A) They claimed land. B) They explored rivers in North America. C) They founded the colonies of New France and New Netherlands. D) They worked for France and Holland.
A) Middle colonies B) Dutch colonies. C) Southern colonies D) New England colonies
A) He was the first explorer to reach the mainland of North America. B) He was born in Italy. C) He sailed for England. D) He was an explorer.
A) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas B) William Bradford and Massasoit C) Samoset and Squanto D) John Smith and John Rolfe
A) Fur trading, fishing, and house building B) Ship building, fishing, and farming C) Fur trading, ship building, and fishing D) Fishing, trading, and gold
A) They learned lessons from the hardships faced by early settlers and planned their settlement. B) They prayed a whole bunch. C) They decided to travel during the summer, so that they would arrive well before the harsh winter. D) They had Native American friends who had planted crops and built shelters for them before they arriv
A) The colony had a very diverse population of people from many different countries. B) The colony was on the Hudson River. C) Settlers made the town thrive. D) They farmed.
A) It was a piece of paper that members signed. B) It was a document written by settlers. C) It was another example of self-government in the colonies. D) It excluded women from participating.
A) public church B) public school C) private church D) private school
A) The Virginia Company of London B) Sir Walter Raleigh C) John Smith D) King James I
A) New France, New Netherlands, New England B) New France, Southern, Middle C) Southern, Middle, New England D) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands
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 thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders. D) They caused problems for the Puritans.
A) They wanted to explore. B) They wanted to be powerful. C) They wanted to find gold, and other natural resources. D) They wanted to take over Spain.
A) Settlers faced a tough winter and were starving. B) Supplies ran out. C) All three of these answers D) The war between Spain and England prevented the settlers from receiving more supplies.
A) William Bradford; religious freedom B) Boston; growth C) John Smith; wealth and gold D) John Winthrop; religious freedom
A) Sir Walter Raleigh B) Frances Drake C) John Rolfe D) John Smith
A) New England colonies B) Southern colonies C) Middle colonies D) Dutch colonies
A) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom B) Delaware, good fishing C) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith D) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom
A) Dutch colonies B) New England colonies C) Southern colonies D) Middle colonies
A) To help William Bradford. B) To help the Virginia Company of London. C) To find their own place to live. D) To start their own settlement so they could worship as they pleased.
A) John Winthrop, religious freedom B) John Smith, wealth in farming C) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom D) William Bradford, religious freedom
A) France; New France B) England; New York. C) Italy; New Rome D) Spain; St. Augustine
A) Worship as they wanted. B) Farm the rich soil. C) Live together in peace. D) Go fishing.
A) King Charles II, South Carolina B) Lord Baltimore, Maryland C) William Penn, Pennsylvania D) James Oglethorpe; Georgia
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) It established England as one of the worlds most powerful nations. B) England could now build a bigger and better fleet of ships. C) England could now forget about building colonies in North America. D) England could keep on raiding Spanish ships for their gold and silver.
A) Middle colonies B) New England colonies C) Southern colonies D) Dutch colonies.
A) It was established on July 30, 1619. B) It was the first law making group in the English colonies. It began the tradition of self-government C) It was in Virginia. D) It was a group of members chosen to represent each district.
A) They wanted to become wealthy. B) It would make it easier for ships to sail from Europe to Asia. C) They wanted to see the other side of North America. D) They wanted to create colonies.
A) Bible study and school meetings B) Religious services and town meetings C) Town meetings and school D) School and religious services |