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