What was the first permanent French settlement iin North America?
What is a fur-trading post called Quebec.
100
Why did England want a settlement in North America?
What is they wanted to find gold and silver.
100
How did the Separatists get their name?
What is they wanted to separate from the Church of England.
100
Why is the explorer Henry Hudson important in the history of New Netherland?
What is he claimed land for the Dutch.
100
What is a document giving permission to a group to do something?
What is a charter.
200
Who was Francis Drake?
Who is an English sea captain.
200
What did the first settlers look for when they arrived in Jamestown?
What is looked for gold.
200
Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans settle in New England?
What is they wanted to build communities based on their own religions or religious freedom.
200
Governor Minuit bought Manhattan Island from the Manhates Indians, started and settlement, and named it.......?
What is New Amsterdam.
200
What is a person who mkes a journey for religious reasons?
What is a pilgrim.
300
After the defeat of the Spanish Armada,
a. the French claimed more land in the Americas
b. the Dutch claimed more land in the Americas
c. the English claimed more land in the Americas
What is the English claimed more land in the Americas (c).
300
What river was the settlement of Quebec founded on?
What is the St. Lawrence River.
300
What was the pilgrims' plan of government called?
What is the Mayflower Compact.
300
Who were the settlers of New Netherland?
What are people of different nationalities9or countries) and religions.
300
What is respecting beliefs that are differnt from one's own?
What is tolerance.
400
Why did explorers look for a Northwest Passage through North America to Asia?
What is they wanted a faster way to bring back riches from Asia.
400
What did Squanto help the Pilgrims do after their first winter?
What is taught them how to plant crops.
400
What did the French trade in exchange for the furs from the Indians?
What are beads, tools, clothes, pots, and knives (name at least two)
400
Why did John Cabot and Jacques Cartier travel to North America?
a. They were looking for the Dutch West India Company
b. They were looking for a water route through North America to Asia.
c. They were looking for a faster route from France to Quebec.
What is They were looking for a water route through North America to Asia. (b)
400
What is the Spanish word for a large fleet of ships?
What is an armada.
500
Who was the leader of the colony of Roanoke?
Who is John White?
500
What tiypes of furs did the French fur traders want from the Indians? Name three.
What are beaver, fox, and otter.
500
What region did Robert LaSalle name after Louis XIV?
What is Louisiana and the land around the Mississippi River.