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What body of water is to the east of the American colonies?
a) Atlantic
b) gulf of mexico
c) Ohio river
d) Mississippi river
Why did European countries compete to find a sea route to the Indies?
a) to learn about the culture and people of the region
b) to obtain spices and other valuable goods
c) to create colonies to increase their nation’s wealth
d) to find a New World
Which of the following was a technological advancement that paved the way for European voyages of exploration?
a) better maps
b) improvement in ship design
c) inventions such as the astrolabe and compass
d) all of the above
What is the name of the exchange of people, plants, animals, and diseases from one continent to another?
a) the Columbian Exchange
b) the Spanish Conquistadors
c) the Triangular Trade Route
d) the Northwest Passage
What is the significance of Ferdinand Magellan?
a) he was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean
b) his crew were the first to circumnavigate the globe
c) he made three voyages to the New World and claimed it for Spain
d) he was the first European to land in Florida and named the land “La Florida”
Which of the following was a reason the Spanish conquered and colonized the Aztec and Inca?
a) to find gold
b) to spread their religion/god
c) to create settlements in the Americas/glory
d) all of the above
Which of the following is NOT a reason that Ponce de Leon had for exploring Florida?
a) to claim the territory for Spain
b) to find gold
c) to help spread their religion
d) to make peace with native tribes
Why did so many Native Americans die when the Spanish arrived?
a) they lived much cleaner lives than the Europeans
b) they had no immunity to European diseases
c) they did not believe in using vaccinations on their children
d) they Spanish brought foods that made natives sick
Why did the Spanish set up missions in the New World?
a) to spread the Spanish way of life and the Catholic religion
b) to create centers of trade and commerce in the region
c) to build military forts to protect their settlements
d) to create farms to increase crops sent to Spain
Who was the German priest who started the Protestant Reformation?
a) Pope Leo X
b) Giovanni de Verrazano
c) Jacques Cartier
d) Martin Luther
What event occurred that allowed the British to begin colonizing in the Americas?
a) the British started making more money
b) the Spanish Armada’s defeat
c) the Native Americans invited them
d) France gave up exploring
Which of the following best describes the Roanoke Colony?
a) the colony was set up as a tobacco plantation to make England rich
b) the colonists at Roanoke came to the New World aboard the Mayflower
c) it was the first English colony in the New World, but it disappeared mysteriously
d) the colony was saved when one of the English settlers married Pocahontas
How did the leadership of John Smith help the Jamestown colony survive?
a) he made a deal with the Native Americans to supply food to the colonists
b) he married Pocahontas, the daughter of a Powhatan Chief
c) he sent people back to England to bring supplies and food
d) he knew that the colony would not survive without hard work so he forced settlers to work
What were the first two years like for the Jamestown colonists?
a) it was paradise, and had all the comforts of home
b) they caught many diseases from Native Americans
c) they faced conflict from other European colonies in the region
d) they faced hardships and hunger
Which of the following is the first example of representative democracy in the colonies?
a) Native Americans electing a council of elders to make decisions for the tribe
b) the English allowing for tobacco plantations which used slave labor to grow and process the crops
c) the Virginia Company allowing colonists the right to elect burgesses, who made laws for the colony
d) the American people voting for the President of the United States
Jamestown colonists came to the New World for economic gain. Why did the Plymouth colonists come to the New World?
a) economic gain
b) religious freedom
c) spices
d) trade
Why did the Separatists and Puritans leave England and settle in North America?
a) to leave England and create new settlements in North America
b) in search of economic gain by creating tobacco plantations
c) to escape religious persecution and maintain their religious values and way of life
d) to set up trade outposts in the New World
Which document was one of the first attempts at representative, democratic government in America?
a) the Mayflower Compact
b) the Magna Carta
c) the English Bill of Rights
d) the Articles of Confederation
How did Squanto and Samoset help the Pilgrims?
a) showed the Pilgrims how to use weapons to protect themselves
b) helped the Pilgrims survive by teaching them to farm, hunt, and fish
c) shared their oral traditions and histories
d) taught the Pilgrims about vaccinations to prevent disease
Why were Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware called the Middle Colonies?
a) they are in the middle of Europe
b) they are between Washington D.C. and California
c) they are located between the New England and the Southern colonies
d) they are located between Massachusetts and Rhode Island
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