Colonial Beginnings: An Easy Quiz
A quick set of questions about the start of overseas colonies and key events.
Quiz Questions
Answer all questions below and test your knowledge.
- 1
Which European nation established the first permanent settlement in North America in 1607?
- 2
The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 divided new lands between which two powers?
- 3
Which Asian empire resisted European colonization by maintaining control over its archipelago in the 16th century?
- 4
In 1884, the Berlin Conference regulated European colonization of which continent?
- 5
Which Caribbean island became the first French colony in the New World?
- 6
The Dutch East India Company was primarily founded to trade in which commodity?
- 7
Which African kingdom successfully repelled Portuguese attempts to control its coastal trade in the 16th century?
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