Early Settlements Quiz (HMH)

Why did Queen Elizabeth I want to claim parts of North America? pg. 2-3

• to avoid Spain’s navy

• to start a war with France

• to increase England’s wealth

• to take land from the Netherlands

Which country’s exploration of the lower Mississippi Valley worried Spain? pg. 14-15

• England

• France

• Netherlands

• Russia

Which group of American Indians had conflict with the Jamestown Colony? pg. 8-9

• Abenaki

• Croatoan

• Powhatan

• Wampanoag

How did Tisquantum cooperate with the Plymouth colonists? Pick two (2) answers. pg. 12-13

• by teaching them how to fish

• by teaching them how to trade

• by teaching them how to mark trails

• by teaching them what crops to grow

Which of the following statements correctly describe John Smith? Choose the three correct answers.

pg. 8-9 and 12-13

• He was the first governor of the Plymouth Colony.

• He was captured by American Indians.

• He became president of the Virginia Colony in 1608.

• He sailed the length of the Mississippi River.

• He wrote an important primary source titled A Description of New England.

Look at the map. Which country controlled the land that is labeled with the number 1?

• England
• France
• Netherlands
• Spain

Look at the map. Which country controlled the land that is labeled with the number 2?

• England
• France
• Netherlands
• Spain

Look at the map. Which country controlled the land that is labeled with the number 3?

• England
• France
• Netherlands
• Spain

Look at the map. Which country controlled the land that is labeled with the number 4?

• England
• France
• Netherlands
• Spain

Explain why many American Indians died in New Spain? pg. 4-7