The Spanish Colonies in the Americas
The English Colonies in Virginia
Pilgrims and Puritans in New England
The French and Dutch in North America
Mystery Category
100

A grant from the Spanish government giving settlers the right to control local Native Americans. Pg. 66

Encomienda

100

People chosen by voters to speak and act for them. Pg.78

A Representative

100

A person who goes on a religious journey. Pg.81

A Pilgrim

100

A shortcut by water across North America to Asia. Pg. 90

The Northwest Passage

100

What is a drought? Pg. 73

A long period without rain.

200

Why did Spanish settlements spread in North America? Pg. 70

a. the Spanish army built forts

b. Spanish missionaries were built to spread their religion

c. The Spanish navy set up bases

d. Spanish teachers built universities

b. Spanish missionaries were built to spread their religion

200

Which answer BEST explains why England wanted to start a colony in North America? Pg. 72

a. England's bitter rival, Spain, had North American colonies, and England wanted to compete with them.

b. The English wanted to bring Native Americans back to England to work

c. The English rulers wanted to convert the Native Americans to Christianity

d. English explorers had discovered large amounts of gold in what is now Virginia

a. England's bitter rival, Spain, had North American colonies, and England wanted to compete with them.

200

Which of the following did the Pilgrims promise to do in the Mayflower Compact? Pg. 81

a. allow their members not to take part in the church if they did not want to

b. conquer the Native Americas

c. work together to make "just and equal laws"

d. defeat the Spanish army that had built a fort in New England.

c. work together to make "just and equal laws"

200

Which of the following BEST describes the relations between the Native Americans and the French and Dutch colonists? Pg. 91 & 94

a. Neither had any contact with the Native Americans

b. Both traded with some Native Americans, but both groups also came into conflict with other Native Americans

c. The French traded with Native Americans, but Dutch efforts to enslave Native Americans lead to violence

d. The Dutch traded with Native Americans and let them have their own lives. The French imprisoned Native Americans and made them work as slaves

c. The French traded with Native Americans, but Dutch efforts to enslave Native Americans lead to violence

200

Which of the following was a location of Spanish missions in New Spain? Pg. 70

a. the northern regions of New Spain

b. the southern regions of New Spain

c. on the islands of New Spain

d. on the Pacific Ocean

a. the northern regions of New Spain

300

How did contact with the Spaniards harm Native Americans? Pg. 70

a. The Spanish settlers took all the Native American's guns

b. The Spaniards enslaved the Native Americans

c. The Spaniards passed European diseases to the Native Americans, killing a lot of them

d. The Spaniards gave a lot of gold to the Native Americans

c. The Spaniards passed European diseases to the Native Americans, killing a lot of them

300

Which statement BEST describes the relationship between the English colonists on Roanoke Island and the local Native Americans? Pg. 73

a. The English colonists killed all of the local Native Americans

b. The English colonists converted the Native Americans to Christianity

c. There was probably conflict between the two groups because of a shortage of food

d. The English colonists enslaved the local Native Americans

c. There was probably conflict between the two groups because of a shortage of food

300

Which of the following statements is true about the relationship between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans? Pg. 83

a. the Wampanoag people helped the Pilgrims because the Pilgrims protected them from their Native American foes

b. In general, the Pilgrims did not cooperate with the Native Americans

c. Native Americans refused to help the Pilgrims because the Pilgrims took their land by force

d. Pilgrim attempts to enslave Native Americans led to many violent clashes between the two groups

a. the Wampanoag people helped the Pilgrims because the Pilgrims protected them from their Native American foes

300

As in Jamestown in the English colonies, life in the Dutch colony of New Netherland was based on: Pg. 94

a. fishing

b. shipbuilding

c. commerce

d. farming

c. commerce

300

Which of the following was a key factor in the survival and progress of the English colony at Jamestown? Pg. 78

a. Enslaved Africans grew rice, that made them a lot of money

b. The Virginia Company finally made money when John Rolfe planted the cash crop, tobacco.

c. King James I sent a large army to Jamestown

d. In 1610, King James I sent hundreds of English families to the colony.

b. The Virginia Company finally made money when John Rolfe planted the cash crop, tobacco.

400

Which of the following explains why the location of the St. Augustine settlement was important to the Spaniards? Pg. 69

a. the settlement serves as a base for expanding into the Carolinas

b. St. Augustine became a major center of commerce with the French and English

c. St. Augustine was the nearest point in North America to Spain

d. The shipping route that Spanish ships used to take gold and silver from the Americas to Spain passed near St. Augustine, and soldiers at the fort were able to protect their ships from pirates.

d. The shipping route that Spanish ships used to take gold and silver from the Americas to Spain passed near St. Augustine, and soldiers at the fort were able to protect their ships from pirates.

400

Which of the following is true about the geography and environment of the Jamestown colony? Pg. 76

a. The colony was built high on a coastal mountain range.

b. Colonial farmers earned a lot of money because of the coastal environment

c. The colony's locations make it easy for colonists to trade with Asian civilizations

d. the site of the colony was almost surrounded by unclean water, and mosquitoes that carried disease

d. the site of the colony was almost surrounded by unclean water, and mosquitoes that carried disease

400

TRUE or FALSE Pg. 86-87

The Pilgrims cooperated with the Native Americans, and both groups benefited. 

The Puritans tried to force Christianity on the Native Americans. That lead to conflict between the two groups.

TRUE

400

Think about English, French, and Dutch colonies in North America. Which of the following BEST summarizes their North American colonial histories? Pg. 72, 90 & 94

a. Each group had different reasons for starting colonies in North America, but economic reasons were important to all of them

b. All three groups tried to enslave the Native Americans

c. The English and Dutch colonies were successful, but the French colonies failed after a few years

d. Over time, the French conquered all of the English and Dutch colonies in North America

a. Each group had different reasons for starting colonies in North America, but economic reasons were important to all of them

400

Which of the following BEST describes the role of religion in the lives of Pilgrims and Puritans? Pg. 86

a. Neither group practiced and organized religion

b. Religion was very important to both groups

c. Religion was very important to the Pilgrims, but the Puritans were not interested in religion.

d. Both groups practiced forms of Christianity when they arrived in New England, but they both adopted Native American religious practices

b. Religion was very important to both groups

500

Describe the role of Native Americans in the economy of New Spain. Pg. 67

Native Americans were ranked lowest in the colony's class structure (the triangle), they also had very little control over their lives. Native people were expected to repay the settlers with free labor, gold, silver and other goods.

500

What are three factors that were important in the survival and growth of the Jamestown colony? Pg. 78-79

1. John Rolfe plants the cash crop, tobacco. 

2. John Rolfe also married Pocahontas, bringing peace.

3. The Virginia Company began giving land away to attract more settlers.

500

Describe why the Pilgrims and Puritans came to North America. Pg. 80 & 86

The Pilgrims also wanted gold, like the Jamestown colony. BUT they mostly wanted the freedom to practice their religion.

The Puritans also left England to freely practice their religion.

500

Contrast the ways the European colonists in North America and the Native Americans viewed the ownership of the land.

The Native Americans believed that nobody owned the land, that the land belonged to everybody within their tribe. 

The Europeans believed that people had a right to own land. They believed people could buy land, which would then belong to the individual.

500

Discuss the role of the encomienda in the economy of the Spanish settlements in New Spain. Pg. 66

Basically made Native Americans slaves. The settlers had control over them, taught them Christianity and expected them to repay with free labor, gold, silver and other goods.

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