Magazine 8 Early Settlements

What European country was the first to claim land in America?

• Spain

• France

• Netherlands

• England

Who is the explorer that claimed the area for the Dutch that became known as New Netherland?

• Christopher Columbus

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• Henry Hudson

• King Francis I

What Spanish explorer conquered the Aztec empire in Mexico?

• Hernando Cortes

• Pedro Menendez

• Bartolome de Las Casas

• Henry Hudson

What was the capital of the Aztec empire?

• Mexico City

• Saint Augustine

• Santa Fe

• Tenochtitlan

What was the capital of New Spain?

• Mexico City

• Saint Augustine

• Santa Fe

• Tenochtitlan

What was the first permanent European settlement in what is now the United States?

• Mexico City

• Saint Augustine

• Santa Fe

• Tenochtitlan

What was the first attempt at a colony in the Americas by England that later became known as the Lost Colony?

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Croatoan

• Virginia

• Powhatan

What was the first permanent English settlement in America?

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Croatoan

• Virginia

• Powhatan

What year was Jamestown established?

• 1585

• 1607

• 1619

• 1620

Who made the rule in Jamestown that if you did not work you did not eat?

• John White

• John Smith

• John Rolfe

• King James I