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) New England colonies B) Middle colonies C) Dutch colonies. D) Southern colonies
A) He was an explorer. B) He was born in Italy. C) He sailed for England. D) He was the first explorer to reach the mainland of North America.
A) John Smith and John Rolfe B) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas C) Samoset and Squanto D) William Bradford and Massasoit
A) Ship building, fishing, and farming B) Fur trading, fishing, and house building C) Fishing, trading, and gold D) Fur trading, ship building, and fishing
A) They prayed a whole bunch. B) They decided to travel during the summer, so that they would arrive well before the harsh winter. 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) 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 a piece of paper that members signed. C) It was another example of self-government in the colonies. D) It was a document written by settlers.
A) public school B) public church C) private church D) private school
A) John Smith B) King James I C) The Virginia Company of London D) Sir Walter Raleigh
A) New France, Southern, Middle B) New France, New Netherlands, New England C) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands D) Southern, Middle, New England
A) Religious freedom B) Fur trading C) Farming D) Ship building
A) They disagreed with many of the Puritan beliefs. B) They wanted to create their own religion. C) They thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders. D) They caused problems for the Puritans.
A) They wanted to be powerful. B) They wanted to take over Spain. C) They wanted to explore. 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) The war between Spain and England prevented the settlers from receiving more supplies. D) Supplies ran out.
A) John Winthrop; religious freedom B) William Bradford; religious freedom C) Boston; growth D) John Smith; wealth and gold
A) John Smith B) John Rolfe C) Sir Walter Raleigh D) Frances Drake
A) Southern colonies B) New England colonies C) Dutch colonies D) Middle 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) Dutch colonies B) New England colonies C) Southern colonies D) Middle colonies
A) To find their own place to live. B) To help William Bradford. C) To help the Virginia Company of London. D) To start their own settlement so they could worship as they pleased.
A) John Smith, wealth in farming B) William Bradford, religious freedom C) John Winthrop, religious freedom D) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom
A) France; New France B) Spain; St. Augustine C) Italy; New Rome D) England; New York.
A) Go fishing. B) Farm the rich soil. C) Worship as they wanted. D) Live together in peace.
A) William Penn, Pennsylvania B) King Charles II, South Carolina C) Lord Baltimore, Maryland D) James Oglethorpe; Georgia
A) Chief Powhatan wouldnt trade with the settlers. B) Settlers were too busy looking for gold. C) Settlers were suffering from starvation and disease. D) He was the obvious person for the job.
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 forget about building colonies in North America. D) England could now build a bigger and better fleet of ships.
A) Middle colonies B) Southern colonies C) Dutch colonies. D) New England colonies
A) It was in Virginia. B) It was the first law making group in the English colonies. It began the tradition of self-government C) It was established on July 30, 1619. D) It was a group of members chosen to represent each district.
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) Town meetings and school B) Bible study and school meetings C) Religious services and town meetings D) School and religious services |