A) They founded the colonies of New France and New Netherlands. B) They worked for France and Holland. C) They claimed land. D) They explored rivers in North America.
A) Dutch colonies. B) New England colonies C) Southern 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) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas B) John Smith and John Rolfe C) William Bradford and Massasoit D) Samoset and Squanto
A) Fishing, trading, and gold B) Ship building, fishing, and farming C) Fur trading, ship building, and fishing D) Fur trading, fishing, and house building
A) They learned lessons from the hardships faced by early settlers and planned their settlement. B) They had Native American friends who had planted crops and built shelters for them before they arriv C) They decided to travel during the summer, so that they would arrive well before the harsh winter. D) They prayed a whole bunch.
A) The colony was on the Hudson River. B) Settlers made the town thrive. C) The colony had a very diverse population of people from many different countries. D) They farmed.
A) It was a document written by settlers. B) It excluded women from participating. 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 church C) private school D) public school
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) New France, New Netherlands, New England D) Southern, Middle, New England
A) Religious freedom B) Ship building C) Farming D) Fur trading
A) They caused problems for the Puritans. B) They wanted to create their own religion. C) They thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders. D) They disagreed with many of the Puritan beliefs.
A) They wanted to explore. B) They wanted to take over Spain. C) They wanted to find gold, and other natural resources. D) They wanted to be powerful.
A) Settlers faced a tough winter and were starving. B) All three of these answers C) The war between Spain and England prevented the settlers from receiving more supplies. D) Supplies ran out.
A) William Bradford; religious freedom B) John Smith; wealth and gold C) Boston; growth D) John Winthrop; religious freedom
A) John Rolfe B) John Smith C) Frances Drake D) Sir Walter Raleigh
A) Southern colonies B) New England colonies C) Middle 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) Southern colonies B) Middle colonies C) New England colonies D) Dutch colonies
A) To help the Virginia Company of London. B) To help William Bradford. C) To start their own settlement so they could worship as they pleased. D) To find their own place to live.
A) John Smith, wealth in farming B) John Winthrop, religious freedom C) William Bradford, religious freedom D) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom
A) Spain; St. Augustine B) England; New York. C) Italy; New Rome D) France; New France
A) Live together in peace. B) Farm the rich soil. C) Go fishing. D) Worship as they wanted.
A) William Penn, Pennsylvania B) James Oglethorpe; Georgia C) King Charles II, South Carolina D) Lord Baltimore, Maryland
A) He was the obvious person for the job. B) Settlers were too busy looking for gold. C) Settlers were suffering from starvation and disease. D) Chief Powhatan wouldnt trade with the settlers.
A) England could now build a bigger and better fleet of ships. B) It established England as one of the worlds most powerful nations. C) England could keep on raiding Spanish ships for their gold and silver. D) England could now forget about building colonies in North America.
A) New England colonies B) Dutch colonies. C) Middle colonies D) Southern 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 become wealthy. C) They wanted to see the other side of North America. D) They wanted to create colonies.
A) Religious services and town meetings B) Bible study and school meetings C) School and religious services D) Town meetings and school |