Chapter 4: The First Colonies

Question 1

From which city do Spanish leaders govern most of the colonies In new Spain?

Answer 1

Mexico City

Question 2

What did Spain build in the borderlands of new Spain to convert the American Indians to Christianity?

Answer 2

Missions

Question 3

What changed for American Indians when the Spanish came?
1. adobe 2. Agriculture 3. corn 4. horses

Answer 3

horses

Question 4

True or False?
The Roanoke settlers were killed by Indians

Answer 4

False

Question 5

True or False?
Pocahontas saves John Smith’s life

Answer 5

True

Question 6

True or False?
All the earliest Africans in Virginia were indentured servants

Answer 6

False

Question 7

True or False?
Jamestown was founded on a river near Chesapeake

Answer 7

True

Question 8

P for prim source S for sec sources
The illustrations of Jamestown in your textbook

Answer 8

S

Question 9

P for prim source S for sec sources
Movie about Pocahontas’s life

Answer 9

s

Question 10

P for prim source S for sec sources
John Smith’s book, “ A Description of New England”

Answer 10

P

Question 11

How did Tisquantum help the first colonists in New England?

Answer 11

taught them how to grow crops, fish, and trade

Question 12

How did Tisquantum help the first colonists in New England?

Answer 12

taught them how to grow crops, fish, and trade

Question 13

In Which present day state did the Dutch establish New Netherland?

Answer 13

New York and New jersey

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Mississippi river valley

Question 15

What was the foundation of the Virginia colony’s Early economy?

Answer 15

Cash crop- Tobacco

Question 16

What is the house of burgesses?

Answer 16

Virginias legislature who make the law

Question 17

Why is the Mayflower Compact an example of a primary source?

Answer 17

It was an og document that the states the historical event. People who were their wrote it.