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Ch. 5 Founding Colonies
Beigesteuert von: Beacham
  • 1. Even though Samuel de Champlain and Henry Hudson never found the Northwest Passage, what important accomplishment did they achieve?
A) They worked for France and Holland.
B) They founded the colonies of New France and New Netherlands.
C) They explored rivers in North America.
D) They claimed land.
  • 2. Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, Rhode Island, & New Hampshire are
A) New England colonies
B) Southern colonies
C) Middle colonies
D) Dutch colonies.
  • 3. Why is John Cabot important?
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.
  • 4. After surviving a harsh winter, who helped the Pilgrims adjust to their new home?
A) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas
B) William Bradford and Massasoit
C) Samoset and Squanto
D) John Smith and John Rolfe
  • 5. What made the Massachusetts Bay Colony grow?
A) Fur trading, ship building, and fishing
B) Fur trading, fishing, and house building
C) Fishing, trading, and gold
D) Ship building, fishing, and farming
  • 6. How did the Puritan colony avoid starvation like so many other colonies had experienced?
A) They had Native American friends who had planted crops and built shelters for them before they arriv
B) They prayed a whole bunch.
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.
  • 7. What was unique about Dutch owned New Amsterdam?
A) They farmed.
B) Settlers made the town thrive.
C) The colony had a very diverse population of people from many different countries.
D) The colony was on the Hudson River.
  • 8. How was the Mayflower Compact like the House of Burgesses?
A) It was a document written by settlers.
B) It excluded women from participating.
C) It was a piece of paper that members signed.
D) It was another example of self-government in the colonies.
  • 9. The Puritan’s built the very first ---- in the English colonies.
A) public school
B) private school
C) public church
D) private church
  • 10. Who raised money to establish the settlement of Jamestown?
A) King James I
B) John Smith
C) The Virginia Company of London
D) Sir Walter Raleigh
  • 11. What are the three regions of the 13 Colonies?
A) New France, New Netherlands, New England
B) Southern, Middle, New England
C) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands
D) New France, Southern, Middle
  • 12. What is the main reason for the establishment of most New England colonies?
A) Religious freedom
B) Ship building
C) Farming
D) Fur trading
  • 13. Why did the Massachusetts Bay Colony force Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson to leave?
A) They caused problems for the Puritans.
B) They thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders.
C) They disagreed with many of the Puritan beliefs.
D) They wanted to create their own religion.
  • 14. What was the main reason England wanted to establish colonies in North America?
A) They wanted to be powerful.
B) They wanted to find gold, and other natural resources.
C) They wanted to take over Spain.
D) They wanted to explore.
  • 15. Why did the two attempts to establish a colony on Roanoke Island fail?
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.
  • 16. Who led the Puritans to found the Massachusetts Bay Colony and why?
A) John Winthrop; religious freedom
B) William Bradford; religious freedom
C) Boston; growth
D) John Smith; wealth and gold
  • 17. Who was the settler who raised tobacco, Virginia’s first “cash crop”?
A) John Smith
B) Frances Drake
C) John Rolfe
D) Sir Walter Raleigh
  • 18. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, & Delaware are
A) Middle colonies
B) Southern colonies
C) New England colonies
D) Dutch colonies
  • 19. What colony did Roger Williams found and what did it offer settlers?
A) Delaware, good fishing
B) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom
C) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom
D) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith
  • 20. Which colonies are known as the “bread-basket” colonies?
A) Dutch colonies
B) Middle colonies
C) New England colonies
D) Southern colonies
  • 21. Why did the Pilgrims leave England?
A) To find their own place to live.
B) To start their own settlement so they could worship as they pleased.
C) To help William Bradford.
D) To help the Virginia Company of London.
  • 22. Who founded the colony of Connecticut and what was its purpose?
A) William Bradford, religious freedom
B) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom
C) John Smith, wealth in farming
D) John Winthrop, religious freedom
  • 23. Who took over Dutch owned New Amsterdam and what was it renamed?
A) England; New York.
B) Spain; St. Augustine
C) Italy; New Rome
D) France; New France
  • 24. William Penn established the colony of Pennsylvania in order for all people to
A) Live together in peace.
B) Farm the rich soil.
C) Worship as they wanted.
D) Go fishing.
  • 25. Who established the last of the 13 colonies and what was it called?
A) Lord Baltimore, Maryland
B) King Charles II, South Carolina
C) William Penn, Pennsylvania
D) James Oglethorpe; Georgia
  • 26. John Smith took over leadership of Jamestown because
A) He was the obvious person for the job.
B) Chief Powhatan wouldn’t trade with the settlers.
C) Settlers were too busy looking for gold.
D) Settlers were suffering from starvation and disease.
  • 27. Why was the Battle of the Spanish Armada important for England?
A) England could keep on raiding Spanish ships for their gold and silver.
B) It established England as one of the world’s 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.
  • 28. Virginia, Maryland, North and South Carolina, & Georgia are
A) Middle colonies
B) Dutch colonies.
C) Southern colonies
D) New England colonies
  • 29. Why was Virginia’s House of Burgesses important?
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 established on July 30, 1619.
D) It was a group of members chosen to represent each district.
  • 30. Why did explorers want to find the Northwest Passage?
A) They wanted to create colonies.
B) It would make it easier for ships to sail from Europe to Asia.
C) They wanted to see the other side of North America.
D) They wanted to become wealthy.
  • 31. What did the Puritans hold at their meetinghouses?
A) Religious services and town meetings
B) School and religious services
C) Town meetings and school
D) Bible study and school meetings
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