A) They founded the colonies of New France and New Netherlands. B) They worked for France and Holland. C) They explored rivers in North America. D) They claimed land.
A) Southern colonies B) Dutch colonies. C) Middle colonies D) New England colonies
A) He sailed for England. B) He was an explorer. C) He was born in Italy. D) He was the first explorer to reach the mainland of North America.
A) Samoset and Squanto B) John Smith and John Rolfe C) William Bradford and Massasoit D) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas
A) Fur trading, ship building, and fishing B) Ship building, fishing, and farming C) Fishing, trading, and gold D) Fur trading, fishing, and house building
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) Settlers made the town thrive. B) The colony had a very diverse population of people from many different countries. C) The colony was on the Hudson River. D) They farmed.
A) It was a piece of paper that members signed. B) It excluded women from participating. 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 school D) private church
A) Sir Walter Raleigh B) The Virginia Company of London C) King James I D) John Smith
A) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands B) New France, New Netherlands, New England C) Southern, Middle, New England D) New France, Southern, Middle
A) Farming B) Ship building C) Fur trading D) Religious freedom
A) They wanted to create their own religion. B) They disagreed with many of the Puritan beliefs. C) They thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders. D) They caused problems for the Puritans.
A) They wanted to take over Spain. B) They wanted to be powerful. C) They wanted to find gold, and other natural resources. D) They wanted to explore.
A) Settlers faced a tough winter and were starving. B) All three of these answers C) The war between Spain and England prevented the settlers from receiving more supplies. D) Supplies ran out.
A) William Bradford; religious freedom B) Boston; growth C) John Smith; wealth and gold D) John Winthrop; religious freedom
A) John Smith B) John Rolfe C) Sir Walter Raleigh D) Frances Drake
A) Dutch colonies B) Southern colonies C) New England colonies D) Middle colonies
A) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith B) Delaware, good fishing C) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom D) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom
A) New England colonies B) Southern colonies C) Middle colonies D) Dutch colonies
A) To start their own settlement so they could worship as they pleased. B) To help William Bradford. 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) France; New France D) Spain; St. Augustine
A) Worship as they wanted. B) Farm the rich soil. C) Live together in peace. D) Go fishing.
A) William Penn, Pennsylvania B) Lord Baltimore, Maryland C) King Charles II, South Carolina D) James Oglethorpe; Georgia
A) Settlers were too busy looking for gold. B) Settlers were suffering from starvation and disease. C) He was the obvious person for the job. D) Chief Powhatan wouldnt trade with the settlers.
A) England could now forget about building colonies in North America. B) England could now build a bigger and better fleet of ships. C) England could keep on raiding Spanish ships for their gold and silver. D) It established England as one of the worlds most powerful nations.
A) Dutch colonies. B) Middle colonies C) Southern colonies D) New England colonies
A) It was in Virginia. B) It was a group of members chosen to represent each district. C) It was established on July 30, 1619. D) It was the first law making group in the English colonies. It began the tradition of self-government
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) Religious services and town meetings B) Bible study and school meetings C) Town meetings and school D) School and religious services |