Name _________________ Homeroom _____________ Chapter 4 Study Guide Lesson 1: Explorers Arrive Lesson 2: Colonies in America Name _________________ Homeroom _____________ Test Date _____________ Test Date _________________

VOCABULARY TERMS century colony decade explorer mission timeline trade route Someone who travels to learn about new places __________________ A community built around a church ___________________________ A period of ten years _____________________ A period of 100 years _____________________ A road or waterway that people travel to buy, sell, or exchange goods ____________________________ A community belonging to a distant country ____________________ Shows the dates of events and the order in which they occur _____________

Lesson One: Explorers Arrive The first Europeans to visit North America were known as the ____________________________________________________ . 2. Christopher Columbus sailed west from ___________ in _________ . 3. Why did Columbus want to sail to Asia? _______________________ _____________________________________________________ 4. What were many European explorers hoping to find in the Americas?

Lesson One (continued) Who was the first European to explore the coast of California? _____________________________ 6. What was this explorer looking for? _____________________ _________________________________________________ Who explored the eastern coast of North America and founded Quebec, Canada? __________________________________ 8. Why did France and Spain send explorers to North America? ______________________________________________

Lesson Two: Colonies in America In 1620 the Pilgrims sailed from England on a ship called the __________________. 2. Why did the Pilgrims leave England? _________________ _____________________________________________ With help from the __________________ Indians, the Pilgrims learned to adapt and survive in their new home. In what ways did the Pilgrims adapt to life in Plymouth? ____________________________________________

Lesson Two (continued) Why did the king of Spain send soldiers and priests to California in the 1700s? 1) ______________________________ 2) ______________________________ 3) ______________________________ In time, the culture of California became a mix of ___________ and _____________ cultures.

The First Thanksgiving 1. Who was present at the first Thanksgiving? ______________________________________________ 2. Name some of the foods that were on the menu. 3. Compare and contrast Thanksgiving in 1621 with Thanksgiving today.

Timeline Skill Use the line below to create a timeline. Begin with the year 900. End it with 1800. Write a title for your timeline. Then fill it in with the dates and events below. Vikings in North America Columbus in North America 1542 Cabrillo in San Diego 1620 Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts 1769 Spanish missionaries in California Title: ____________________________________ 1400 1500 1600 1700