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