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