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