Assessment: Exploration and Settlement

Front

Why did Europeans, including Verrazano and Cartier, explore North America?

Back

trade with Native American Indians

Front

Who started the fur trade with Native Americans in 1603?

Back

Champlain

Front

What is the best title for this time line?

Back

European Explorers in North America

Front

Which European group had the greatest influence in settling the lower Hudson Valley of New York State?

Back

Dutch

Front

A settlement that is ruled by another country is called

Back

a colony

Front

In the 1660s, approximately how many British settlers lived in New Amsterdam?

Back

1000

Front

In the 1660s, most people living in New Amsterdam came from?

Back

The Netherlands

Front

The first successful English settlement in America was

Back

Jamestown

Front

What is Peter Stuyvesant best known for?

Back

Making strict laws and starting a fire department

Front

In which year did Champlain explore the Onondaga region?

Back

1615