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.
A) Middle colonies B) New England colonies C) Southern colonies D) Dutch colonies.
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.
A) John Smith and John Rolfe B) William Bradford and Massasoit C) Samoset and Squanto D) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas
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
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.
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.
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.
A) private church B) public school C) private school D) public church
A) Sir Walter Raleigh B) King James I C) The Virginia Company of London D) John Smith
A) Southern, Middle, New England B) New France, Southern, Middle C) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands D) New France, New Netherlands, New England
A) Farming B) Ship building C) Religious freedom D) Fur trading
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.
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.
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.
A) William Bradford; religious freedom B) Boston; growth C) John Winthrop; religious freedom D) John Smith; wealth and gold
A) John Smith B) Frances Drake C) Sir Walter Raleigh D) John Rolfe
A) Southern colonies B) Dutch colonies C) New England colonies D) Middle colonies
A) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom B) Delaware, good fishing C) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith D) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom
A) Southern colonies B) Middle colonies C) New England colonies D) Dutch colonies
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.
A) John Smith, wealth in farming B) William Bradford, religious freedom C) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom D) John Winthrop, religious freedom
A) France; New France B) England; New York. C) Spain; St. Augustine D) Italy; New Rome
A) Farm the rich soil. B) Worship as they wanted. C) Live together in peace. D) Go fishing.
A) King Charles II, South Carolina B) James Oglethorpe; Georgia C) Lord Baltimore, Maryland D) William Penn, Pennsylvania
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 wouldnt trade with the settlers.
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 worlds most powerful nations. D) England could now forget about building colonies in North America.
A) Middle colonies B) Dutch colonies. C) New England colonies D) Southern colonies
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.
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.
A) Bible study and school meetings B) Town meetings and school C) Religious services and town meetings D) School and religious services |