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