A) They claimed land. B) They worked for France and Holland. C) They explored rivers in North America. D) They founded the colonies of New France and New Netherlands.
A) Dutch colonies. B) Southern colonies C) New England colonies D) Middle colonies
A) He was born in Italy. B) He sailed for England. C) He was an explorer. D) He was the first explorer to reach the mainland of North America.
A) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas B) John Smith and John Rolfe C) William Bradford and Massasoit D) Samoset and Squanto
A) Fur trading, ship building, and fishing B) Fishing, trading, and gold C) Ship building, fishing, and farming D) Fur trading, fishing, and house building
A) They prayed a whole bunch. B) They decided to travel during the summer, so that they would arrive well before the harsh winter. C) They had Native American friends who had planted crops and built shelters for them before they arriv D) They learned lessons from the hardships faced by early settlers and planned their settlement.
A) Settlers made the town thrive. B) The colony had a very diverse population of people from many different countries. C) They farmed. 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 church C) public school D) private school
A) The Virginia Company of London B) John Smith C) King James I D) Sir Walter Raleigh
A) Southern, Middle, New England B) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands C) New France, New Netherlands, New England D) New France, Southern, Middle
A) Farming B) Religious freedom C) Ship building D) Fur trading
A) They disagreed with many of the Puritan beliefs. B) They wanted to create their own religion. C) They thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders. D) They caused problems for the Puritans.
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) Supplies ran out. B) The war between Spain and England prevented the settlers from receiving more supplies. C) All three of these answers D) Settlers faced a tough winter and were starving.
A) John Winthrop; religious freedom B) Boston; growth C) John Smith; wealth and gold D) William Bradford; religious freedom
A) Sir Walter Raleigh B) Frances Drake C) John Rolfe D) John Smith
A) New England colonies B) Southern colonies C) Dutch 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) Middle colonies B) Dutch colonies C) New England colonies D) Southern colonies
A) To help William Bradford. B) To find their own place to live. C) To help the Virginia Company of London. D) To start their own settlement so they could worship as they pleased.
A) John Winthrop, religious freedom B) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom C) William Bradford, religious freedom D) John Smith, wealth in farming
A) France; New France B) Italy; New Rome C) England; New York. D) Spain; St. Augustine
A) Live together in peace. B) Go fishing. C) Farm the rich soil. D) Worship as they wanted.
A) James Oglethorpe; Georgia B) William Penn, Pennsylvania C) King Charles II, South Carolina 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) It established England as one of the worlds most powerful nations. 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) England could now build a bigger and better fleet of ships.
A) Middle colonies B) Southern colonies C) New England colonies D) Dutch 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 in Virginia. D) It was a group of members chosen to represent each district.
A) They wanted to see the other side of North America. B) They wanted to become wealthy. C) They wanted to create colonies. D) It would make it easier for ships to sail from Europe to Asia.
A) Bible study and school meetings B) School and religious services C) Religious services and town meetings D) Town meetings and school |