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Ch. 5 Founding Colonies
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  • 1. Even though Samuel de Champlain and Henry Hudson never found the Northwest Passage, what important accomplishment did they achieve?
A) They explored rivers in North America.
B) They founded the colonies of New France and New Netherlands.
C) They claimed land.
D) They worked for France and Holland.
  • 2. Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, Rhode Island, & New Hampshire are
A) Dutch colonies.
B) Middle colonies
C) New England colonies
D) Southern colonies
  • 3. Why is John Cabot important?
A) He was an explorer.
B) He was born in Italy.
C) He was the first explorer to reach the mainland of North America.
D) He sailed for England.
  • 4. After surviving a harsh winter, who helped the Pilgrims adjust to their new home?
A) Samoset and Squanto
B) William Bradford and Massasoit
C) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas
D) John Smith and John Rolfe
  • 5. What made the Massachusetts Bay Colony grow?
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
  • 6. How did the Puritan colony avoid starvation like so many other colonies had experienced?
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 learned lessons from the hardships faced by early settlers and planned their settlement.
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) 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.
  • 8. How was the Mayflower Compact like the House of Burgesses?
A) It was a piece of paper that members signed.
B) It was another example of self-government in the colonies.
C) It excluded women from participating.
D) It was a document written by settlers.
  • 9. The Puritan’s built the very first ---- in the English colonies.
A) private church
B) private school
C) public church
D) public school
  • 10. Who raised money to establish the settlement of Jamestown?
A) King James I
B) The Virginia Company of London
C) Sir Walter Raleigh
D) John Smith
  • 11. What are the three regions of the 13 Colonies?
A) New France, New Netherlands, New England
B) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands
C) Southern, Middle, New England
D) New France, Southern, Middle
  • 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 caused problems for the Puritans.
B) They thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders.
C) They wanted to create their own religion.
D) They disagreed with many of the Puritan beliefs.
  • 14. What was the main reason England wanted to establish colonies in North America?
A) They wanted to take over Spain.
B) They wanted to find gold, and other natural resources.
C) They wanted to be powerful.
D) They wanted to explore.
  • 15. Why did the two attempts to establish a colony on Roanoke Island fail?
A) All three of these answers
B) The war between Spain and England prevented the settlers from receiving more supplies.
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) John Smith; wealth and gold
B) William Bradford; religious freedom
C) John Winthrop; religious freedom
D) Boston; growth
  • 17. Who was the settler who raised tobacco, Virginia’s first “cash crop”?
A) John Rolfe
B) Sir Walter Raleigh
C) John Smith
D) Frances Drake
  • 18. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, & Delaware are
A) Dutch colonies
B) Southern colonies
C) Middle colonies
D) New England colonies
  • 19. What colony did Roger Williams found and what did it offer settlers?
A) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith
B) Delaware, good fishing
C) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom
D) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom
  • 20. Which colonies are known as the “bread-basket” colonies?
A) New England colonies
B) Dutch colonies
C) Middle colonies
D) Southern colonies
  • 21. Why did the Pilgrims leave England?
A) To help the Virginia Company of London.
B) To start their own settlement so they could worship as they pleased.
C) To help William Bradford.
D) To find their own place to live.
  • 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) Spain; St. Augustine
C) Italy; New Rome
D) England; New York.
  • 24. William Penn established the colony of Pennsylvania in order for all people to
A) Live together in peace.
B) Worship as they wanted.
C) Farm the rich soil.
D) Go fishing.
  • 25. Who established the last of the 13 colonies and what was it called?
A) Lord Baltimore, Maryland
B) James Oglethorpe; Georgia
C) King Charles II, South Carolina
D) William Penn, Pennsylvania
  • 26. John Smith took over leadership of Jamestown because
A) Settlers were too busy looking for gold.
B) Chief Powhatan wouldn’t trade with the settlers.
C) Settlers were suffering from starvation and disease.
D) He was the obvious person for the job.
  • 27. Why was the Battle of the Spanish Armada important for England?
A) England could now forget about building colonies in North America.
B) It established England as one of the world’s most powerful nations.
C) England could keep on raiding Spanish ships for their gold and silver.
D) England could now build a bigger and better fleet of ships.
  • 28. Virginia, Maryland, North and South Carolina, & Georgia are
A) Middle colonies
B) Dutch colonies.
C) Southern colonies
D) New England colonies
  • 29. Why was Virginia’s House of Burgesses important?
A) It was in Virginia.
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 established on July 30, 1619.
  • 30. Why did explorers want to find the Northwest Passage?
A) It would make it easier for ships to sail from Europe to Asia.
B) They wanted to create colonies.
C) They wanted to become wealthy.
D) They wanted to see the other side of North America.
  • 31. What did the Puritans hold at their meetinghouses?
A) Religious services and town meetings
B) Town meetings and school
C) Bible study and school meetings
D) School and religious services
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