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