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