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