A) They claimed land. B) They founded the colonies of New France and New Netherlands. C) They explored rivers in North America. D) They worked for France and Holland.
A) Dutch colonies. B) Middle colonies C) New England colonies D) Southern 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) Fishing, trading, and gold B) Fur trading, ship building, and fishing C) Fur trading, fishing, and house building D) Ship building, fishing, and farming
A) They decided to travel during the summer, so that they would arrive well before the harsh winter. B) They learned lessons from the hardships faced by early settlers and planned their settlement. 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) 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 excluded women from participating. B) It was another example of self-government in the colonies. C) It was a document written by settlers. D) It was a piece of paper that members signed.
A) public school B) private school C) public church D) private church
A) Sir Walter Raleigh B) King James I C) John Smith D) The Virginia Company of London
A) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands B) New France, New Netherlands, New England C) New France, Southern, Middle D) Southern, Middle, New England
A) Fur trading B) Farming C) Ship building D) Religious freedom
A) They wanted to create their own religion. B) They thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders. C) They caused problems for the Puritans. D) They disagreed with many of the Puritan beliefs.
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) The war between Spain and England prevented the settlers from receiving more supplies. B) All three of these answers C) Settlers faced a tough winter and were starving. D) Supplies ran out.
A) John Winthrop; religious freedom B) John Smith; wealth and gold C) Boston; growth D) William Bradford; religious freedom
A) John Rolfe B) John Smith C) Frances Drake D) Sir Walter Raleigh
A) New England colonies B) Southern colonies C) Dutch colonies D) Middle colonies
A) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom B) Delaware, good fishing C) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom D) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith
A) Dutch colonies B) Southern colonies C) Middle colonies D) New England colonies
A) To find their own place to live. B) To help the Virginia Company of London. C) To help William Bradford. D) To start their own settlement so they could worship as they pleased.
A) John Smith, wealth in farming B) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom C) John Winthrop, religious freedom D) William Bradford, religious freedom
A) Italy; New Rome B) France; New France C) Spain; St. Augustine D) England; New York.
A) Live together in peace. B) Go fishing. C) Farm the rich soil. D) Worship as they wanted.
A) James Oglethorpe; Georgia B) William Penn, Pennsylvania C) Lord Baltimore, Maryland D) King Charles II, South Carolina
A) Chief Powhatan wouldnt trade with the settlers. B) He was the obvious person for the job. C) Settlers were too busy looking for gold. D) Settlers were suffering from starvation and disease.
A) England could now forget about building colonies in North America. B) England could keep on raiding Spanish ships for their gold and silver. 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 established on July 30, 1619. B) It was in Virginia. 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) School and religious services C) Town meetings and school D) Bible study and school meetings |