French and Dutch Explorers

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In addition to the fur trade, Samuel de Champlain’s Quebec colony was helped by

support from the Dutch East India Company.

good relations with American Indians.

the discovery of a Northwest Passage to Asia.

the governments of England and Spain.

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Both Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain explored

Connecticut for England.

the Mississippi for France.

New Netherland for the Dutch.

Canada for France.

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

American Indians who traded with the French during the 1500s wished to obtain which of the following?

furs

fish

land claims

manufactured goods

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which country settled Louisiana in the 1600s?

France

England

Spain

Holland

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

As a result of the fur trade in the 1500s, American Indians

began to buy things they had once made themselves.

no longer wanted to hunt for furs.

began to settle areas throughout the US and Canada.

no longer lived in peace with the French.

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Early colonists in New Netherland were most interested in

farming

trading

exploring

laboring

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What area in North America did Giovanni da Verrazano explore?

the land around present-day Newfoundland

the land around present-day New York

the land around present-day Connecticut

the land around present-day Quebec

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Giovanni da Verrazano thought that a large lake he discovered in North America was

The Pacific Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean

The Hudson River

The St. Lawrence River

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following was a result of Jacques Cartier’s failed attempt to found a colony in North America?

Cartier returned to Quebec with more settlers the following year.

The French sold their land claims in North America to the English.

The French did not send explorers to the New World for many years..

Cartier explored the North American coast and found a Northwest Passage.

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In addition to founding the city of Quebec, Samuel de Champlain was the first European to

explore the Great Lakes.

sail up the Hudson River.

travel down the Mississippi River.

settle Manhattan Island.

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In addition to catching fish in the waters near New France during the 1500s, French fishermen

searched for a route to Asia.

began to trade with American Indians.

established colonies named for their king.

challenged the English for control of North America.

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following statements best supports the idea that farming was successful in New France in the 1600s?

Louis XIV made New France a royal colony in 1663.

New France’s population more than doubled between 1666 and 1673.

American Indians wished to trade furs for manufactured goods.

New France was first settled by French fishermen and fur traders.

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The explorations of Marquette, Jolliet, and La Salle

helped New France to expand.

resulted in a better route to Asia.

opened territory along the Hudson River.

reduced the size of New Netherland.

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which French explorer sailed down the Mississippi River to its basin?

Verrazano

La Salle

Marquette

Cartier

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The first Europeans to settle the area that is now New York were

French Explorers

English Fishermen

Spanish Soldiers

Dutch Traders

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The Dutch located trading posts near harbors and rivers, such as the Hudson, in the early 1600s because

they were more familiar with the Hudson River than with other locations.

they wanted water access to help transport goods back to Europe.

they wanted safe harbors for battles with France, England, and Spain.

they wanted to send their explorers into new territory.

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Unlike French settlers in the 1600s, the Dutch at first were not interested in

permanent settlements.

fur trading.

North America.

American Indians.

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What did Dutch trading companies promise to settlers in New Netherland?

trading permits

religious freedom

manufactured goods

access to the Mississippi

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

King Louis XIV of France encouraged people to settle in New France by

buying New Amsterdam.

finding a Northwest Passage.

giving away land.

issuing trading permits.

20.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

One reason that the colony of New Netherland grew slowly was that

American Indians in the area were not interested in trade with colonists.

colonists were more interested in the fur trade than in permanent settlement.

the colony was not situated near any viable rivers or harbors.

the Dutch East India Company had used up all the farmable land in the colony.

21.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How did the Dutch acquire New Amsterdam?

They set up permanent settlements.

They bought it from La Salle.

They bought it from American Indians.

They took it from the English.

22.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following groups was most important in bringing settlers to New Netherland in the 1600s?

American Indians

artisans and laborers

fishermen

trading companies

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