A) They explored rivers in North America. B) They worked for France and Holland. C) They founded the colonies of New France and New Netherlands. D) They claimed land.
A) Southern colonies B) Dutch colonies. C) New England colonies D) Middle colonies
A) He was born in Italy. B) He was an explorer. C) He sailed for England. D) He was the first explorer to reach the mainland of North America.
A) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas B) Samoset and Squanto C) William Bradford and Massasoit D) John Smith and John Rolfe
A) Fur trading, ship building, and fishing B) Fur trading, fishing, and house building C) Fishing, trading, and gold D) Ship building, fishing, and farming
A) They had Native American friends who had planted crops and built shelters for them before they arriv 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 prayed a whole bunch.
A) Settlers made the town thrive. B) The colony was on the Hudson River. C) The colony had a very diverse population of people from many different countries. D) They farmed.
A) It was another example of self-government in the colonies. B) It was a document written by settlers. C) It excluded women from participating. D) It was a piece of paper that members signed.
A) private school B) public school C) private church D) public church
A) The Virginia Company of London B) King James I C) John Smith D) Sir Walter Raleigh
A) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands B) New France, New Netherlands, New England C) New France, Southern, Middle D) Southern, Middle, New England
A) Religious freedom B) Farming C) Ship building D) Fur trading
A) They caused problems for the Puritans. B) They wanted to create their own religion. C) They disagreed with many of the Puritan beliefs. D) They thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders.
A) They wanted to take over Spain. B) They wanted to be powerful. 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) Supplies ran out. C) Settlers faced a tough winter and were starving. D) All three of these answers
A) John Winthrop; religious freedom B) John Smith; wealth and gold C) Boston; growth D) William Bradford; religious freedom
A) John Rolfe B) Frances Drake C) John Smith D) Sir Walter Raleigh
A) Dutch colonies B) New England colonies C) Southern colonies D) Middle colonies
A) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom B) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith C) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom D) Delaware, good fishing
A) Middle colonies B) New England colonies C) Southern colonies D) Dutch colonies
A) To help William Bradford. B) To start their own settlement so they could worship as they pleased. C) To help the Virginia Company of London. D) To find their own place to live.
A) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom B) John Winthrop, religious freedom C) John Smith, wealth in farming D) William Bradford, religious freedom
A) France; New France B) England; New York. C) Spain; St. Augustine D) Italy; New Rome
A) Live together in peace. B) Farm the rich soil. C) Go fishing. D) Worship as they wanted.
A) Lord Baltimore, Maryland B) King Charles II, South Carolina C) James Oglethorpe; Georgia D) William Penn, Pennsylvania
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) England could now build a bigger and better fleet of ships. B) England could now forget about building colonies in North America. 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) Dutch colonies. C) Middle colonies D) Southern 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 a group of members chosen to represent each district. D) It was in Virginia.
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.
A) School and religious services B) Religious services and town meetings C) Town meetings and school D) Bible study and school meetings |