorer was searching for the Northwest Passage but wound up claiming land which he named New France?
Samuel de Champlain
Jacques Cartier
Robert De La Salle
Father Marquette
Which French explorer traveled the whole length of the Mississippi River and claimed the land around it for France, establishing the colony of Louisiana?
Jacques Cartier
Samuel de Champlain
Robert de La Salle
Father Marquette
Which statement describes what the relationship was like between the French and the indigenous people they met?
French fur trappers liked to learn from the Wyandot{Huron} people, often married the women and formed alliances where they fought with them against their enemies.
French soldiers regularly forced members of the Wyandot (huron) tribe to work long hours digging for gold
French explorers enslaved the Wyandot (Huron) people and forced them to recite Bible verses all day.
The French would routinely raid Wyandot (Huron) villages, burn their huts and take their land over.
Which Puritan leader gave a sermon on the ship Arbella, urging the group to be " as a City Upon a Hill..." to avoid making bad choices that would turn God against them?
John Rolfe
John Cotton
John Winthrop
John Smith
Which Dutch governor of New Amsterdam claims to have made a deal with the Lenape people of Manhattan to buy the island for $24 in beds, blankets and pots?
Peter Stuyvesant
Samuel de Champlain
John Smith
Peter Minuit
