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