Colonization Day 2 Quiz

The “Old World” is to Europe

As the “New World” is to the ______________

• Columbus

• 1620

• Americas

• Colonization

Asia is to Marco Polo

As the Americas are to __________

• Columbus

• 1620

• Americas

• Colonization

Gold, God, and Glory are to the Exploration Era

As economic, religious, and political are to the ______________

• Culumbus

• 1620

• Americas

• Colonization Era

The settlement of Jamestown, Virginia is to 1607

As the Pilgrims settling Plymouth is to _______________

• Columbus

• 1620

• Americas

• Colonization

A key difference between the settlements of Jamestown and Plymouth is -

• The reasons why they were established

• The country the settlers came from

• One settlement located on the coast and another settlement located in the mountains

• One settlement encountered Native Americans, while the other settlement did not encounter Native Americas

The Pilgrims moved to the Americans and settled Plymouth in 1620 because they -

• Believed the country of Britain was going to be overtaken by the country of Spain

• Wanted to create a new political system in which there was no king

• Yearned to share their religious beliefs with the Native Americans

• Wanted to escape religious persecution

The Mayflower Compact, signed by the Pilgrims in 1620, was significant because it -

• Stated that the Pilgrims were no longer a part of the British Empire

• Granted equal rights to Native Americans that lived alongside the Pilgrims

• Was a social contract that established a form of self-government

• Was a treaty that established peace between the Native Americans and colonists for the next 20 years

Identify which of the following statements would be made by a colonists from Jamestown -

• “The weather here is too cold, I wish to move farther south to warmer climates”

• “I came here at the service of my King. I hope to make this colony successful so that the King is happy with me.”

• “I hope we get rich from establishing this colony.”

• “I came here to have religious freedom. Back home in Britain I was persecuted because of my beliefs”

Which motive best completes the diagram?

• To promote free enterprise

• To extend democracy

• To expand empires

• To found utopian communities

Click on the image. The names on his map best reflect which of the following?

• Family names of early pioneers in the West?

• The impact of American Indian culture on southwestern states

• The influence of Spanish colonial heritage on the United States

• Religious beliefs brought by immigrants to the United States