A) They founded the colonies of New France and New Netherlands. B) They explored rivers in North America. C) They worked for France and Holland. D) They claimed land.
A) New England colonies B) Southern colonies C) Dutch colonies. D) Middle colonies
A) He sailed for England. B) He was born in Italy. C) He was an explorer. D) He was the first explorer to reach the mainland of North America.
A) Samoset and Squanto B) John Smith and John Rolfe C) William Bradford and Massasoit D) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas
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 prayed a whole bunch. B) They learned lessons from the hardships faced by early settlers and planned their settlement. C) They had Native American friends who had planted crops and built shelters for them before they arriv 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 was on the Hudson River. 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 excluded women from participating. C) It was a document written by settlers. D) It was another example of self-government in the colonies.
A) private school B) private church C) public school D) public church
A) King James I B) John Smith C) Sir Walter Raleigh D) The Virginia Company of London
A) New France, New Netherlands, New England B) Southern, Middle, New England C) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands D) New France, Southern, Middle
A) Fur trading B) Religious freedom C) Farming D) Ship building
A) They disagreed with many of the Puritan beliefs. B) They wanted to create their own religion. C) They caused problems for the Puritans. D) They thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders.
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) Settlers faced a tough winter and were starving. B) The war between Spain and England prevented the settlers from receiving more supplies. C) All three of these answers D) Supplies ran out.
A) William Bradford; religious freedom B) John Winthrop; religious freedom C) John Smith; wealth and gold D) Boston; growth
A) Frances Drake B) John Rolfe C) John Smith D) Sir Walter Raleigh
A) Southern colonies B) New England colonies C) Middle colonies D) Dutch colonies
A) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith B) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom C) Delaware, good fishing D) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom
A) New England colonies B) Dutch colonies C) Southern colonies D) Middle 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) John Winthrop, religious freedom C) John Smith, wealth in farming D) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom
A) England; New York. B) Italy; New Rome C) France; New France D) Spain; St. Augustine
A) Go fishing. B) Worship as they wanted. C) Live together in peace. D) Farm the rich soil.
A) King Charles II, South Carolina B) James Oglethorpe; Georgia C) Lord Baltimore, Maryland D) William Penn, Pennsylvania
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) It established England as one of the worlds most powerful nations. B) England could keep on raiding Spanish ships for their gold and silver. C) England could now build a bigger and better fleet of ships. D) England could now forget about building colonies in North America.
A) Dutch colonies. B) Southern colonies C) New England colonies D) Middle 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 a group of members chosen to represent each district. 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) Bible study and school meetings B) Town meetings and school C) Religious services and town meetings D) School and religious services |