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