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