A) They worked for France and Holland. B) They claimed land. C) They explored rivers in North America. D) They founded the colonies of New France and New Netherlands.
A) Southern colonies B) Middle colonies C) Dutch colonies. D) New England colonies
A) He was an explorer. B) He was the first explorer to reach the mainland of North America. C) He was born in Italy. D) He sailed for England.
A) John Smith and John Rolfe B) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas C) Samoset and Squanto D) William Bradford and Massasoit
A) Fishing, trading, and gold B) Fur trading, ship building, and fishing C) Fur trading, fishing, and house building D) Ship building, fishing, and farming
A) They decided to travel during the summer, so that they would arrive well before the harsh winter. B) They prayed a whole bunch. 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 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 piece of paper that members signed. B) It was a document written by settlers. C) It excluded women from participating. D) It was another example of self-government in the colonies.
A) public school B) public church C) private church D) private school
A) Sir Walter Raleigh B) John Smith C) King James I D) The Virginia Company of London
A) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands B) New France, New Netherlands, New England C) New France, Southern, Middle D) Southern, Middle, New England
A) Ship building B) Religious freedom C) Farming D) Fur trading
A) They wanted to create their own religion. B) They thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders. C) They caused problems for the Puritans. D) They disagreed with many of the Puritan beliefs.
A) They wanted to be powerful. B) They wanted to find gold, and other natural resources. C) They wanted to explore. D) They wanted to take over Spain.
A) All three of these answers B) The war between Spain and England prevented the settlers from receiving more supplies. C) Settlers faced a tough winter and were starving. D) Supplies ran out.
A) Boston; growth B) John Smith; wealth and gold C) John Winthrop; religious freedom D) William Bradford; religious freedom
A) John Rolfe B) Frances Drake C) Sir Walter Raleigh D) John Smith
A) Dutch colonies B) New England colonies C) Southern colonies D) Middle 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) Southern colonies B) New England colonies C) Dutch colonies D) Middle colonies
A) To start their own settlement so they could worship as they pleased. B) To find their own place to live. C) To help the Virginia Company of London. D) To help William Bradford.
A) William Bradford, religious freedom B) John Smith, wealth in farming C) John Winthrop, religious freedom D) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom
A) Italy; New Rome B) England; New York. C) Spain; St. Augustine D) France; New France
A) Live together in peace. B) Go fishing. C) Farm the rich soil. D) Worship as they wanted.
A) William Penn, Pennsylvania B) Lord Baltimore, Maryland 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 too busy looking for gold. D) Settlers were suffering from starvation and disease.
A) England could now forget about building colonies in North America. B) England could now build a bigger and better fleet of ships. C) England could keep on raiding Spanish ships for their gold and silver. D) It established England as one of the worlds most powerful nations.
A) New England colonies B) Southern colonies C) Middle colonies D) Dutch colonies.
A) It was the first law making group in the English colonies. It began the tradition of self-government B) It was a group of members chosen to represent each district. C) It was in Virginia. D) It was established on July 30, 1619.
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 become wealthy. D) They wanted to create colonies.
A) Town meetings and school B) Bible study and school meetings C) School and religious services D) Religious services and town meetings |