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Empires of the New World Jeopardy!

Test your knowledge of New Spain, New France, New Netherlands, and New England empires with this fun and educational Jeopardy game. Answer questions about settlements, economic activities, relationships with natives, and reasons for exploration. Challenge yourself and learn more about these historical empires.

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Empires of the New World Jeopardy!

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  1. Jeopardy Choose a category. You will be given the answer. You must give the correct question. Click to begin.

  2. Choose a point value. Choose a point value. Click here for Final Jeopardy

  3. New Spain New France New Netherlands New England Name that Empire! 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points

  4. What did Spain call their empire in the New World?

  5. New Spain (10)

  6. Name the 1st permanent settlement for New Spain

  7. St. Augustine (20)

  8. Identify 2 ways Spaniards made $$ in the New World.

  9. Agriculture, mining, livestock, harvesting lumber (30)

  10. Describe how Natives were treated by the Spanish in a picture.

  11. (40)

  12. Identify two economic reasons the Spanish had for coming to the New World.

  13. Profit from trade, Search for gold & silver (50).

  14. What did France call their empire in the New World?

  15. New France (10)

  16. In what year did Champlain settle Quebec?

  17. 1608 (20)

  18. What were the French doing in the New World to make $$?

  19. Trading fur (30)

  20. In a complete sentence, describe the relationship between the French & Natives.

  21. The French treated the Natives very kindly (40).

  22. If you were looking at a blank map, how would you describe the location of New France?

  23. Northeast of the Great Lakes, or present-day Canada (50).

  24. Identify one reason the Dutch were in the New World

  25. To trade fur with the Natives, or to find the NW Passage (10).

  26. Name the 1st permanent settlement created in New Netherlands

  27. Ft. Orange (20)

  28. How did the Dutch treat the natives?

  29. Very friendly!  (30)

  30. The Dutch, and others, had no idea there was a problem with the NW Passage. What was that problem?

  31. The NW Passage didn’t exist (40).

  32. List 1 of the 3 major rivers claimed for New Netherlands

  33. Hudson, Delaware, or Connecticut Rivers (50).

  34. England in the New World was called…

  35. New England (10)

  36. The Lost Colony of New England was called…

  37. Roanoke Island (20)

  38. Name the first permanent colony in New England

  39. Jamestown (30)

  40. On a blank map, describe where New England was located.

  41. Along the east coast of present-day U.S. (40).

  42. Identify a social & political reason the English had for coming to the New World.

  43. Social: religious freedom Political: to avoid tyranny (50)

  44. Controls Mexico

  45. New Spain (10)

  46. “Lost” their colonists…

  47. New England (20)

  48. Love fur!

  49. New Netherlands & New France (30)

  50. Convert the Natives to Christianity

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