Lesson 1
Why did explorers look for a Northwest Passage through North America to Asia?
They wanted a faster way to bring back riches from Asia
Why did England want a settlement in North America?
they wanted to find gold and silver
How did the Separatists get their name?
they wanted to separate from the Church of England.
Why is the explorer Henry Hudson important in the history of New Netherland?
He claimed land for the Dutch
What was the first permanent French settlement in North America?
a fur-trading post called Quebec
When the first settlers arrived in Jamestown, they...
looked for gold
Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans settle in New England?
they wanted to build communities based on their own religions
Governor Minuit bought Manhattan Islands, stated a settlement, and named it...
New Amsterdam
English
Who first arrived in Jamestown in 1619?
women and Africans
Which statement about the Massachusetts Bay Colony is true?
By the 1640s, thousands more Puritans settle there
Who were the settlers of New Netherland?
people of different nationalities and religions
Who was Francis Drake?
an English sea captain
How many settlers wer in Virginia in 1610?
fewer than 500
In what year did the Pilgrims sign the Mayflower Compact?
1620
If you were in New Netherland, which directions would you travel to reach the fir-trading post in Quebec?
North
After the defeat of the Spanish Armada...
the English claimed more land in the Americas
From 1617 to 1620, the number of European settlers in Virginia
grew rapidly
How many years passed from the first year at Plymouth to the start of a period when over 16000 Puritans moved to New England?
10 Years
La Salle claimed land around the Mississippi River for France. This land is
west of New Netherland