Assessment: Exploration and Settlement

Europeans, including Verrazano and Cartier, explored North America because they were trying to

• claim land for England

• find out who lived there

• find a shorter trade route to Asia

• trade with Native American Indians

Which person started the fur trade with Native Americans in 1603?

• Verrazano

• Cartier

• Champlain

• Hudson

What is the best title for this time line?

• Hudson River History

• European Explorers in North America

• Geography of North America

• Sailing in North America

Which country did Henry Hudson sail for?

• France

• Spain

• England

• the Netherlands (the Dutch)

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

• French

• Spanish

• Dutch

• Portuguese

A settlement that is ruled by another country is called

• a state

• a colony

• a hemisphere

• an island

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

• 1000

• 150

• 220

• 100

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

• Africa

• Great Britain

• The Netherlands

• France

The first successful English settlement in America was

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

What is Peter Stuyvesant best known for?

• Buying the island of Manhattan

• Making strict laws and starting a fire department

• Naming Fort Orange