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.
A) Dutch colonies. B) Southern colonies C) New England colonies D) Middle colonies
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.
A) William Bradford and Massasoit B) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas C) Samoset and Squanto D) John Smith and John Rolfe
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 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
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.
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.
A) public school B) private school C) private church D) public church
A) King James I B) John Smith C) The Virginia Company of London D) Sir Walter Raleigh
A) Southern, Middle, New England B) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands C) New France, Southern, Middle D) New France, New Netherlands, New England
A) Fur trading B) Ship building C) Religious freedom D) Farming
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.
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.
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.
A) John Smith; wealth and gold B) William Bradford; religious freedom C) Boston; growth D) John Winthrop; religious freedom
A) Frances Drake B) Sir Walter Raleigh C) John Rolfe D) John Smith
A) New England colonies B) Dutch colonies C) Middle colonies D) Southern colonies
A) Delaware, good fishing B) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom C) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith D) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom
A) Southern colonies B) New England colonies C) Dutch colonies D) Middle colonies
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.
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) France; New France C) Spain; St. Augustine D) Italy; New Rome
A) Go fishing. B) Live together in peace. C) Worship as they wanted. D) Farm the rich soil.
A) King Charles II, South Carolina B) Lord Baltimore, Maryland C) James Oglethorpe; Georgia D) William Penn, Pennsylvania
A) He was the obvious person for the job. B) Chief Powhatan wouldnt trade with the settlers. C) Settlers were suffering from starvation and disease. D) Settlers were too busy looking for gold.
A) It established England as one of the worlds 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.
A) New England colonies B) Middle colonies C) Southern colonies D) Dutch colonies.
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.
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.
A) Religious services and town meetings B) Town meetings and school C) Bible study and school meetings D) School and religious services |