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WorksheetsChapter 3 - Settling the Colonies in North America
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 6hrs 15mins
What country relied on missionaries to help them in their settlements in the New World?
Portugal
England
France
Spain
The Treaty of Tordesillas divided North and South America between...
Spain and Africa
England and Portugal
Portugal and Spain
Which word matches the definition: A person who rules a country or territory as a representative of the king or queen.
encomienda
viceroy
missionary
What was the first English colony in North America?
Roanoke Island
Jamestown
South Carolina
What important event happened during 1608 in Jamestown?
Virgina Company recieves a royal charter from King James I
The Starving Time begins in Jamestown
John Smith was hurt in an accident and had to return to England
The first English women arrive at Jamestown
What is the ship that traveled to New England from England with the Pilgrims?
Nina
Pinta
Santa Maria
Mayflower
What agreement did the Wampanoag chief make with the Pilgrims through William Bradford?
That there would be peace.
That they would protect and feed each other.
That they would protect and trade with each other.
That the Indians would marry the white settlers.
What is the name given to the northern sea route from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans that would shorten the route between Europe and Asia that France and the Netherlands were looking for?
Atlantic Byway
Middle Passage
Mayflower Compact
Northwest Passage
Why was the formation of the House of Burgesses important?
The House of Burgesses was the first representative body in North America.
The House of Burgesses was a way to steal from the natives.
The House of Burgesses was a way to force everyone to do what the king wanted.
Why did people in Europe leave their homeland?
Mark all three that apply.
They wanted to have a better life and make money.
They wanted to worship freely and not be forced into one specific religion.
They wanted to see if they were tough enough to handle the extra challenge.
They wanted to be able to make decisions about how they governed themselves.
What was one of the names of the towns founded by the Puritans in Massachusetts Bay Colony?
New York
Tallahassee
Boston
Jamestown
Between the Pilgrims and the Puritans, which group felt it was their duty to convince the Indians to become Christians?
Puritans
Pilgrims
What did John Winthrop call the new colony the Puritans found?
"a city in the clouds"
"a city in the forest"
"a city by the Bay"
"a city upon a hill"
What was Jacques Cartier looking for when he explored New France?
A route to India.
A shortcut to Asia
The Northwest Passage
Polar Bears
What two trading posts/Forts were established by Samuel de Champlain?
Fort Ticondaroga and Fort Henry
Fort Independence and Fort Halifax
Fort Royal and Quebec
Fort Apache and Fort New Jersey
Who claimed the Mississippi for France?
Jacques Cartier
Robert de La Salle
Samuel de Champlain
Justin Trudeau
What two cities were settlements of New France?
Jamestown
Montreal
Quebec
Roanoke
New York
True or False
France mostly went to war with Spain over land in the North America.
False
True
What was the name of the Dutch trading company chartered in 1602 for exploration and trade in North America?
Dutch East India Company
India Company
West India Company
East Company
Who was the first Dutch colony founded in 1609?
(a)
The _____ colonized North America to create trading post for the fur trade
Native Americans
Dutch
Islam
French
Unlike the Spanish and English, the French and Dutch fostered good relationships with the Native Americans
True
False
Main city of New Netherlands at the south end of Manhattan Island, where the Hudson River and Atlantic Ocean meet
New Orleans
New Netherlands
New Amsterdam
New Sweden
What was the colony that was in present day New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware that made the Dutch feel threatened?
New Orleans
New Netherlands
New Amsterdam
New Sweden
The man hired by the New Sweden company and who bought land from the local Algonquin Indians for the Swedish settlers?
Samuel de Champlain
Peter Minuit
Jacques Marquette
Louis Joliet
