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