5th SS, Ch 4

__________________ started colonies in the Americas first.

• England

• France

• Netherlands

• Spain

Spain built _______________ in the borderlands of New Spain to convert the Indians to Christianity.

• haciendas

• missions

• plantations

• presidios

____________ made huge profits selling tobacco to Europe.

• Brazil

• New Netherlands

• Plymouth

• Virginia

_______________ was England's first permanent settlement in North America.

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

• New Amsterdam

• Jamestown

What does legislature mean?

• a lawmaking branch of government

• a person who speaks for other people

• a church supported by the government

• an agreement between countries

Why did the Pilgrims move from the Netherlands to North America?

• They came to find gold.

• They wanted to start farms.

• They wanted a society where everyone shared the same religious beliefs.

• They wanted to find the Northwest Passage for trade routes to Asia.

What was the advantage of the Pilgrims building their settlement on a bay?

• Land near bays is good for farming.

• It was easy to defend from attack.

• It provided a harbor for easy shipping.

• It provided fresh drinking water.

How did Tisquantum help the first English colonists?

• He led explorations around the colony.

• He taught them how to farm and fish.

• He taught them how to speak Native American languages.

• He was an ally against the Spanish colonists.

New Netherlands was in the the present day states of ________ and ____________________.

• Delaware and Pennslyvania

• Maryland and Virginia

• New York and New Jersey

• Massachusetts and Rhode Island

La Salle claimed the ________________________ for France in 1684.

• land along the St. Lawrence River

• land along the Rio Grande

• Great Lakes region

• Mississippi River valley