A) They worked for France and Holland. B) They claimed land. C) They explored rivers in North America. D) They founded the colonies of New France and New Netherlands.
A) Middle colonies B) New England colonies C) Dutch colonies. D) Southern 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) William Bradford and Massasoit C) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas D) John Smith and John Rolfe
A) Fur trading, fishing, and house building B) Ship building, fishing, and farming C) Fishing, trading, and gold D) Fur trading, ship building, and fishing
A) They learned lessons from the hardships faced by early settlers and planned their settlement. 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 prayed a whole bunch.
A) The colony was on the Hudson River. B) Settlers made the town thrive. C) The colony had a very diverse population of people from many different countries. D) They farmed.
A) It excluded women from participating. B) It was a piece of paper that members signed. C) It was a document written by settlers. D) It was another example of self-government in the colonies.
A) private church B) private school C) public school D) public church
A) John Smith B) The Virginia Company of London C) Sir Walter Raleigh 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) Ship building B) Religious freedom C) Farming D) Fur trading
A) They thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders. B) They wanted to create their own religion. C) They disagreed with many of the Puritan beliefs. 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) Settlers faced a tough winter and were starving. B) The war between Spain and England prevented the settlers from receiving more supplies. C) Supplies ran out. D) All three of these answers
A) William Bradford; religious freedom B) Boston; growth C) John Winthrop; religious freedom D) John Smith; wealth and gold
A) John Rolfe B) Frances Drake C) Sir Walter Raleigh D) John Smith
A) Southern colonies B) Middle colonies C) Dutch colonies D) New England colonies
A) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom B) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith C) Delaware, good fishing D) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom
A) Middle colonies B) Southern colonies C) Dutch colonies D) New England colonies
A) To find their own place to live. B) To start their own settlement so they could worship as they pleased. C) To help the Virginia Company of London. D) To help William Bradford.
A) William Bradford, religious freedom B) John Smith, wealth in farming C) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom D) John Winthrop, religious freedom
A) England; New York. B) Italy; New Rome C) France; New France D) Spain; St. Augustine
A) Worship as they wanted. B) Live together in peace. C) Farm the rich soil. D) Go fishing.
A) James Oglethorpe; Georgia B) Lord Baltimore, Maryland C) King Charles II, South Carolina D) William Penn, Pennsylvania
A) Settlers were suffering from starvation and disease. B) Settlers were too busy looking for gold. C) Chief Powhatan wouldnt trade with the settlers. D) He was the obvious person for the job.
A) England could now build a bigger and better fleet of ships. B) It established England as one of the worlds most powerful nations. C) England could now forget about building colonies in North America. D) England could keep on raiding Spanish ships for their gold and silver.
A) New England colonies B) Middle colonies C) Southern colonies D) Dutch colonies.
A) It was established on July 30, 1619. B) It was in Virginia. C) It was the first law making group in the English colonies. It began the tradition of self-government 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) It would make it easier for ships to sail from Europe to Asia. D) They wanted to create colonies.
A) Town meetings and school B) Religious services and town meetings C) School and religious services D) Bible study and school meetings |