A) They explored rivers in North America. B) They worked for France and Holland. C) They claimed land. D) They founded the colonies of New France and New Netherlands.
A) Southern colonies B) Middle colonies C) Dutch colonies. D) New England colonies
A) He was the first explorer to reach the mainland of North America. B) He was an explorer. C) He was born in Italy. D) He sailed for England.
A) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas B) Samoset and Squanto C) William Bradford and Massasoit D) John Smith and John Rolfe
A) Fur trading, ship building, and fishing B) Fur trading, fishing, and house building C) Ship building, fishing, and farming D) Fishing, trading, and gold
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.
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 excluded women from participating. B) It was a document written by settlers. C) It was a piece of paper that members signed. D) It was another example of self-government in the colonies.
A) public church B) public school C) private school D) private church
A) King James I B) The Virginia Company of London C) Sir Walter Raleigh D) John Smith
A) New France, Southern, Middle B) Southern, Middle, New England C) New France, New Netherlands, New England D) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands
A) Ship building B) Farming C) Fur trading D) Religious freedom
A) They thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders. B) They disagreed with many of the Puritan beliefs. C) They caused problems for the Puritans. D) They wanted to create their own religion.
A) They wanted to take over Spain. B) They wanted to be powerful. C) They wanted to find gold, and other natural resources. D) They wanted to explore.
A) Settlers faced a tough winter and were starving. B) The war between Spain and England prevented the settlers from receiving more supplies. C) Supplies ran out. D) All three of these answers
A) John Winthrop; religious freedom B) Boston; growth C) John Smith; wealth and gold D) William Bradford; religious freedom
A) Frances Drake B) John Rolfe C) John Smith D) Sir Walter Raleigh
A) Southern colonies B) Middle colonies C) New England colonies D) Dutch colonies
A) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom B) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith C) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom D) Delaware, good fishing
A) Southern colonies B) Dutch colonies C) New England colonies D) Middle colonies
A) To help the Virginia Company of London. B) To find their own place to live. C) To start their own settlement so they could worship as they pleased. D) To help William Bradford.
A) William Bradford, religious freedom B) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom C) John Winthrop, religious freedom D) John Smith, wealth in farming
A) France; New France B) Italy; New Rome C) England; New York. D) Spain; St. Augustine
A) Go fishing. B) Worship as they wanted. C) Live together in peace. D) Farm the rich soil.
A) King Charles II, South Carolina B) William Penn, Pennsylvania C) Lord Baltimore, Maryland D) James Oglethorpe; Georgia
A) Chief Powhatan wouldnt trade with the settlers. B) He was the obvious person for the job. C) Settlers were suffering from starvation and disease. D) Settlers were too busy looking for gold.
A) It established England as one of the worlds most powerful nations. B) England could now build a bigger and better fleet of ships. C) England could now forget about building colonies in North America. D) England could keep on raiding Spanish ships for their gold and silver.
A) Middle colonies B) Dutch colonies. C) New England colonies D) Southern colonies
A) It was in Virginia. B) It was the first law making group in the English colonies. It began the tradition of self-government C) It was established on July 30, 1619. D) It was a group of members chosen to represent each district.
A) They wanted to create colonies. B) It would make it easier for ships to sail from Europe to Asia. C) They wanted to become wealthy. D) They wanted to see the other side of North America.
A) School and religious services B) Bible study and school meetings C) Religious services and town meetings D) Town meetings and school |