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