Examine the European race for North American colonies. Multiple-choice items ask why Spain built missions, why England's wars with Spain delayed permanent colonies, how the French and Indian War handed Britain nearly all French land east of the Mississippi, and what Roanoke's disappearance taught later colonizers. Fill-in questions cover the lost colony of Roanoke, Spanish missions in the Southwest, La Salle claiming the Mississippi valley as Louisiana, the 1588 defeat of the Spanish Armada, and joint-stock companies sharing financial risk.
Weighing competition, funding, and conflict reveals why some colonies thrived while others vanished — the analytical leap Grade 5 historians need.
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Exploration & Colonization
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Why did Spain build missions throughout the Americas?
A) To set up trading posts for the fur trade
B) To convert Native Americans to Christianity and claim territory
C) To create schools where colonists learned Native languages
D) To establish democratic governments in each region
2. Which best explains why England was late to establish permanent colonies in North America?
A) England had no ships capable of crossing the Atlantic
B) England was busy with internal conflicts and wars with Spain
C) English people had no interest in the New World
D) England had already claimed all of South America
3. What was the main result of the French and Indian War for colonial America?
A) France gained control of all English colonies
B) Spain took over the fur trade in North America
C) Britain gained nearly all French territory east of the Mississippi
D) Native Americans won back all of their ancestral lands
4. How did the Roanoke colony's disappearance affect later English colonization?
A) England gave up on colonizing the Americas entirely
B) It showed that colonies needed better planning, supplies, and support
C) It proved that only the Spanish could survive in the Americas
D) It led England to colonize Africa instead of the Americas
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The lost colony of Roanoke was England's first attempt at settlement in North America.
2. Spain built missions to convert Native Americans and control territory in the Southwest.
3. Robert La Salle claimed the Mississippi River valley for France and named it Louisiana.
4. The English defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 helped England become a sea power.
5. Joint-stock companies helped fund early English colonies by sharing the financial risk.
Exploration & Colonization
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Why did Spain build missions throughout the Americas?
A) To set up trading posts for the fur trade
B) To convert Native Americans to Christianity and claim territory
C) To create schools where colonists learned Native languages
D) To establish democratic governments in each region
2. Which best explains why England was late to establish permanent colonies in North America?
A) England had no ships capable of crossing the Atlantic
B) England was busy with internal conflicts and wars with Spain
C) English people had no interest in the New World
D) England had already claimed all of South America
3. What was the main result of the French and Indian War for colonial America?
A) France gained control of all English colonies
B) Spain took over the fur trade in North America
C) Britain gained nearly all French territory east of the Mississippi
D) Native Americans won back all of their ancestral lands
4. How did the Roanoke colony's disappearance affect later English colonization?
A) England gave up on colonizing the Americas entirely
B) It showed that colonies needed better planning, supplies, and support
C) It proved that only the Spanish could survive in the Americas
D) It led England to colonize Africa instead of the Americas
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) The lost colony of Roanoke was England's first attempt at settlement in North America.
2) Spain built missions to convert Native Americans and control territory in the Southwest.
3) Robert La Salle claimed the Mississippi River valley for France and named it Louisiana.
4) The English defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 helped England become a sea power.
5) Joint-stock companies helped fund early English colonies by sharing the financial risk.
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