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) Dutch colonies. B) Southern colonies C) Middle colonies D) New England colonies
A) He was born in Italy. B) He was the first explorer to reach the mainland of North America. C) He was an explorer. D) He sailed for England.
A) John Smith and John Rolfe B) William Bradford and Massasoit C) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas D) Samoset and Squanto
A) Fishing, trading, and gold B) Ship building, fishing, and farming C) Fur trading, ship building, and fishing D) Fur trading, fishing, and house building
A) They decided to travel during the summer, so that they would arrive well before the harsh winter. B) They prayed a whole bunch. C) They learned lessons from the hardships faced by early settlers and planned their settlement. D) They had Native American friends who had planted crops and built shelters for them before they arriv
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 was another example of self-government in the colonies. B) It excluded women from participating. C) It was a piece of paper that members signed. D) It was a document written by settlers.
A) private school B) private church C) public church D) public school
A) John Smith B) Sir Walter Raleigh C) King James I D) The Virginia Company of London
A) Southern, Middle, New England B) New France, Southern, Middle C) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands D) New France, New Netherlands, New England
A) Fur trading B) Religious freedom C) Ship building 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 be powerful. B) They wanted to find gold, and other natural resources. C) They wanted to explore. D) They wanted to take over Spain.
A) All three of these answers B) Supplies ran out. C) The war between Spain and England prevented the settlers from receiving more supplies. D) Settlers faced a tough winter and were starving.
A) John Winthrop; religious freedom B) John Smith; wealth and gold C) Boston; growth D) William Bradford; religious freedom
A) John Rolfe B) Sir Walter Raleigh C) Frances Drake D) John Smith
A) Middle colonies B) Southern colonies C) New England colonies D) Dutch colonies
A) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom B) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith C) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom D) Delaware, good fishing
A) Middle colonies B) New England colonies C) Dutch colonies D) Southern colonies
A) To start their own settlement so they could worship as they pleased. B) To help the Virginia Company of London. C) To help William Bradford. D) To find their own place to live.
A) John Smith, wealth in farming B) William Bradford, religious freedom C) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom D) John Winthrop, religious freedom
A) Spain; St. Augustine B) France; New France C) Italy; New Rome D) England; New York.
A) Worship as they wanted. B) Farm the rich soil. C) Go fishing. D) Live together in peace.
A) James Oglethorpe; Georgia B) William Penn, Pennsylvania C) Lord Baltimore, Maryland D) King Charles II, South Carolina
A) Chief Powhatan wouldnt trade with the settlers. B) Settlers were suffering from starvation and disease. C) He was the obvious person for the job. D) Settlers were too busy looking for gold.
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) Southern colonies B) Middle colonies C) New England colonies D) Dutch colonies.
A) It was in Virginia. B) It was a group of members chosen to represent each district. C) It was the first law making group in the English colonies. It began the tradition of self-government D) It was established on July 30, 1619.
A) They wanted to create colonies. 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 become wealthy.
A) Town meetings and school B) School and religious services C) Religious services and town meetings D) Bible study and school meetings |