A) They worked for France and Holland. B) They claimed land. C) They explored rivers in North America. D) They founded the colonies of New France and New Netherlands.
A) New England colonies B) Dutch colonies. C) Southern colonies D) Middle 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) Samoset and Squanto B) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas C) William Bradford and Massasoit D) John Smith and John Rolfe
A) Fur trading, ship building, and fishing B) Ship building, fishing, and farming C) Fur trading, fishing, and house building D) Fishing, trading, and gold
A) They learned lessons from the hardships faced by early settlers and planned their settlement. B) They decided to travel during the summer, so that they would arrive well before the harsh winter. C) They had Native American friends who had planted crops and built shelters for them before they arriv D) They prayed a whole bunch.
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 document written by settlers. C) It was a piece of paper that members signed. D) It excluded women from participating.
A) public school B) public church C) private church D) private school
A) King James I B) The Virginia Company of London C) Sir Walter Raleigh D) John Smith
A) New France, New Netherlands, New England B) Southern, Middle, New England C) New France, Southern, Middle D) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands
A) Religious freedom B) Ship building C) Farming D) Fur trading
A) They caused problems for the Puritans. B) They wanted to create their own religion. C) They thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders. D) They disagreed with many of the Puritan beliefs.
A) They wanted to find gold, and other natural resources. B) They wanted to take over Spain. C) They wanted to be powerful. D) They wanted to explore.
A) Supplies ran out. B) Settlers faced a tough winter and were starving. C) The war between Spain and England prevented the settlers from receiving more supplies. D) All three of these answers
A) Boston; growth B) William Bradford; religious freedom C) John Smith; wealth and gold D) John Winthrop; religious freedom
A) John Rolfe B) Sir Walter Raleigh C) John Smith D) Frances Drake
A) Middle colonies B) New England colonies C) Dutch colonies D) Southern colonies
A) Delaware, good fishing B) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom C) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom D) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith
A) Dutch colonies B) New England colonies C) Southern colonies D) Middle 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) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom B) John Smith, wealth in farming C) William Bradford, religious freedom D) John Winthrop, religious freedom
A) France; New France B) Spain; St. Augustine C) Italy; New Rome D) England; New York.
A) Live together in peace. B) Go fishing. C) Worship as they wanted. D) Farm the rich soil.
A) James Oglethorpe; Georgia B) William Penn, Pennsylvania C) King Charles II, South Carolina D) Lord Baltimore, Maryland
A) He was the obvious person for the job. B) Chief Powhatan wouldnt trade with the settlers. C) Settlers were too busy looking for gold. D) Settlers were suffering from starvation and disease.
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) New England colonies B) Southern colonies C) Dutch colonies. D) Middle colonies
A) It was established on July 30, 1619. B) It was the first law making group in the English colonies. It began the tradition of self-government C) It was in Virginia. D) It was a group of members chosen to represent each district.
A) They wanted to become wealthy. B) They wanted to create colonies. C) They wanted to see the other side of North America. D) It would make it easier for ships to sail from Europe to Asia.
A) Bible study and school meetings B) School and religious services C) Town meetings and school D) Religious services and town meetings |