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