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