A) They explored rivers in North America. B) They claimed land. C) They worked for France and Holland. 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 was an explorer. B) He was the first explorer to reach the mainland of North America. C) He sailed for England. D) He was born in Italy.
A) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas B) John Smith and John Rolfe C) Samoset and Squanto D) William Bradford and Massasoit
A) Fur trading, ship building, and fishing B) Ship building, fishing, and farming C) Fur trading, fishing, and house building 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 prayed a whole bunch. C) They had Native American friends who had planted crops and built shelters for them before they arriv D) They learned lessons from the hardships faced by early settlers and planned their settlement.
A) The colony was on the Hudson River. B) The colony had a very diverse population of people from many different countries. C) They farmed. D) Settlers made the town thrive.
A) It excluded women from participating. B) It was another example of self-government in the colonies. C) It was a piece of paper that members signed. D) It was a document written by settlers.
A) public church B) private church C) public school D) private 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) New France, Southern, Middle D) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands
A) Religious freedom B) Farming C) Fur trading D) Ship building
A) They disagreed with many of the Puritan beliefs. B) They thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders. C) They caused problems for the Puritans. D) They wanted to create their own religion.
A) They wanted to find gold, and other natural resources. B) They wanted to explore. C) They wanted to be powerful. D) They wanted to take over Spain.
A) All three of these answers B) Settlers faced a tough winter and were starving. C) Supplies ran out. D) The war between Spain and England prevented the settlers from receiving more supplies.
A) Boston; growth B) John Winthrop; religious freedom C) John Smith; wealth and gold D) William Bradford; religious freedom
A) Sir Walter Raleigh B) John Smith C) Frances Drake D) John Rolfe
A) New England colonies B) Middle colonies C) Dutch colonies D) Southern colonies
A) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom B) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith C) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom D) Delaware, good fishing
A) Dutch colonies B) Southern colonies C) Middle colonies D) New England colonies
A) To help the Virginia Company of London. B) To help William Bradford. C) To start their own settlement so they could worship as they pleased. D) To find their own place to live.
A) William Bradford, religious freedom B) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom C) John Winthrop, religious freedom D) John Smith, wealth in farming
A) France; New France B) Italy; New Rome C) England; New York. D) Spain; St. Augustine
A) Live together in peace. B) Go fishing. C) Farm the rich soil. D) Worship as they wanted.
A) William Penn, Pennsylvania B) Lord Baltimore, Maryland C) James Oglethorpe; Georgia 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) 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 the first law making group in the English colonies. It began the tradition of self-government B) It was in Virginia. C) It was a group of members chosen to represent each district. D) It was established on July 30, 1619.
A) They wanted to see the other side of North America. B) They wanted to become wealthy. C) They wanted to create colonies. D) It would make it easier for ships to sail from Europe to Asia.
A) Religious services and town meetings B) School and religious services C) Bible study and school meetings D) Town meetings and school |