Colonial America and European Settlements Quiz

Test your knowledge on colonial history with questions about European powers, colonies, leaders, and explorers in early America.

#1

Which European power established the first permanent colony in what is now the United States?

Spain
France
England
Netherlands
#2

Who was the leader of the Jamestown colony in Virginia?

John Smith
John Winthrop
William Penn
Roger Williams
#3

Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania?

William Bradford
Roger Williams
William Penn
John Winthrop
#4

Which colony was known as 'The Lost Colony'?

Roanoke Colony
Plymouth Colony
Jamestown Colony
New Netherland Colony
#5

Which European explorer is credited with the first circumnavigation of the globe?

Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
John Cabot
#6

Which of the following colonies was founded as a haven for Catholics?

Massachusetts Bay Colony
Virginia Colony
Maryland Colony
Georgia Colony
#7

The Mayflower Compact was signed by the Pilgrims in which year?

1620
1607
1630
1642
#8

The Salem Witch Trials occurred in which colony?

Massachusetts Bay Colony
Virginia Colony
Maryland Colony
Connecticut Colony
#9

Which colony was founded primarily as a debtor's prison and buffer between Spanish Florida and the English colonies?

Virginia Colony
Georgia Colony
New York Colony
Rhode Island Colony
#10

Which colony was founded by the Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?

Virginia Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Pennsylvania Colony
Georgia Colony
#11

Which European country had the least significant presence in colonial America?

England
France
Netherlands
Sweden
#12

Who was the primary financial backer of the exploration of New Netherland (New York)?

Sir Walter Raleigh
Henry Hudson
Peter Minuit
Lord Baltimore
#13

Which European nation established the colony of New Sweden?

England
Spain
France
Sweden
#14

Who was the primary financial backer of the colony of Georgia?

Lord Baltimore
James Oglethorpe
William Penn
John Smith
#15

Which European explorer claimed much of the Eastern coast of North America for England, including Newfoundland and parts of Maine?

John Cabot
Christopher Columbus
Jacques Cartier
Hernando de Soto

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