A) They explored rivers in North America. B) They claimed land. C) They founded the colonies of New France and New Netherlands. D) They worked for France and Holland.
A) Southern colonies B) Dutch colonies. C) Middle colonies D) New England colonies
A) He was an explorer. B) He sailed for England. C) He was born in Italy. D) He was the first explorer to reach the mainland of North America.
A) Samoset and Squanto B) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas C) William Bradford and Massasoit D) John Smith and John Rolfe
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 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 a document written by settlers. B) It was a piece of paper that members signed. C) It excluded women from participating. D) It was another example of self-government in the colonies.
A) private church B) public church C) public school D) private school
A) Sir Walter Raleigh B) King James I C) John Smith D) The Virginia Company of London
A) New France, Southern, Middle B) New France, New Netherlands, New England C) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands D) Southern, Middle, New England
A) Farming B) Fur trading C) Religious freedom D) Ship building
A) They disagreed with many of the Puritan beliefs. B) They thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders. C) They wanted to create their own religion. D) They caused problems for the Puritans.
A) They wanted to be powerful. B) They wanted to take over Spain. C) They wanted to find gold, and other natural resources. D) They wanted to explore.
A) The war between Spain and England prevented the settlers from receiving more supplies. B) Settlers faced a tough winter and were starving. C) Supplies ran out. D) All three of these answers
A) Boston; growth B) John Smith; wealth and gold C) John Winthrop; religious freedom D) William Bradford; religious freedom
A) Sir Walter Raleigh B) Frances Drake C) John Rolfe D) John Smith
A) Middle colonies B) New England colonies C) Southern colonies D) Dutch colonies
A) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom B) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom C) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith D) Delaware, good fishing
A) Dutch colonies B) Southern colonies C) New England colonies D) Middle colonies
A) To help the Virginia Company of London. B) To help William Bradford. C) To find their own place to live. D) To start their own settlement so they could worship as they pleased.
A) John Winthrop, religious freedom B) William Bradford, religious freedom C) John Smith, wealth in farming D) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom
A) Italy; New Rome B) France; New France C) England; New York. D) Spain; St. Augustine
A) Live together in peace. B) Worship as they wanted. C) Farm the rich soil. D) Go fishing.
A) James Oglethorpe; Georgia B) William Penn, Pennsylvania C) King Charles II, South Carolina D) Lord Baltimore, Maryland
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) England could now forget about building colonies in North America. B) England could now build a bigger and better fleet of ships. C) England could keep on raiding Spanish ships for their gold and silver. D) It established England as one of the worlds most powerful nations.
A) New England colonies B) Southern colonies C) Dutch colonies. D) Middle colonies
A) It was in Virginia. B) It was a group of members chosen to represent each district. C) It was established on July 30, 1619. D) It was the first law making group in the English colonies. It began the tradition of self-government
A) They wanted to create colonies. B) They wanted to see the other side of North America. C) They wanted to become wealthy. D) It would make it easier for ships to sail from Europe to Asia.
A) Religious services and town meetings B) Bible study and school meetings C) Town meetings and school D) School and religious services |