Colonizing the New World Quiz [2023Q3]

Which European country was the first to send colonists to the New World?

• France

• Spain

• England

• Netherlands

What was the first permanent European colony in what would become the United States?

• Quebec

• Jamestown

• St. Augustine

• Fort Christina

Who established the first permanent French colony in North America?

• Samuel de Champlain

• John Cabot

• Walter Raleigh

• John Smith

Which European country established a string of strong agricultural settlements in present-day New York?

• England

• Netherlands

• France

• Spain

Where was the first Swedish colony founded in the New World?

• Jamestown

• Fort Christina

• St. Augustine

• Quebec

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Who explored the Maine and Nova Scotia coastlines in 1497 for England?

• John Smith

• Walter Raleigh

• Samuel de Champlain

• John Cabot

Which European country was more interested in the fishing banks off the coast of Newfoundland and furs obtained by trade with the Native Americans?

• Spain

• Netherlands

• England

• France

What was the intention behind establishing a colony on Roanoke Island by Sir Walter Raleigh?

• Coastal settlement

• Fishing banks

• Agricultural settlement

• Trade post

Which European country's colonies were eventually taken over by the English in present-day New York?

• Spain

• France

• Netherlands

• Sweden

In what year did the Virginia Company of London send John Smith and 144 settlers to develop a coastal settlement at Jamestown in Virginia?

• 1585

• 1607

• 1655

• 1638