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