Ch. 5 Founding Colonies
  • 1. Even though Samuel de Champlain and Henry Hudson never found the Northwest Passage, what important accomplishment did they achieve?
A) They claimed land.
B) They worked for France and Holland.
C) They founded the colonies of New France and New Netherlands.
D) They explored rivers in North America.
  • 2. Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, Rhode Island, & New Hampshire are
A) Dutch colonies.
B) Southern colonies
C) New England colonies
D) Middle colonies
  • 3. Why is John Cabot important?
A) He was born in Italy.
B) He was an explorer.
C) He was the first explorer to reach the mainland of North America.
D) He sailed for England.
  • 4. After surviving a harsh winter, who helped the Pilgrims adjust to their new home?
A) William Bradford and Massasoit
B) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas
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) Ship building, fishing, and farming
C) Fur trading, fishing, and house building
D) Fishing, trading, and gold
  • 6. How did the Puritan colony avoid starvation like so many other colonies had experienced?
A) They prayed a whole bunch.
B) They learned lessons from the hardships faced by early settlers and planned their settlement.
C) They decided to travel during the summer, so that they would arrive well before the harsh winter.
D) They had Native American friends who had planted crops and built shelters for them before they arriv
  • 7. What was unique about Dutch owned New Amsterdam?
A) They farmed.
B) Settlers made the town thrive.
C) The colony was on the Hudson River.
D) The colony had a very diverse population of people from many different countries.
  • 8. How was the Mayflower Compact like the House of Burgesses?
A) It was another example of self-government in the colonies.
B) It was a piece of paper that members signed.
C) It excluded women from participating.
D) It was a document written by settlers.
  • 9. The Puritan’s built the very first ---- in the English colonies.
A) public school
B) private school
C) private church
D) public 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) Southern, Middle, New England
B) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands
C) New France, Southern, Middle
D) New France, New Netherlands, New England
  • 12. What is the main reason for the establishment of most New England colonies?
A) Fur trading
B) Ship building
C) Religious freedom
D) Farming
  • 13. Why did the Massachusetts Bay Colony force Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson to leave?
A) They wanted to create their own religion.
B) They caused problems for the Puritans.
C) They disagreed with many of the Puritan beliefs.
D) They thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders.
  • 14. What was the main reason England wanted to establish colonies in North America?
A) They wanted to explore.
B) They wanted to find gold, and other natural resources.
C) They wanted to be powerful.
D) They wanted to take over Spain.
  • 15. Why did the two attempts to establish a colony on Roanoke Island fail?
A) All three of these answers
B) Settlers faced a tough winter and were starving.
C) The war between Spain and England prevented the settlers from receiving more supplies.
D) Supplies ran out.
  • 16. Who led the Puritans to found the Massachusetts Bay Colony and why?
A) John Smith; wealth and gold
B) William Bradford; religious freedom
C) Boston; growth
D) John Winthrop; religious freedom
  • 17. Who was the settler who raised tobacco, Virginia’s first “cash crop”?
A) Frances Drake
B) Sir Walter Raleigh
C) John Rolfe
D) John Smith
  • 18. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, & Delaware are
A) New England colonies
B) Dutch colonies
C) Middle colonies
D) Southern colonies
  • 19. What colony did Roger Williams found and what did it offer settlers?
A) Delaware, good fishing
B) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom
C) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith
D) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom
  • 20. Which colonies are known as the “bread-basket” colonies?
A) Southern colonies
B) New England colonies
C) Dutch colonies
D) Middle colonies
  • 21. Why did the Pilgrims leave England?
A) To start their own settlement so they could worship as they pleased.
B) To help William Bradford.
C) To find their own place to live.
D) To help the Virginia Company of London.
  • 22. Who founded the colony of Connecticut and what was its purpose?
A) John Smith, wealth in farming
B) John Winthrop, religious freedom
C) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom
D) William Bradford, religious freedom
  • 23. Who took over Dutch owned New Amsterdam and what was it renamed?
A) England; New York.
B) France; New France
C) Spain; St. Augustine
D) Italy; New Rome
  • 24. William Penn established the colony of Pennsylvania in order for all people to
A) Go fishing.
B) Live together in peace.
C) Worship as they wanted.
D) Farm the rich soil.
  • 25. Who established the last of the 13 colonies and what was it called?
A) King Charles II, South Carolina
B) Lord Baltimore, Maryland
C) James Oglethorpe; Georgia
D) William Penn, Pennsylvania
  • 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 suffering from starvation and disease.
D) Settlers were too busy looking for gold.
  • 27. Why was the Battle of the Spanish Armada important for England?
A) It established England as one of the world’s most powerful nations.
B) England could now forget about building colonies in North America.
C) England could keep on raiding Spanish ships for their gold and silver.
D) England could now build a bigger and better fleet of ships.
  • 28. Virginia, Maryland, North and South Carolina, & Georgia are
A) New England colonies
B) Middle colonies
C) Southern colonies
D) Dutch colonies.
  • 29. Why was Virginia’s House of Burgesses important?
A) It was a group of members chosen to represent each district.
B) It was the first law making group in the English colonies. It began the tradition of self-government
C) It was established on July 30, 1619.
D) It was in Virginia.
  • 30. Why did explorers want to find the Northwest Passage?
A) They wanted to create colonies.
B) They wanted to become wealthy.
C) It would make it easier for ships to sail from Europe to Asia.
D) They wanted to see the other side of North America.
  • 31. What did the Puritans hold at their meetinghouses?
A) Religious services and town meetings
B) Town meetings and school
C) Bible study and school meetings
D) School and religious services
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