Social Studies Chapter 4 Test Question Preview (ID: 37091)
This Test Reviews The Material From The Unit On Colonization Of The New World.
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Who was the first nation to start the colonization of the Americas?
a) England
b) Netherlands
c) France
d) Spain
What type of settlement did the Spanish build in the borderlands in order to help convert Native Americans to the Christian Faith?
a) presidios
b) haciendas
c) missions
d) plantations
What colony made profits from the cash crop of tobacco?
a) Plymouth
b) Viginia
c) Montreal
d) New Netherland
What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in the New World?
a) Plymouth
b) Jamestown
c) Roanoke
d) New Amsterdam
Which definition best describes the word legislature?
a) an agreement among people, groups or nations
b) a person who speaks for other people
c) a lawmaking branch of government
d) a church supported by the government
Which of the following is an example of a Primary Source?
a) a movie about the Pilgrims
b) a recent book about Jamestown
c) a photograph of reenactors at St. Augustine
d) a book written by a settler of the Plymouth Colony
What is the best reason why the Pilgrims settled by the ocean?
a) the lands near the ocean are the best for farming
b) the ocean can be used as a source for drinking water
c) the location provided a means of shipping and trade
d) the location was a good defensive position to ward off Native American attacks
How did the Native Americans near Plymouth help the first colonists?
a) They led expeditions to explore land around the colony
b) They helped the protect the English from Spanish colonists
c) They taught them how to farm and fish on the new land
d) They taught the colonists how to speak their language
The Dutch settlements of New Netherland were in which present day states?
a) Delaware and Pennsylvania
b) Massachusetts and Rhode Island
c) Maryland and Virginia
d) New York and New Jersey
What did LaSalle claim for France in 1684?
a) the land along the St. Lawrence River
b) The Mississippi River Valley
c) The land along the Rio Grande
d) The Great Lakes Region
The economy of the Spanish Settlements was based on which of the following?
a) farming and ranching
b) growing cash crops such as tobacco
c) the fur trade
d) shipping raw materials such as lumber back to Europe
The ecomony of the English settlement in Virginia was based on which of the following?
a) the fur trade
b) shipping raw materials such as lumber back to Europe
c) growing cash crops such as tobacco
d) farming and ranching
The ecomony of the English settlement in Plymouth was based on which of the following?
a) farming and ranching
b) growing cash crops such as tobacco
c) shipping raw materials such as lumber back to Europe
d) the fur trade
The ecomomy of the French and Dutch settlements was based on which of the following?
a) shipping of raw materials such as lumber back to Europe
b) the fur trade
c) farming and ranching
d) growing cash crops such as tobacco
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