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