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 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.
  • 2. Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, Rhode Island, & New Hampshire are
A) Southern colonies
B) New England colonies
C) Dutch colonies.
D) Middle colonies
  • 3. Why is John Cabot important?
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.
  • 4. After surviving a harsh winter, who helped the Pilgrims adjust to their new home?
A) Samoset and Squanto
B) William Bradford and Massasoit
C) John Smith and John Rolfe
D) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas
  • 5. What made the Massachusetts Bay Colony grow?
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
  • 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 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.
  • 7. What was unique about Dutch owned New Amsterdam?
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.
  • 8. How was the Mayflower Compact like the House of Burgesses?
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.
  • 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) King James I
C) The Virginia Company of London
D) John Smith
  • 11. What are the three regions of the 13 Colonies?
A) Southern, Middle, New England
B) New France, Southern, Middle
C) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands
D) New France, New Netherlands, New England
  • 12. What is the main reason for the establishment of most New England colonies?
A) Ship building
B) Farming
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 wanted to create their own religion.
C) They caused problems for the Puritans.
D) They thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders.
  • 14. What was the main reason England wanted to establish colonies in North America?
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.
  • 15. Why did the two attempts to establish a colony on Roanoke Island fail?
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.
  • 16. Who led the Puritans to found the Massachusetts Bay Colony and why?
A) Boston; growth
B) John Winthrop; religious freedom
C) John Smith; wealth and gold
D) William Bradford; religious freedom
  • 17. Who was the settler who raised tobacco, Virginia’s first “cash crop”?
A) John Rolfe
B) John Smith
C) Sir Walter Raleigh
D) Frances Drake
  • 18. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, & Delaware are
A) Middle colonies
B) Southern colonies
C) New England colonies
D) Dutch colonies
  • 19. What colony did Roger Williams found and what did it offer settlers?
A) Delaware, good fishing
B) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith
C) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom
D) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom
  • 20. Which colonies are known as the “bread-basket” colonies?
A) Dutch colonies
B) Middle 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) John Smith, wealth in farming
B) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom
C) William Bradford, religious freedom
D) John Winthrop, religious freedom
  • 23. Who took over Dutch owned New Amsterdam and what was it renamed?
A) France; New France
B) England; New York.
C) Spain; St. Augustine
D) Italy; New Rome
  • 24. William Penn established the colony of Pennsylvania in order for all people to
A) Worship as they wanted.
B) Go fishing.
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) William Penn, Pennsylvania
B) King Charles II, South Carolina
C) Lord Baltimore, Maryland
D) James Oglethorpe; Georgia
  • 26. John Smith took over leadership of Jamestown because
A) Chief Powhatan wouldn’t 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.
  • 27. Why was the Battle of the Spanish Armada important for England?
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 world’s most powerful nations.
  • 28. Virginia, Maryland, North and South Carolina, & Georgia are
A) Dutch colonies.
B) New England colonies
C) Middle colonies
D) Southern colonies
  • 29. Why was Virginia’s House of Burgesses important?
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
  • 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) 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) Town meetings and school
B) School and religious services
C) Bible study and school meetings
D) Religious services and town meetings
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