Chapter 4 Test Review

When was New Spain formed?  *Use the timeline on p *

How many years after the English founded Jamestown did the Mayflower sail to Plymouth?  *Use the timeline on p *

When did La Salle found Louisianan for France?  *Use the timeline on p *

Why did Spain build missions in the borderlands of New Spain?

What was England’s first permanent settlement in North America?

Who settled the Plymouth Colony, and what was their reason for doing so?

Why did some colonists enslave Native Americans and Africans?

Which cash crop required many workers but helped the Virginia Colony grow? A. Cotton B. Rice C. Sugarcane D. tobacco

How did traders with the Plymouth Colony benefit Native Americans in the area? A. They traded for tobacco. B. They traded for horses. C. They traded for metal goods and cloth. D. They traded for corn and beans.

Which was the main reason French and Dutch settlers started colonies in North America? A. They wanted religious freedom. B. They wanted to gain profits from the sale of furs in Europe. C. They wanted to set up plantations. D. They wanted to govern themselves.

How did missionaries affect Native Americans in New Spain?

Why was Jamestown’s location a poor choice for a settlement?

Read the quote below, then answer the question that follows.  “We whose names are underwritten…[agree] to enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal Laws…from time to time, as shall be thought most meet [proper] and convenient for the General good of the Colony…”  How do these words illustrate that the Mayflower Compact created a form of self-government?

What kinds of activities made up the early economies of the North American colonies?

Why was the House of Burgesses important?

Which of the following is an example of a primary source? A. A photograph of reenactors at Jamestown B. A movie about Pocahontas’s life C. John Smith’s book A Description of New England D. A recent book about Jamestown

What was one advantage of the Pilgrims’ building their settlement on a bay? A. Land along bays is always good for farming. B. The location provided a defense from Native American attacks. C. The location provided a harbor near the Atlantic Ocean for easy access to shipping and trade. D. The Pilgrims could use the bay for fresh drinking water.

How did Tisquantum help the first colonists in New England? A. He led their explorations of areas surrounding their colony. B. He taught them how to farm and to fish in their new home. C. He taught them how to speak Native American languages. D. He became their ally against nearby Spanish colonists.

In which present-day states did the Dutch establish New Netherland?

Which part of North America did La Salle claim for France in 1684?

When did the Virginia Colony establish Jamestown?

When did Pedro Menendez de Aviles establish St. Augustine?

When did the Dutch establish New Amsterdam?

When did Samuel de Champlain establish Quebec?

When did William Bradford and the Pilgrims establish Plymouth?