Ch. 5 Founding Colonies
  • 1. Even though Samuel de Champlain and Henry Hudson never found the Northwest Passage, what important accomplishment did they achieve?
A) They worked for France and Holland.
B) They founded the colonies of New France and New Netherlands.
C) They claimed land.
D) They explored rivers in North America.
  • 2. Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, Rhode Island, & New Hampshire are
A) Southern colonies
B) New England colonies
C) Middle colonies
D) Dutch colonies.
  • 3. Why is John Cabot important?
A) He was the first explorer to reach the mainland of North America.
B) He was an explorer.
C) He sailed for England.
D) He was born in Italy.
  • 4. After surviving a harsh winter, who helped the Pilgrims adjust to their new home?
A) John Smith and John Rolfe
B) Samoset and Squanto
C) William Bradford and Massasoit
D) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas
  • 5. What made the Massachusetts Bay Colony grow?
A) Ship building, fishing, and farming
B) Fishing, trading, and gold
C) Fur trading, fishing, and house building
D) Fur trading, ship building, and fishing
  • 6. How did the Puritan colony avoid starvation like so many other colonies had experienced?
A) They had Native American friends who had planted crops and built shelters for them before they arriv
B) They decided to travel during the summer, so that they would arrive well before the harsh winter.
C) They prayed a whole bunch.
D) They learned lessons from the hardships faced by early settlers and planned their settlement.
  • 7. What was unique about Dutch owned New Amsterdam?
A) The colony was on the Hudson River.
B) They farmed.
C) The colony had a very diverse population of people from many different countries.
D) Settlers made the town thrive.
  • 8. How was the Mayflower Compact like the House of Burgesses?
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.
  • 9. The Puritan’s built the very first ---- in the English colonies.
A) public church
B) private school
C) private church
D) public school
  • 10. Who raised money to establish the settlement of Jamestown?
A) Sir Walter Raleigh
B) John Smith
C) King James I
D) The Virginia Company of London
  • 11. What are the three regions of the 13 Colonies?
A) Southern, Middle, New England
B) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands
C) New France, Southern, Middle
D) New France, New Netherlands, New England
  • 12. What is the main reason for the establishment of most New England colonies?
A) Farming
B) Religious freedom
C) Fur trading
D) Ship building
  • 13. Why did the Massachusetts Bay Colony force Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson to leave?
A) They wanted to create their own religion.
B) They thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders.
C) They caused problems for the Puritans.
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 explore.
D) They wanted to be powerful.
  • 15. Why did the two attempts to establish a colony on Roanoke Island fail?
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.
  • 16. Who led the Puritans to found the Massachusetts Bay Colony and why?
A) William Bradford; religious freedom
B) John Smith; wealth and gold
C) Boston; growth
D) John Winthrop; religious freedom
  • 17. Who was the settler who raised tobacco, Virginia’s first “cash crop”?
A) John Smith
B) Frances Drake
C) John Rolfe
D) Sir Walter Raleigh
  • 18. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, & Delaware are
A) Middle colonies
B) Dutch colonies
C) Southern 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) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom
C) Delaware, good fishing
D) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom
  • 20. Which colonies are known as the “bread-basket” colonies?
A) Southern colonies
B) New England colonies
C) Middle colonies
D) Dutch colonies
  • 21. Why did the Pilgrims leave England?
A) To find their own place to live.
B) To help William Bradford.
C) To start their own settlement so they could worship as they pleased.
D) To help the Virginia Company of London.
  • 22. Who founded the colony of Connecticut and what was its purpose?
A) John Winthrop, religious freedom
B) John Smith, wealth in farming
C) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom
D) William Bradford, religious freedom
  • 23. Who took over Dutch owned New Amsterdam and what was it renamed?
A) Italy; New Rome
B) France; New France
C) England; New York.
D) Spain; St. Augustine
  • 24. William Penn established the colony of Pennsylvania in order for all people to
A) Live together in peace.
B) Go fishing.
C) Worship as they wanted.
D) Farm the rich soil.
  • 25. Who established the last of the 13 colonies and what was it called?
A) King Charles II, South Carolina
B) James Oglethorpe; Georgia
C) William Penn, Pennsylvania
D) Lord Baltimore, Maryland
  • 26. John Smith took over leadership of Jamestown because
A) Chief Powhatan wouldn’t trade with the settlers.
B) Settlers were suffering from starvation and disease.
C) Settlers were too busy looking for gold.
D) He was the obvious person for the job.
  • 27. Why was the Battle of the Spanish Armada important for England?
A) It established England as one of the world’s most powerful nations.
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) England could now forget about building colonies in North America.
  • 28. Virginia, Maryland, North and South Carolina, & Georgia are
A) Dutch colonies.
B) New England colonies
C) Southern colonies
D) Middle 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) They wanted to create colonies.
B) They wanted to become wealthy.
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.
  • 31. What did the Puritans hold at their meetinghouses?
A) School and religious services
B) Town meetings and school
C) Religious services and town meetings
D) Bible study and school meetings
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