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