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Ch. 5 Founding Colonies
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  • 1. Even though Samuel de Champlain and Henry Hudson never found the Northwest Passage, what important accomplishment did they achieve?
A) They worked for France and Holland.
B) They claimed land.
C) They explored rivers in North America.
D) They founded the colonies of New France and New Netherlands.
  • 2. Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, Rhode Island, & New Hampshire are
A) Southern colonies
B) Middle colonies
C) Dutch colonies.
D) New England colonies
  • 3. Why is John Cabot important?
A) He was the first explorer to reach the mainland of North America.
B) He was an explorer.
C) He sailed for England.
D) He was born in Italy.
  • 4. After surviving a harsh winter, who helped the Pilgrims adjust to their new home?
A) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas
B) William Bradford and Massasoit
C) John Smith and John Rolfe
D) Samoset and Squanto
  • 5. What made the Massachusetts Bay Colony grow?
A) Fishing, trading, and gold
B) Fur trading, ship building, and fishing
C) Ship building, fishing, and farming
D) Fur trading, fishing, and house building
  • 6. How did the Puritan colony avoid starvation like so many other colonies had experienced?
A) They prayed a whole bunch.
B) They had Native American friends who had planted crops and built shelters for them before they arriv
C) They learned lessons from the hardships faced by early settlers and planned their settlement.
D) They decided to travel during the summer, so that they would arrive well before the harsh winter.
  • 7. What was unique about Dutch owned New Amsterdam?
A) The colony had a very diverse population of people from many different countries.
B) Settlers made the town thrive.
C) They farmed.
D) The colony was on the Hudson River.
  • 8. How was the Mayflower Compact like the House of Burgesses?
A) It was a document written by settlers.
B) It was another example of self-government in the colonies.
C) It excluded women from participating.
D) It was a piece of paper that members signed.
  • 9. The Puritan’s built the very first ---- in the English colonies.
A) private school
B) private church
C) public church
D) public school
  • 10. Who raised money to establish the settlement of Jamestown?
A) The Virginia Company of London
B) John Smith
C) King James I
D) Sir Walter Raleigh
  • 11. What are the three regions of the 13 Colonies?
A) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands
B) Southern, Middle, New England
C) New France, Southern, Middle
D) New France, New Netherlands, New England
  • 12. What is the main reason for the establishment of most New England colonies?
A) Ship building
B) Farming
C) Religious freedom
D) Fur trading
  • 13. Why did the Massachusetts Bay Colony force Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson to leave?
A) They wanted to create their own religion.
B) They disagreed with many of the Puritan beliefs.
C) They thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders.
D) They caused problems for the Puritans.
  • 14. What was the main reason England wanted to establish colonies in North America?
A) They wanted to find gold, and other natural resources.
B) They wanted to be powerful.
C) They wanted to explore.
D) They wanted to take over Spain.
  • 15. Why did the two attempts to establish a colony on Roanoke Island fail?
A) Supplies ran out.
B) All three of these answers
C) Settlers faced a tough winter and were starving.
D) The war between Spain and England prevented the settlers from receiving more supplies.
  • 16. Who led the Puritans to found the Massachusetts Bay Colony and why?
A) John Smith; wealth and gold
B) John Winthrop; religious freedom
C) William Bradford; religious freedom
D) Boston; growth
  • 17. Who was the settler who raised tobacco, Virginia’s first “cash crop”?
A) John Rolfe
B) John Smith
C) Frances Drake
D) Sir Walter Raleigh
  • 18. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, & Delaware are
A) Middle colonies
B) Dutch colonies
C) Southern colonies
D) New England colonies
  • 19. What colony did Roger Williams found and what did it offer settlers?
A) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith
B) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom
C) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom
D) Delaware, good fishing
  • 20. Which colonies are known as the “bread-basket” colonies?
A) Southern colonies
B) Dutch colonies
C) Middle colonies
D) New England colonies
  • 21. Why did the Pilgrims leave England?
A) To help the Virginia Company of London.
B) To start their own settlement so they could worship as they pleased.
C) To help William Bradford.
D) To find their own place to live.
  • 22. Who founded the colony of Connecticut and what was its purpose?
A) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom
B) John Smith, wealth in farming
C) John Winthrop, religious freedom
D) William Bradford, religious freedom
  • 23. Who took over Dutch owned New Amsterdam and what was it renamed?
A) Spain; St. Augustine
B) France; New France
C) England; New York.
D) Italy; New Rome
  • 24. William Penn established the colony of Pennsylvania in order for all people to
A) Worship as they wanted.
B) Live together in peace.
C) Go fishing.
D) Farm the rich soil.
  • 25. Who established the last of the 13 colonies and what was it called?
A) King Charles II, South Carolina
B) James Oglethorpe; Georgia
C) Lord Baltimore, Maryland
D) William Penn, Pennsylvania
  • 26. John Smith took over leadership of Jamestown because
A) Chief Powhatan wouldn’t trade with the settlers.
B) Settlers were suffering from starvation and disease.
C) He was the obvious person for the job.
D) Settlers were too busy looking for gold.
  • 27. Why was the Battle of the Spanish Armada important for England?
A) England could now build a bigger and better fleet of ships.
B) England could keep on raiding Spanish ships for their gold and silver.
C) It established England as one of the world’s most powerful nations.
D) England could now forget about building colonies in North America.
  • 28. Virginia, Maryland, North and South Carolina, & Georgia are
A) Middle colonies
B) New England colonies
C) Southern colonies
D) Dutch colonies.
  • 29. Why was Virginia’s House of Burgesses important?
A) It was in Virginia.
B) It was established on July 30, 1619.
C) It was a group of members chosen to represent each district.
D) It was the first law making group in the English colonies. It began the tradition of self-government
  • 30. Why did explorers want to find the Northwest Passage?
A) They wanted to create colonies.
B) They wanted to become wealthy.
C) It would make it easier for ships to sail from Europe to Asia.
D) They wanted to see the other side of North America.
  • 31. What did the Puritans hold at their meetinghouses?
A) School and religious services
B) Religious services and town meetings
C) Bible study and school meetings
D) Town meetings and school
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