Vocabulary
What is a trade route?
A. land settled and controlled by people from another country
B. the act of giving or doing something
C. a reason for doing something
D. a path or course used to exchange goods
D. a path or course used to exchange goods
How have maps of North America changed since the time of early explorers?
A. Most maps today have fewer details than in the past.
B. Maps today are more accurate and include many different details.
C. Maps no longer include any countries.
D. Most maps today are drawn by explorers.
B. Maps today are more accurate and include many different details.
A. Mexico
B. The United States of America
C. Canada
D. Europe
B. The United States of America
Name a famous explorer and the country they came from!
Christopher Columbus, Juan Ponce, Juan de Oñate, Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, etc
What is a colony?
A. an effect or result
B. a path or course used to exchange goods
C. land settled and controlled by people from another country
D. the first people living in a place before others arrived
C. land settled and controlled by people from another country
The explorers who came to North America were mostly from which continent?
A. South America
B. Africa
C. Asia
D. Europe
D. Europe
Which colony did England try to settle, but it failed?
A. Jamestown
B. Plymouth
C. Roanoke Island
C. Roanoke Island
Which of the following is a tool that the early explorers would have used to find North America?
A. Computer
B. Car
C. Compass
D. Airplane
C. Compass
What is a settlement?
A. a place where people establish a new community
B. a path or course used to exchange goods
C. the act of giving or doing something
D. a chance to do or achieve something
A. a place where people establish a new community
Which country built the first permanent English settlement in North America at Jamestown?
A. Portugal
B. England
C. Spain
D. France
B. England
Name 2 places in North America that was settled by France.
Canada and a large portion of the United States, ranging from the Appalachian Mountains in the east, to the Missouri River in the west. From the Great Lakes in the north, to the Gulf of Mexico in the south.
What were explorers hoping to find or do in a new colony?
A. Learn how to build ships that could sail faster
B. Find new places for vacations
C. Find fur, gold, and land to build farms
D. Make friends with other explorers from different countries
C. Find fur, gold, and land to build farms
What is the definition of "Indigenous Peoples"?
A. a person who travels and learn about places they have never been
B. a place where people establish a new community
C. a path or course used to exchange goods
D. the first people living in a place before others arrived
D. the first people living in a place before others arrived
Many European countries were in competition to settle land in North America. What were three of those countries? Select THREE.
Spain
Japan
France
England
Australia
Spain
France
England
Name 1 place in North America that England settled.
Roanoke Island or Jamestown
What did the Europeans bring to the lands they discovered?
Disease, religion, new languages, knowledge, and new ways of life
What does the word "explorer" mean?
A. when people or countries try to be the best at something, or get something everyone wants
B. an effect or result
C. a person who travels and learn about places they have never been
D. the first people living in a place before others arrived
C. a person who travels and learn about places they have never been
How did European exploration affect Indigenous peoples already in North America?
A. Indigenous people gained new land.
B. Indigenous people kept all their land and traditions the same.
C. Indigenous people lost land, faced many challenges, and their ways of life changed.
D. Indigenous people moved to Europe to live with the explorers.
C. Indigenous people lost land, faced many challenges, and their ways of life changed.
Name 2 places in North America that was settled by the Spanish.
Florida, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and Florida.
Why did European countries want to explore and settle North America?
A. To make money for their colony, gain new land and resources, and find new trade routes
B. To learn how to farm from the Indigenous people
C. To build schools for European students
D. To visit family members who already lived in North America
A. To make money for their colony, gain new land and resources, and find new trade routes