A) They claimed land. B) They worked for France and Holland. C) They explored rivers in North America. D) They founded the colonies of New France and New Netherlands.
A) Dutch colonies. B) Middle colonies C) New England colonies D) Southern colonies
A) He was an explorer. B) He was born in Italy. 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) Ship building, fishing, and farming B) Fur trading, ship building, and fishing C) Fishing, trading, and gold D) Fur trading, fishing, and house building
A) They learned lessons from the hardships faced by early settlers and planned their settlement. B) They prayed a whole bunch. C) They had Native American friends who had planted crops and built shelters for them before they arriv D) They decided to travel during the summer, so that they would arrive well before the harsh winter.
A) They farmed. B) The colony had a very diverse population of people from many different countries. C) Settlers made the town thrive. D) The colony was on the Hudson River.
A) It excluded women from participating. B) It was another example of self-government in the colonies. C) It was a document written by settlers. D) It was a piece of paper that members signed.
A) private church B) public church C) private school D) public school
A) Sir Walter Raleigh B) King James I C) The Virginia Company of London D) John Smith
A) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands B) Southern, Middle, New England C) New France, Southern, Middle D) New France, New Netherlands, New England
A) Farming B) Fur trading C) Ship building D) Religious freedom
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.
A) They wanted to find gold, and other natural resources. B) They wanted to explore. C) They wanted to take over Spain. D) They wanted to be powerful.
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.
A) John Smith; wealth and gold B) John Winthrop; religious freedom C) Boston; growth D) William Bradford; religious freedom
A) John Rolfe B) John Smith C) Sir Walter Raleigh D) Frances Drake
A) Dutch colonies B) Middle colonies C) New England colonies D) Southern colonies
A) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom B) Delaware, good fishing C) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom D) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith
A) Dutch colonies B) Middle colonies C) New England colonies D) Southern colonies
A) To help the Virginia Company of London. B) To help William Bradford. C) To find their own place to live. D) To start their own settlement so they could worship as they pleased.
A) John Smith, wealth in farming B) John Winthrop, religious freedom C) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom D) William Bradford, religious freedom
A) England; New York. B) Italy; New Rome C) France; New France D) Spain; St. Augustine
A) Live together in peace. B) Go fishing. C) Worship as they wanted. D) Farm the rich soil.
A) William Penn, Pennsylvania B) King Charles II, South Carolina C) Lord Baltimore, Maryland D) James Oglethorpe; Georgia
A) Settlers were too busy looking for gold. B) He was the obvious person for the job. C) Settlers were suffering from starvation and disease. D) Chief Powhatan wouldnt trade with the settlers.
A) England could keep on raiding Spanish ships for their gold and silver. 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 now forget about building colonies in North America.
A) Middle colonies B) Dutch colonies. C) New England 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 in Virginia. C) It was a group of members chosen to represent each district. D) It was established on July 30, 1619.
A) They wanted to see the other side of North America. B) They wanted to create colonies. C) It would make it easier for ships to sail from Europe to Asia. D) They wanted to become wealthy.
A) Town meetings and school B) Religious services and town meetings C) School and religious services D) Bible study and school meetings |