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- Q1Which country was the first nation to start colonies in North America?SpainNetherlandsEnglandFrance30s
- Q2What did Spain start in the borderlands of New Spain to convert Native Americans to Christianity?MissionHaciendasPresidioPlantations30s
- Q3What colony made huge profits as a result of tobacco sales in Europe?VirginiaBrazilPlymouthNew Netherlands30s
- Q4What was England's first permanent settlement in North America?New AmsterdamJamestownRoanokePlymouth30s
- Q5What does the word legislature mean?A person who speaks for other peopleAn agreement among people, groups and nationsA lawmaking branch of the governmentA church supported by the government30s
- Q6How did Tisquantum help the first colonists in New England?He led their explorations of areas surrounding their colonyHe taught them how to farm and to fish in their new homeHe became their ally against nearby Spanish colonistsHe taught them how to speak Native American languages30s
- Q7In which present day states did the Dutch establish New Netherland?Delaware and PennsylvaniaNew York and New JerseyIowa and FloridaNevada and California30s
- Q8Which part of North America did La Salle claim for France in 1684?The Mississippi River valleyThe land along the Rio GrandeThe land along the Iowa RIverThe land along the St. Lawrence River30s
- Q9What activity was the most important to the Virginia Colony's early economy?Gold and silver miningTobacco farmingFishing and whalingFur trading30s
- Q10What was the House of Burgesses?The company that funded the Jamestown settlementThe largest French trading post on the MississippiThe main fort in the town of New AmsterdamThe Virginia Colony's legislature30s
- Q11What was the main reason the Dutch people came to New Netherland?To make profits from their large cattle ranchesTo sell furs to EuropeTo live according to their religious beliefsTo convert American Indians to Catholicism30s
- Q12Which river did Marquette, Joliet and La Salle explore for France?Des Moines RiverMississippi RiverSt. Lawrence RiverJames River30s
- Q13What word means the land ruled by another country?ColonyHaciendasCash crop30s
- Q14What word means large farms?MissionsPlantationsPresidios30s
- Q15What word means forts?PresidiosAllyPlantations30s