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 founded the colonies of New France and New Netherlands.
B) They worked for France and Holland.
C) They explored rivers in North America.
D) They claimed land.
  • 2. Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, Rhode Island, & New Hampshire are
A) Middle colonies
B) New England colonies
C) Southern colonies
D) Dutch colonies.
  • 3. Why is John Cabot important?
A) He sailed for England.
B) He was the first explorer to reach the mainland of North America.
C) He was an explorer.
D) He was born in Italy.
  • 4. After surviving a harsh winter, who helped the Pilgrims adjust to their new home?
A) John Smith and John Rolfe
B) William Bradford and Massasoit
C) Samoset and Squanto
D) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas
  • 5. What made the Massachusetts Bay Colony grow?
A) Fur trading, fishing, and house building
B) Fur trading, ship building, and fishing
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 prayed a whole bunch.
B) They learned lessons from the hardships faced by early settlers and planned their settlement.
C) They had Native American friends who had planted crops and built shelters for them before they arriv
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) Settlers made the town thrive.
B) They farmed.
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 was a piece of paper that members signed.
C) It was another example of self-government in the colonies.
D) It excluded women from participating.
  • 9. The Puritan’s built the very first ---- in the English colonies.
A) private church
B) public school
C) private school
D) public church
  • 10. Who raised money to establish the settlement of Jamestown?
A) Sir Walter Raleigh
B) King James I
C) The Virginia Company of London
D) John Smith
  • 11. What are the three regions of the 13 Colonies?
A) Southern, Middle, New England
B) New France, Southern, Middle
C) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands
D) New France, New Netherlands, New England
  • 12. What is the main reason for the establishment of most New England colonies?
A) Farming
B) Ship building
C) Religious freedom
D) Fur trading
  • 13. Why did the Massachusetts Bay Colony force Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson to leave?
A) They thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders.
B) They caused problems for the Puritans.
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 explore.
C) They wanted to take over Spain.
D) They wanted to find gold, and other natural resources.
  • 15. Why did the two attempts to establish a colony on Roanoke Island fail?
A) The war between Spain and England prevented the settlers from receiving more supplies.
B) All three of these answers
C) Settlers faced a tough winter and were starving.
D) Supplies ran out.
  • 16. Who led the Puritans to found the Massachusetts Bay Colony and why?
A) William Bradford; religious freedom
B) Boston; growth
C) John Winthrop; religious freedom
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) Sir Walter Raleigh
D) John Rolfe
  • 18. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, & Delaware are
A) Southern colonies
B) Dutch colonies
C) New England colonies
D) Middle colonies
  • 19. What colony did Roger Williams found and what did it offer settlers?
A) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom
B) Delaware, good fishing
C) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith
D) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom
  • 20. Which colonies are known as the “bread-basket” colonies?
A) Southern colonies
B) Middle colonies
C) New England colonies
D) Dutch colonies
  • 21. Why did the Pilgrims leave England?
A) To help William Bradford.
B) To find their own place to live.
C) To start their own settlement so they could worship as they pleased.
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) William Bradford, religious freedom
C) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom
D) John Winthrop, religious freedom
  • 23. Who took over Dutch owned New Amsterdam and what was it renamed?
A) France; New France
B) England; New York.
C) Spain; St. Augustine
D) Italy; New Rome
  • 24. William Penn established the colony of Pennsylvania in order for all people to
A) Farm the rich soil.
B) Worship as they wanted.
C) Live together in peace.
D) Go fishing.
  • 25. Who established the last of the 13 colonies and what was it called?
A) King Charles II, South Carolina
B) James Oglethorpe; Georgia
C) Lord Baltimore, Maryland
D) William Penn, Pennsylvania
  • 26. John Smith took over leadership of Jamestown because
A) He was the obvious person for the job.
B) Settlers were suffering from starvation and disease.
C) Settlers were too busy looking for gold.
D) Chief Powhatan wouldn’t trade with the settlers.
  • 27. Why was the Battle of the Spanish Armada important for England?
A) England could now build a bigger and better fleet of ships.
B) England could keep on raiding Spanish ships for their gold and silver.
C) It established England as one of the world’s most powerful nations.
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) New England colonies
D) Southern 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 established on July 30, 1619.
C) It was a group of members chosen to represent each district.
D) It was in Virginia.
  • 30. Why did explorers want to find the Northwest Passage?
A) They wanted to become wealthy.
B) It would make it easier for ships to sail from Europe to Asia.
C) They wanted to create colonies.
D) They wanted to see the other side of North America.
  • 31. What did the Puritans hold at their meetinghouses?
A) Bible study and school meetings
B) Town meetings and school
C) Religious services and town meetings
D) School and religious services
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