Chapter 4 Study GuideLesson 1: Explorers Arrive

Lesson 2: Colonies in America

Name _________________

Homeroom _____________

Test Date _________________ Test Date _____________

VOCABULARY TERMS century colony decade explorer

mission timeline trade route

Someone who travels to learn about new places __________________

A community built around a church ___________________________

A period of ten years _____________________

A period of 100 years _____________________

A road or waterway that people travel to buy, sell, or exchange goods

____________________________

A community belonging to a distant country ____________________

Shows the dates of events and the order in which they occur _____________

Lesson One: Explorers Arrive

1. The first Europeans to visit North America were known as the

____________________________________________________ .

2. Christopher Columbus sailed west from ___________ in _________ .

3. Why did Columbus want to sail to Asia? _______________________

_____________________________________________________

4. What were many European explorers hoping to find in the Americas? _____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

Lesson One (continued)

6. Who was the first European to explore the coast of

California? _____________________________

6. What was this explorer looking for? _____________________

_________________________________________________

7. Who explored the eastern coast of North America and founded

Quebec, Canada? __________________________________

8. Why did France and Spain send explorers to North America?

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

Lesson Two: Colonies in America1. In 1620 the Pilgrims sailed from England on a ship

called the __________________.

2. Why did the Pilgrims leave England? _________________

_____________________________________________

3. With help from the __________________ Indians, the

Pilgrims learned to adapt and survive in their new home.

4. In what ways did the Pilgrims adapt to life in Plymouth?

____________________________________________

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Lesson Two (continued)5. Why did the king of Spain send soldiers and priests

to California in the 1700s?

1) ______________________________

2) ______________________________

3) ______________________________

6. In time, the culture of California became a mix of

___________ and _____________ cultures.

The First Thanksgiving

1. Who was present at the first Thanksgiving?______________________________________________

2. Name some of the foods that were on the menu. ______________________________________________

3. Compare and contrast Thanksgiving in 1621 with Thanksgiving today.

Thanksgivingtoday

The first

Thanksgiving

Timeline SkillUse the line below to create a timeline. Begin with the year 900. End it with

1800.Write a title for your timeline. Then fill it in with the dates and events below.

980 Vikings in North America

1492 Columbus in North America

1542 Cabrillo in San Diego

1620 Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts

1769 Spanish missionaries in California

Title: ____________________________________

1400 1500 1600 1700