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