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Ch. 5 Founding Colonies
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  • 1. Even though Samuel de Champlain and Henry Hudson never found the Northwest Passage, what important accomplishment did they achieve?
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.
  • 2. Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, Rhode Island, & New Hampshire are
A) Middle colonies
B) Dutch colonies.
C) New England colonies
D) Southern colonies
  • 3. Why is John Cabot important?
A) He was an explorer.
B) He sailed for England.
C) He was born in Italy.
D) He was the first explorer to reach the mainland of North America.
  • 4. After surviving a harsh winter, who helped the Pilgrims adjust to their new home?
A) John Smith and John Rolfe
B) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas
C) William Bradford and Massasoit
D) Samoset and Squanto
  • 5. What made the Massachusetts Bay Colony grow?
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
  • 6. How did the Puritan colony avoid starvation like so many other colonies had experienced?
A) They learned lessons from the hardships faced by early settlers and planned their settlement.
B) They had Native American friends who had planted crops and built shelters for them before they arriv
C) They decided to travel during the summer, so that they would arrive well before the harsh winter.
D) They prayed a whole bunch.
  • 7. What was unique about Dutch owned New Amsterdam?
A) The colony was on the Hudson River.
B) They farmed.
C) Settlers made the town thrive.
D) The colony had a very diverse population of people from many different countries.
  • 8. How was the Mayflower Compact like the House of Burgesses?
A) It was a piece of paper that members signed.
B) It excluded women from participating.
C) It was another example of self-government in the colonies.
D) It was a document written by settlers.
  • 9. The Puritan’s built the very first ---- in the English colonies.
A) public school
B) public church
C) private school
D) private church
  • 10. Who raised money to establish the settlement of Jamestown?
A) The Virginia Company of London
B) King James I
C) John Smith
D) Sir Walter Raleigh
  • 11. What are the three regions of the 13 Colonies?
A) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands
B) Southern, Middle, New England
C) New France, New Netherlands, New England
D) New France, Southern, Middle
  • 12. What is the main reason for the establishment of most New England colonies?
A) Ship building
B) Religious freedom
C) Fur trading
D) Farming
  • 13. Why did the Massachusetts Bay Colony force Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson to leave?
A) They disagreed with many of the Puritan beliefs.
B) They caused problems for the Puritans.
C) They thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders.
D) They wanted to create their own religion.
  • 14. What was the main reason England wanted to establish colonies in North America?
A) They wanted to be powerful.
B) They wanted to find gold, and other natural resources.
C) They wanted to take over Spain.
D) They wanted to explore.
  • 15. Why did the two attempts to establish a colony on Roanoke Island fail?
A) Settlers faced a tough winter and were starving.
B) All three of these answers
C) The war between Spain and England prevented the settlers from receiving more supplies.
D) Supplies ran out.
  • 16. Who led the Puritans to found the Massachusetts Bay Colony and why?
A) John Smith; wealth and gold
B) William Bradford; religious freedom
C) John Winthrop; religious freedom
D) Boston; growth
  • 17. Who was the settler who raised tobacco, Virginia’s first “cash crop”?
A) John Rolfe
B) Sir Walter Raleigh
C) John Smith
D) Frances Drake
  • 18. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, & Delaware are
A) Dutch colonies
B) Southern colonies
C) New England colonies
D) Middle colonies
  • 19. What colony did Roger Williams found and what did it offer settlers?
A) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom
B) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom
C) Delaware, good fishing
D) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith
  • 20. Which colonies are known as the “bread-basket” colonies?
A) Middle colonies
B) New England colonies
C) Southern colonies
D) Dutch colonies
  • 21. Why did the Pilgrims leave England?
A) To help William Bradford.
B) To help the Virginia Company of London.
C) To find their own place to live.
D) To start their own settlement so they could worship as they pleased.
  • 22. Who founded the colony of Connecticut and what was its purpose?
A) William Bradford, religious freedom
B) John Smith, wealth in farming
C) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom
D) John Winthrop, religious freedom
  • 23. Who took over Dutch owned New Amsterdam and what was it renamed?
A) Spain; St. Augustine
B) France; New France
C) Italy; New Rome
D) England; New York.
  • 24. William Penn established the colony of Pennsylvania in order for all people to
A) Farm the rich soil.
B) Live together in peace.
C) Go fishing.
D) Worship as they wanted.
  • 25. Who established the last of the 13 colonies and what was it called?
A) William Penn, Pennsylvania
B) James Oglethorpe; Georgia
C) King Charles II, South Carolina
D) Lord Baltimore, Maryland
  • 26. John Smith took over leadership of Jamestown because
A) Settlers were suffering from starvation and disease.
B) He was the obvious person for the job.
C) Chief Powhatan wouldn’t trade with the settlers.
D) Settlers were too busy looking for gold.
  • 27. Why was the Battle of the Spanish Armada important for England?
A) England could now forget about building colonies in North America.
B) It established England as one of the world’s most powerful nations.
C) England could keep on raiding Spanish ships for their gold and silver.
D) England could now build a bigger and better fleet of ships.
  • 28. Virginia, Maryland, North and South Carolina, & Georgia are
A) New England colonies
B) Southern colonies
C) Dutch colonies.
D) Middle colonies
  • 29. Why was Virginia’s House of Burgesses important?
A) It was the first law making group in the English colonies. It began the tradition of self-government
B) It was established on July 30, 1619.
C) It was in Virginia.
D) It was a group of members chosen to represent each district.
  • 30. Why did explorers want to find the Northwest Passage?
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.
  • 31. What did the Puritans hold at their meetinghouses?
A) Bible study and school meetings
B) Religious services and town meetings
C) Town meetings and school
D) School and religious services
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