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