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) Southern colonies B) Dutch colonies. C) New England 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) John Smith and John Rolfe B) Chief Powhatan and Pocohontas C) William Bradford and Massasoit D) Samoset and Squanto
A) Fishing, trading, and gold B) Ship building, fishing, and farming C) Fur trading, ship building, and fishing D) Fur trading, fishing, and house building
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) The colony had a very diverse population of people from many different countries. D) Settlers made the town thrive.
A) It was another example of self-government in the colonies. B) It excluded women from participating. C) It was a document written by settlers. D) It was a piece of paper that members signed.
A) private school B) public school C) public church D) private church
A) King James I B) Sir Walter Raleigh C) John Smith D) The Virginia Company of London
A) New France, New Netherlands, New England B) New France, Southern, Middle C) Southern, Middle, New England D) Middle, Southern, New Netherlands
A) Farming B) Fur trading C) Ship building D) Religious freedom
A) They caused problems for the Puritans. B) They wanted to create their own religion. C) They disagreed with many of the Puritan beliefs. D) They thought they were more important than other Puritan leaders.
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) William Bradford; religious freedom C) John Winthrop; religious freedom D) John Smith; wealth and gold
A) Frances Drake B) Sir Walter Raleigh C) John Smith D) John Rolfe
A) Middle colonies B) Southern colonies C) Dutch colonies D) New England colonies
A) Rhode Island, complete religious freedom B) Connecticut, complete religious and political freedom C) Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritan faith D) Delaware, good fishing
A) Southern colonies B) New England colonies C) Middle colonies D) Dutch 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) Thomas Hooker, religious and political freedom B) William Bradford, religious freedom C) John Smith, wealth in farming D) John Winthrop, religious freedom
A) Spain; St. Augustine B) France; New France C) Italy; New Rome D) England; New York.
A) Worship as they wanted. B) Go fishing. C) Farm the rich soil. D) Live together in peace.
A) Lord Baltimore, Maryland B) William Penn, Pennsylvania C) James Oglethorpe; Georgia D) King Charles II, South Carolina
A) Chief Powhatan wouldnt trade with the settlers. B) He was the obvious person for the job. C) Settlers were suffering from starvation and disease. D) Settlers were too busy looking for gold.
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 a group of members chosen to represent each district. B) It was in Virginia. C) It was the first law making group in the English colonies. It began the tradition of self-government D) It was established on July 30, 1619.
A) They wanted to become wealthy. B) They wanted to see the other side of North America. C) It would make it easier for ships to sail from Europe to Asia. D) They wanted to create colonies.
A) Religious services and town meetings B) Bible study and school meetings C) School and religious services D) Town meetings and school |