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) Dutch colonies. B) New England colonies C) Southern colonies D) Middle colonies
A) He sailed for England. B) He was born in Italy. C) He was the first explorer to reach the mainland of North America. D) He was an explorer.
A) Samoset and Squanto B) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas C) John Smith and John Rolfe D) William Bradford and Massasoit
A) Ship building, fishing, and farming B) Fishing, trading, and gold C) Fur trading, fishing, and house building D) Fur trading, ship building, and fishing
A) They decided to travel during the summer, so that they would arrive well before the harsh winter. B) They learned lessons from the hardships faced by early settlers and planned their settlement. C) They prayed a whole bunch. 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) Settlers made the town thrive. C) The colony had a very diverse population of people from many different countries. D) They farmed.
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 school B) private church C) public church D) private school
A) King James I B) The Virginia Company of London C) John Smith D) Sir Walter Raleigh
A) Southern, Middle, New England B) New France, Southern, Middle C) New France, New Netherlands, New England D) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands
A) Fur trading B) Religious freedom C) Farming D) Ship building
A) They disagreed with many of the Puritan beliefs. B) They caused problems for the Puritans. C) They wanted to create their own religion. 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) The war between Spain and England prevented the settlers from receiving more supplies. B) Settlers faced a tough winter and were starving. C) All three of these answers D) Supplies ran out.
A) William Bradford; religious freedom B) Boston; growth C) John Smith; wealth and gold D) John Winthrop; religious freedom
A) Frances Drake B) John Rolfe C) Sir Walter Raleigh D) John Smith
A) Southern colonies B) New England colonies C) Dutch colonies D) Middle colonies
A) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom B) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith C) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom D) Delaware, good fishing
A) Middle colonies B) New England colonies C) Southern colonies D) Dutch colonies
A) To help William Bradford. B) To start their own settlement so they could worship as they pleased. C) To help the Virginia Company of London. D) To find their own place to live.
A) John Smith, wealth in farming B) John Winthrop, religious freedom C) William Bradford, religious freedom D) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom
A) England; New York. B) Italy; New Rome C) Spain; St. Augustine D) France; New France
A) Go fishing. B) Worship as they wanted. C) Farm the rich soil. D) Live together in peace.
A) James Oglethorpe; Georgia B) Lord Baltimore, Maryland C) William Penn, Pennsylvania 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 forget about building colonies in North America. C) It established England as one of the worlds most powerful nations. D) England could now build a bigger and better fleet of ships.
A) Southern colonies B) Middle colonies C) New England colonies D) Dutch colonies.
A) It was a group of members chosen to represent each district. B) It was in Virginia. 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) It would make it easier for ships to sail from Europe to Asia. B) They wanted to see the other side of North America. C) They wanted to become wealthy. D) They wanted to create colonies.
A) Bible study and school meetings B) Town meetings and school C) School and religious services D) Religious services and town meetings |