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) New England colonies B) Dutch colonies. C) Southern colonies D) Middle colonies
A) He was born in Italy. B) He was an explorer. C) He sailed for England. D) He was the first explorer to reach the mainland of North America.
A) William Bradford and Massasoit B) John Smith and John Rolfe C) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas D) Samoset and Squanto
A) Fur trading, ship building, and fishing B) Ship building, fishing, and farming C) Fishing, trading, and gold D) Fur trading, fishing, and house building
A) They prayed a whole bunch. B) They had Native American friends who had planted crops and built shelters for them before they arriv C) They decided to travel during the summer, so that they would arrive well before the harsh winter. D) They learned lessons from the hardships faced by early settlers and planned their settlement.
A) They farmed. B) The colony had a very diverse population of people from many different countries. C) Settlers made the town thrive. 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 document written by settlers. D) It was a piece of paper that members signed.
A) public church B) private school C) public school D) private church
A) The Virginia Company of London B) Sir Walter Raleigh C) John Smith D) King James I
A) New France, Southern, Middle B) Southern, Middle, New England C) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands D) New France, New Netherlands, New England
A) Religious freedom B) Ship building C) Fur trading D) Farming
A) They caused problems for the Puritans. B) They disagreed with many of the Puritan beliefs. C) They thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders. D) They wanted to create their own religion.
A) They wanted to be powerful. B) They wanted to take over Spain. C) They wanted to explore. D) They wanted to find gold, and other natural resources.
A) Settlers faced a tough winter and were starving. B) All three of these answers C) The war between Spain and England prevented the settlers from receiving more supplies. D) Supplies ran out.
A) William Bradford; religious freedom B) John Smith; wealth and gold C) Boston; growth D) John Winthrop; religious freedom
A) John Smith B) John Rolfe C) Sir Walter Raleigh D) Frances Drake
A) Dutch colonies B) New England colonies C) Southern 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 start their own settlement so they could worship as they pleased. B) To help the Virginia Company of London. C) To help William Bradford. D) To find their own place to live.
A) William Bradford, religious freedom B) John Winthrop, religious freedom C) John Smith, wealth in farming D) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom
A) Spain; St. Augustine B) Italy; New Rome C) France; New France D) England; New York.
A) Live together in peace. B) Go fishing. C) Farm the rich soil. D) Worship as they wanted.
A) William Penn, Pennsylvania B) King Charles II, South Carolina C) James Oglethorpe; Georgia D) Lord Baltimore, Maryland
A) Settlers were suffering from starvation and disease. B) He was the obvious person for the job. C) Chief Powhatan wouldnt trade with the settlers. D) Settlers were too busy looking for gold.
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) England could now forget about building colonies in North America. D) It established England as one of the worlds most powerful nations.
A) New England colonies B) Dutch colonies. C) Southern colonies D) Middle colonies
A) It was established on July 30, 1619. B) It was the first law making group in the English colonies. It began the tradition of self-government C) It was a group of members chosen to represent each district. D) It was in Virginia.
A) They wanted to become wealthy. B) They wanted to create colonies. 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 |