World History: The Human Journey - Modern World

1. Student__________________________________class____date________
Ryan’s WHistory Ch 11.3
Define/explain the following words/expressions in as few words as
possible.
>monopolies (298)
>colonies (299)
>plundering (299)
>British East India Company (299)
>Jamestown (300)
>self-government (301)
>trade regulations (301)
Complete the chart about English explorers by using the following
items. Write each item under the correct person’s name.
> helped to defeat the Spanish Armada
> searched the Northwest Passage in northern North America
> explored the bay in northern Canada that now has his name
> plundered foreign ships, particularly those of Spain
> Venetian sea captain who explored the coasts of Newfoundland
and Nova Scotia
> gave England its first claim in North America
English Explorers
John Cabot Sir Francis Drake Henry Hudson
> _______________ > _______________ > _______________
_________________ _________________ _________________
_________________ _________________ _________________
> _______________ > _______________ > _______________
_________________ _________________ _________________
_________________ _________________ _________________

2. Mark each statement T if it is true or F if it is False.
___1. During the 1600s, England had too many problems at home
to explore the rest of the world.
___ 2. The sea dogs were sea captains and pirates who helped
England.
___ 3. Repeated raids from Africa greatly angered King Philip II of
Spain.
___ 4. The British were not able to set up trading posts in India.
___ 5. The first British settlements in North America were in
Canada.
___ 6. The British thought that England existed for the benefit of its
colonies.
___ 7. Britain passed laws that restricted trade by colonists.
___ 8. North American colonists were very happy with British rule.
Choose the correct items from the following list to complete the
statements below.
Trading posts in Malaya and the East Indies were set up by the
_____________________________.
Queen Elizabeth told Philip II of Spain that she was not able to
keep the ________________________ from attacking his ships.
King Henry VII of England hired _________________________ to
explore North America.
A year after sailing for the Dutch, _____________________
explored far northern Canada for the English.
Under the idea of ___________________________ colonies were
to serve their home country.
One of the sea dogs, _______________________, sailed all the
way around the world.