Quiz question 1 (1 point) why did the dutch send families to settle their lands? question 1 options: a) only families could afford the journey to america b) the skilled workers would not travel without their families c) to work together to establish businesses d) to encourage population growth question 2 (1 point) which of the following frenchmen would not be interested in settling in new france? question 2 options: a) priests b) fur traders c) fur trappers d) noblemen question 3 (1 point) the two countries with land claims on the mississippi river were: question 3 options: a) france and spain b) france and england c) england and holland question 4 (1 point) what did the original settlers of the thirteen colonies have in common? question 4 options: a) they were all seeking economic opportunity b) they were all in search of a better life c) they all believed in democracy d) they were all seeking religious freedom question 5 (1 point) the two countries with land claims in canada were: question 5 options: a) spain and france b) england and spain c) france and england question 6 (1 point) why did the companies control the government of their colonies? question 6 options: a) they had planned to gradually allow government by the people. b) they were acting under the king’s order to control their colony. c) they did not believe in the rights of the people. d) they wanted to control the colonists so they could provide profits for the company. question 7 (1 point) which country was responsible for the exploration of the st. lawrence and mississippi rivers? question 7 options: a) the netherlands b) england c) france d) spain question 8 (5 points) match these men with their accomplishments. question 8 options: de soto marquette and joliet la salle portola cartier de bienville powhatan hudson champlain cabot 1. the native american chief who smith 2. established san diego 3. discovered mississippi river 4. founder of new orleans 5. first explored the st. lawrence river 6. founder of quebec 7. claimed atlantic coast for england 8. claimed new york area for the dutch 9. explored parts of the mississippi for france 10. sailed the mississippi to the gulf of mexico question 9 (1 point) french settlers came to america for all the following reasons except: question 9 options: a) gold b) furs c) to convert native americans to christ question 10 (1 point) the two countries who profited from fur trade were: question 10 options: a) the english and french b) the dutch and spanish c) the french and dutch question 11 (1 point) the one european country that did not establish settlements in north america was: question 11 options: a) england b) france c) portugal d) spain question 12 (5.5 points) match the following items. question 12 options: john mason quakers pilgrims james oglethorpe de bienville pedro menendez carteret and berkeley william penn roger williams puritans lord baltimore 1. founded new orleans 2. began the colony of georgia 3. began the colony of maryland for catholics 4. separatists who founded the plymouth colony 5. founded rhode island colony 6. proprietor of new hampshire 7. proprietors of new jersey 8. proprietor of delaware and pennsylvania 9. began the boston settlement to escape religious persecution 10. began the philadelphia settlement to enjoy religious freedom 11. founded the spanish fort city of st augustine question 13 (1 point) what crop did the settlers start growing in jamestown? question 13 options: a) rice b) tobacco c) corn d) sugar cane question 14 (5 points) match these men with their accomplishments. question 14 options: menendez serra piralta white raleigh minuit celoran kino coronado smith 1. founded st. augustine 2. founded santa fe 3. explored the ohio valley 4. established missions in arizona 5. explored southwestern us 6. supported roanoke island colony 7. established missions throughout california 8. governor of roanoke island colony 9. bought manhattan island 10. leader who rescued the jamestown colony question 15 (1 point) what was the population center of new netherlands called? question 15 options: a) fort orange b) new york city c) new orleans d) new amsterdam question 16 (1 point) in which of the following areas is the original location of the lost colony? question 16 options: a) jamestown peninsula b) roanoke island c) mississippi river delta question 17 (1 point) what prompted the establishment of st. augustine? question 17 options: a) menendez asked the king of spain for permission to settle the land b) the threat of the french taking the spanish claims c) the need for a new spanish trading center in the region of north america d) the desire to convert the native americans to catholicism 9 of 17 questions saved internet connection lost. no longer saving internet connection restored! saving all