A) They worked for France and Holland. B) They explored rivers in North America. C) They claimed land. D) They founded the colonies of New France and New Netherlands.
A) Southern colonies B) Dutch colonies. C) Middle colonies D) New England colonies
A) He sailed for England. B) He was the first explorer to reach the mainland of North America. C) He was born in Italy. D) He was an explorer.
A) John Smith and John Rolfe B) William Bradford and Massasoit C) Samoset and Squanto D) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas
A) Fur trading, ship building, and fishing B) Fur trading, fishing, and house building C) Ship building, fishing, and farming D) Fishing, trading, and gold
A) They decided to travel during the summer, so that they would arrive well before the harsh winter. 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 prayed a whole bunch.
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 another example of self-government in the colonies. B) It excluded women from participating. C) It was a document written by settlers. D) It was a piece of paper that members signed.
A) private church B) public church C) public school D) private school
A) John Smith B) King James I C) Sir Walter Raleigh D) The Virginia Company of London
A) Southern, Middle, New England B) New France, Southern, Middle C) New France, New Netherlands, New England D) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands
A) Ship building B) Religious freedom C) Fur trading D) Farming
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 explore. B) They wanted to be powerful. C) They wanted to find gold, and other natural resources. D) They wanted to take over Spain.
A) Supplies ran out. B) Settlers faced a tough winter and were starving. C) All three of these answers D) The war between Spain and England prevented the settlers from receiving more supplies.
A) John Winthrop; religious freedom B) John Smith; wealth and gold C) William Bradford; religious freedom D) Boston; growth
A) John Rolfe B) Sir Walter Raleigh C) John Smith D) Frances Drake
A) Middle colonies B) New England colonies C) Dutch colonies D) Southern 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) Dutch colonies C) New England colonies D) Southern 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) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom D) William Bradford, religious freedom
A) England; New York. B) Spain; St. Augustine C) France; New France D) Italy; New Rome
A) Farm the rich soil. B) Worship as they wanted. C) Live together in peace. D) Go fishing.
A) Lord Baltimore, Maryland B) James Oglethorpe; Georgia C) William Penn, Pennsylvania D) King Charles II, South Carolina
A) Chief Powhatan wouldnt trade with the settlers. B) He was the obvious person for the job. C) Settlers were suffering from starvation and disease. D) Settlers were too busy looking for gold.
A) England could now forget about building colonies in North America. B) England could keep on raiding Spanish ships for their gold and silver. 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) Dutch colonies. D) New England colonies
A) It was a group of members chosen to represent each district. B) It was established on July 30, 1619. C) It was the first law making group in the English colonies. It began the tradition of self-government D) It was in Virginia.
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) Religious services and town meetings D) School and religious services |