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