The Struggle to Found Colonies- Ch.5 Social Studies

Multiple Choice

In the late 1500s, what colony was England's first attempt at establishing colonies of its own in the Americas?

• Roanoke Island

• Jamestown

• Quebec

• Pennsylvania

Multiple Choice

John White led a group of English men, woman, and children to Roanoke Island. Why did he leave them and return to England?

• To ask the queen for more money.

• To ask for help and gain more supplies.

• To search for gold.

• To find freedom.

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When John White retuned to England to ask for more supplies, what did he find?

• The land had been attacked by Native Americans.

• The English were at war with Spain and there were no supplies or ships to be spared.

• The English had struck gold so he stayed.

• The queen had abandoned the people.

Multiple Choice

How long did John White stay in England before he was able to return?

• 1 month

• 1 year

• 3 years

• 5 years

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When John White returned to Roanoke Island, what did he find?

• Everyone and everything had disappeared.

• His children had grown old.

• His dog had run away.

• His ships were all attacked and destroyed.

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What did Francis Drake do to anger the Spanish?

• He stole their ships and sank them.

• He destroyed a Spanish flag.

• He hunted on their land.

• He stole gold from Spanish ships as he sailed around the world.

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True or False: Jamestown was a great area for the 120 colonists to settle.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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How did John Smith aid in saving the Jamestown colony?

• He ordered them to work if they wanted to eat. He also lead them to build houses and dig for fresh water.

• He figured out how to catch and sell fish.

• He found medicine that could cure the colonists' diseases.

Multiple Choice

Which Native American tribe helped John Smith and the other colonists at Jamestown?

• Wampanoag

• Dutch

• Powhatan

• Cherokee

Multiple Choice

What cash crop helped Jamestown grow?

• tobacco

• fur

• corn

• rice

Multiple Choice

What was the first law-making assembly in an English colony?

• The Mayflower Compact

• The House of Burgesses

• The Northwest Passage

• The Indentured Servants

Multiple Choice

Samuel de Champlain was a French explorer who founded which colony on the St. Lawrence River?

• New Amersterdam

• Pennsylvania

• Quebec

• Massachusetts

Multiple Choice

Who discovered the Northwest Passage?

• John Rolfe

• Samuel de Champlain

• Henry Hudson

• No one because it doesn't exist.

Multiple Choice

The Dutch colonies in North America became known as ______.

• New Netherland

• Pennsylvania

• Quebec

• Hudsonville

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The town of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island was an ideal location for Dutch trade. What is this large city known as today in the United States?

• Philadelphia

• New York City

• Boston

• Charleston

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William Bradford was a leader of a group of Separatists. What are Separatists?

• A group of people who wanted to separate from the Church of England

• A group of people who did not believe in God

• A group of indentured servants

• A group of people who owed a debt

Multiple Choice

The Pilgrims sailed on a ship called _______.

• The Samoset

• The Northwest Passage

• The Pinta

• The Mayflower

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Before landing their ship at Plymouth, Pilgrim leaders decided to write down a plan of government for their colony called the ________.

• The House of Burgesses

• The Northwest Passage

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Pilgrim Pledge

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What challenges were faced by the Pilgrims at Plymouth?

• There was a great drought, so they didn't have enough water to survive.

• The freezing temperatures, hunger, and disease killed nearly half of them in the first three months.

• The Native Americans tried to fight and kills them when they landed at Plymouth.

• Their ship sank with all of their food.

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Which group of Native Americans helped the surviving Pilgrims?

• The Cherokee

• The French

• The Wampanoag

• The Navaho

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The Puritans also left England for religious reasons. They wanted to purify or reform the Church of England. Once in North America, the Puritans called their colony _____.

• the Massachusetts Bay Colony

• New Netherland

• the Hudson River

• New Amsterdam

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The Puritans did not face as many challenges as the Pilgrims, including starvation, because _____.

• they brought cash crops with them to trade.

• they only ate fish.

• they planned and prepared better.

• they didn't travel as far as the Pilgrims had to.

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The 13 English Colonies were located on the _____.

• West coast of North America, bordered by the Pacific Ocean.

• East coast of North America, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean.

• Great Lakes, creating what is today's Canadian border.

• Southern coast of North America, around the Gulf of Mexico.

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True or False: The New England colonies were excellent for farming due to their rich soil.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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True or False: The Southern colonies enjoyed the warmest climate and longest growing season, making them great areas for producing crops such as tobacco and rice.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

A person whose views differed from most in the community was known as a _______.

• dissenter

• indentured servant

• outlaw

• proprietor

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Many dissenters, such as Roger Williams, were forced to leave the New England colonies. Roger Williams founded a settlement called Providence, which later evolved into the colony of Rhode Island. What was so significant and important about this colony?

• It was the only English colony to accept pets as family members.

• It was the only English colony to supply its settlers with free food and water.

• It was the only English colony to allow children to live there.

• It was the first English colony to offer complete religious freedom to its settlers in North America.

Multiple Choice

In the Middle Colonies, a wealthy man named William Penn was given land from King Charles II in 1681. William Penn opposed war and believed that people could worship God without going to church or following religious leaders rules. What religious group was Penn a member of?

• Hindus

• Quakers

• Catholics

• Baptists

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What colony was founded by William Penn?

• Virginia

• North Carolina

• Pennsylvania

• Georgia

Multiple Choice

Catholics, like the Pilgrims, Puritans, and Quakers, sought religious freedom in the Americas. King Charles I gave a large piece of lang north of Virginia to a Catholic land owner, named Lord Baltimore, to create a new colony. What Southern Colony did Lord Baltimore found as a refuge for both Catholics and Protestants?

• Maryland

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

• Georgia