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