A) They explored rivers in North America. B) They claimed land. C) They founded the colonies of New France and New Netherlands. D) They worked for France and Holland.
A) Dutch colonies. B) New England colonies C) Middle colonies D) Southern colonies
A) He was the first explorer to reach the mainland of North America. B) He was born in Italy. C) He sailed for England. D) He was an explorer.
A) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas B) Samoset and Squanto C) John Smith and John Rolfe D) William Bradford and Massasoit
A) Fishing, trading, and gold B) Ship building, fishing, and farming C) Fur trading, ship building, and fishing D) Fur trading, fishing, and house building
A) They learned lessons from the hardships faced by early settlers and planned their settlement. B) They prayed a whole bunch. C) They decided to travel during the summer, so that they would arrive well before the harsh winter. D) They had Native American friends who had planted crops and built shelters for them before they arriv
A) The colony was on the Hudson River. B) Settlers made the town thrive. C) The colony had a very diverse population of people from many different countries. D) They farmed.
A) It excluded women from participating. B) It was a document written by settlers. C) It was a piece of paper that members signed. D) It was another example of self-government in the colonies.
A) private church B) private school C) public school D) public church
A) John Smith B) King James I C) The Virginia Company of London D) Sir Walter Raleigh
A) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands B) Southern, Middle, New England C) New France, Southern, Middle D) New France, New Netherlands, New England
A) Fur trading B) Religious freedom C) Farming D) Ship building
A) They disagreed with many of the Puritan beliefs. B) They thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders. C) They caused problems for the Puritans. D) They wanted to create their own religion.
A) They wanted to be powerful. B) They wanted to take over Spain. C) They wanted to find gold, and other natural resources. D) They wanted to explore.
A) Settlers faced a tough winter and were starving. B) Supplies ran out. C) All three of these answers D) The war between Spain and England prevented the settlers from receiving more supplies.
A) William Bradford; religious freedom B) Boston; growth C) John Smith; wealth and gold D) John Winthrop; religious freedom
A) John Rolfe B) John Smith C) Sir Walter Raleigh D) Frances Drake
A) Middle colonies B) Dutch colonies C) Southern colonies D) New England colonies
A) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith B) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom C) Delaware, good fishing D) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom
A) Middle colonies B) Southern colonies C) Dutch colonies D) New England colonies
A) To start their own settlement so they could worship as they pleased. B) To help the Virginia Company of London. C) To help William Bradford. D) To find their own place to live.
A) John Smith, wealth in farming B) John Winthrop, religious freedom C) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom D) William Bradford, religious freedom
A) England; New York. B) Italy; New Rome C) Spain; St. Augustine D) France; New France
A) Go fishing. B) Worship as they wanted. C) Live together in peace. D) Farm the rich soil.
A) James Oglethorpe; Georgia B) Lord Baltimore, Maryland C) King Charles II, South Carolina D) William Penn, Pennsylvania
A) Settlers were suffering from starvation and disease. B) Chief Powhatan wouldnt trade with the settlers. C) Settlers were too busy looking for gold. D) He was the obvious person for the job.
A) England could keep on raiding Spanish ships for their gold and silver. B) England could now build a bigger and better fleet of ships. C) England could now forget about building colonies in North America. D) It established England as one of the worlds most powerful nations.
A) Southern colonies B) New England colonies C) Dutch colonies. D) Middle colonies
A) It was in Virginia. B) It was established on July 30, 1619. C) It was the first law making group in the English colonies. It began the tradition of self-government D) It was a group of members chosen to represent each district.
A) They wanted to become wealthy. B) They wanted to see the other side of North America. C) They wanted to create colonies. D) It would make it easier for ships to sail from Europe to Asia.
A) Religious services and town meetings B) Bible study and school meetings C) Town meetings and school D) School and religious services |