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.
A) New England colonies B) Southern colonies C) Middle colonies D) Dutch colonies.
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.
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, fishing, and house building C) Fishing, trading, and gold D) Fur trading, ship building, and fishing
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
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.
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.
A) private school B) public school C) private church D) public church
A) The Virginia Company of London B) Sir Walter Raleigh C) John Smith D) King James I
A) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands B) Southern, Middle, New England C) New France, Southern, Middle D) New France, New Netherlands, New England
A) Ship building B) Farming C) Fur trading D) Religious freedom
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.
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.
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.
A) John Winthrop; religious freedom B) William Bradford; religious freedom C) Boston; growth D) John Smith; wealth and gold
A) Frances Drake B) John Smith C) John Rolfe D) Sir Walter Raleigh
A) New England colonies B) Middle colonies C) Southern colonies D) Dutch colonies
A) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith B) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom C) Delaware, good fishing D) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom
A) Middle colonies B) New England colonies C) Dutch colonies D) Southern colonies
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.
A) William Bradford, religious freedom B) John Winthrop, religious freedom C) John Smith, wealth in farming D) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom
A) England; New York. B) Italy; New Rome C) Spain; St. Augustine D) France; New France
A) Farm the rich soil. B) Worship as they wanted. C) Go fishing. D) Live together in peace.
A) King Charles II, South Carolina B) Lord Baltimore, Maryland C) James Oglethorpe; Georgia D) William Penn, Pennsylvania
A) Chief Powhatan wouldnt 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.
A) It established England as one of the worlds 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.
A) Southern colonies B) Middle colonies C) Dutch colonies. D) New England colonies
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
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.
A) Bible study and school meetings B) Religious services and town meetings C) School and religious services D) Town meetings and school |