1. The first explorer to reach the new world was _____.

a. Francisco Coronado
b. Robert de la Salle
c. King James
d. Christopher Columbus

2. French trappers offered Native Americans weapons in exchange for _____.

a. lessons with missionaries
b. hats and coats
c. furs
d. gold

3. How did the colony of New Amsterdam become New York?

a. The Dutch settled on the Hudson River.
b. Governor Peter Minuit bought Manhattan Island.
c. The English took control and renamed it.
d. The English started colonies in New England.

4. Jamestown was the permanent settlement of the ______ colony.

a. Virginia
b. Georgia
c. New Hampshire
d. New York

5. A ________ is a diagram that shows the order of events in history.

a. circle graph
b. Venn diagram
c. time line
d. pie chart

6. Who delivered a letter to the French that demanded they leave the Ohio territory?

a. Pocohantas
b. George Washington
c. King James
d. Peter Minuit

7. The first Europeans to explore North America were from ______.

a. France
b. Italy
c. England
d. Spain

8. The French fought against the _____ in the French and Indian War.

a. English
b. Native Americans
c. Dutch
d. Spanish

9. The _________ and the Native Americans celebrated their friendship with Thanksgiving.

a. Spanish
b. French
c. Pilgrims
d. Dutch

10. What did Europeans "bring" to North America that killed Native Americans?

a. diseases
b. horses
c. food
d. chocolate