Drag and drop the North American colony to the European nation that first claimed it.
A. New Amsterdam
B. Florida
C. Jamestown
D. Quebec
A. New Amsterdam - Netherlands
B. Florida - Spain
C. Jamestown - England
D. Quebec - France
A. New Amsterdam - The European nation that first claimed New Amsterdam (which later became New York) was the Netherlands (Dutch Republic).
B. Florida - The European nation that first claimed Florida was Spain.
C. Jamestown - The European nation that first claimed Jamestown was England.
D. Quebec - The European nation that first claimed Quebec was France.
To answer this question, we need to identify which European nation first claimed each North American colony. Here is the information you need:
A. New Amsterdam: New Amsterdam was a Dutch colony located in what is now present-day Manhattan, New York. It was first claimed by the Dutch.
B. Florida: Florida was claimed by Spain and was under Spanish control for several centuries.
C. Jamestown: Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in North America. Therefore, it was claimed by the English.
D. Quebec: Quebec was a French colony in present-day Canada. It was claimed by France.
Now that we have the information, we can match the colonies with their corresponding European nations:
A. New Amsterdam: Dutch
B. Florida: Spain
C. Jamestown: English
D. Quebec: France
Therefore, the correct matches are:
A. New Amsterdam - Dutch
B. Florida - Spain
C. Jamestown - English
D. Quebec - France