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Ch. 5 Founding Colonies
Contribué par: Beacham
  • 1. Even though Samuel de Champlain and Henry Hudson never found the Northwest Passage, what important accomplishment did they achieve?
A) They worked for France and Holland.
B) They founded the colonies of New France and New Netherlands.
C) They explored rivers in North America.
D) They claimed land.
  • 2. Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, Rhode Island, & New Hampshire are
A) New England colonies
B) Southern colonies
C) Middle colonies
D) Dutch colonies.
  • 3. Why is John Cabot important?
A) He was the first explorer to reach the mainland of North America.
B) He sailed for England.
C) He was born in Italy.
D) He was an explorer.
  • 4. After surviving a harsh winter, who helped the Pilgrims adjust to their new home?
A) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas
B) John Smith and John Rolfe
C) Samoset and Squanto
D) William Bradford and Massasoit
  • 5. What made the Massachusetts Bay Colony grow?
A) Ship building, fishing, and farming
B) Fur trading, fishing, and house building
C) Fishing, trading, and gold
D) Fur trading, ship building, and fishing
  • 6. How did the Puritan colony avoid starvation like so many other colonies had experienced?
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 learned lessons from the hardships faced by early settlers and planned their settlement.
D) They had Native American friends who had planted crops and built shelters for them before they arriv
  • 7. What was unique about Dutch owned New Amsterdam?
A) They farmed.
B) Settlers made the town thrive.
C) The colony was on the Hudson River.
D) The colony had a very diverse population of people from many different countries.
  • 8. How was the Mayflower Compact like the House of Burgesses?
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.
  • 9. The Puritan’s built the very first ---- in the English colonies.
A) private school
B) public school
C) private church
D) public church
  • 10. Who raised money to establish the settlement of Jamestown?
A) The Virginia Company of London
B) Sir Walter Raleigh
C) John Smith
D) King James I
  • 11. What are the three regions of the 13 Colonies?
A) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands
B) Southern, Middle, New England
C) New France, Southern, Middle
D) New France, New Netherlands, New England
  • 12. What is the main reason for the establishment of most New England colonies?
A) Ship building
B) Farming
C) Fur trading
D) Religious freedom
  • 13. Why did the Massachusetts Bay Colony force Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson to leave?
A) They disagreed with many of the Puritan beliefs.
B) They wanted to create their own religion.
C) They caused problems for the Puritans.
D) They thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders.
  • 14. What was the main reason England wanted to establish colonies in North America?
A) They wanted to find gold, and other natural resources.
B) They wanted to be powerful.
C) They wanted to explore.
D) They wanted to take over Spain.
  • 15. Why did the two attempts to establish a colony on Roanoke Island fail?
A) Supplies ran out.
B) Settlers faced a tough winter and were starving.
C) All three of these answers
D) The war between Spain and England prevented the settlers from receiving more supplies.
  • 16. Who led the Puritans to found the Massachusetts Bay Colony and why?
A) John Winthrop; religious freedom
B) William Bradford; religious freedom
C) Boston; growth
D) John Smith; wealth and gold
  • 17. Who was the settler who raised tobacco, Virginia’s first “cash crop”?
A) Frances Drake
B) John Smith
C) John Rolfe
D) Sir Walter Raleigh
  • 18. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, & Delaware are
A) New England colonies
B) Middle colonies
C) Southern colonies
D) Dutch colonies
  • 19. What colony did Roger Williams found and what did it offer settlers?
A) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith
B) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom
C) Delaware, good fishing
D) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom
  • 20. Which colonies are known as the “bread-basket” colonies?
A) Middle colonies
B) New England colonies
C) Dutch colonies
D) Southern colonies
  • 21. Why did the Pilgrims leave England?
A) To help the Virginia Company of London.
B) To find their own place to live.
C) To start their own settlement so they could worship as they pleased.
D) To help William Bradford.
  • 22. Who founded the colony of Connecticut and what was its purpose?
A) William Bradford, religious freedom
B) John Winthrop, religious freedom
C) John Smith, wealth in farming
D) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom
  • 23. Who took over Dutch owned New Amsterdam and what was it renamed?
A) England; New York.
B) Italy; New Rome
C) Spain; St. Augustine
D) France; New France
  • 24. William Penn established the colony of Pennsylvania in order for all people to
A) Farm the rich soil.
B) Worship as they wanted.
C) Go fishing.
D) Live together in peace.
  • 25. Who established the last of the 13 colonies and what was it called?
A) King Charles II, South Carolina
B) Lord Baltimore, Maryland
C) James Oglethorpe; Georgia
D) William Penn, Pennsylvania
  • 26. John Smith took over leadership of Jamestown because
A) Chief Powhatan wouldn’t trade with the settlers.
B) He was the obvious person for the job.
C) Settlers were suffering from starvation and disease.
D) Settlers were too busy looking for gold.
  • 27. Why was the Battle of the Spanish Armada important for England?
A) It established England as one of the world’s most powerful nations.
B) England could now forget about building colonies in North America.
C) England could keep on raiding Spanish ships for their gold and silver.
D) England could now build a bigger and better fleet of ships.
  • 28. Virginia, Maryland, North and South Carolina, & Georgia are
A) Southern colonies
B) Middle colonies
C) Dutch colonies.
D) New England colonies
  • 29. Why was Virginia’s House of Burgesses important?
A) It was in Virginia.
B) It was established on July 30, 1619.
C) It was a group of members chosen to represent each district.
D) It was the first law making group in the English colonies. It began the tradition of self-government
  • 30. Why did explorers want to find the Northwest Passage?
A) They wanted to see the other side of North America.
B) They wanted to create colonies.
C) It would make it easier for ships to sail from Europe to Asia.
D) They wanted to become wealthy.
  • 31. What did the Puritans hold at their meetinghouses?
A) Bible study and school meetings
B) Religious services and town meetings
C) School and religious services
D) Town meetings and school
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