Ch.5 Test (5th)*

Why did the Puritans start the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

• to do their religion freely

• to make a new government so they could vote

• to mine for gold and silver

Who led the Puritans from England to Massachusetts Bay in 1630?

• Thomas Hooker

• Anne Hutchinson

• John Winthrop

in 1635, the leaders of the Massachusetts

Bay Colony voted to expel Roger Williams as punishment for going against them. What does the word expel mean in the sentence above?

• to have a different opinion

• to fight against the government

• to force someone to leave a place

Which of the following sentences is true?

• Roger Williams agreed with the Puritan leaders and stayed out of trouble.

• Roger Williams started a colony called Providence.

• Roger Williams was too scared to speak out against the colony's leaders.

For which job related reason did most people first settle in the Connecticut River Valley?

• to trade with Native Americans

• to have good land to farm

• to build forts to protect the English Colonies

What started King Philip's War between the Indians and colonists?

• Colonists and the Native Americans disagreed about who owned the land

• The Puritans did not want to allow slavery in New England

• English colonists wouldn't trade with the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam

Which of these was NOT an important industry for the New England colonies?

• Lumber

• Shipbuilding

• Making clothes

Which group of three places did the triangular trade route often connect?

• Jamestown, France and New Amsterdam

• England, Africa and the English colonies

• Europe, Australia and Asia

Why did Roger Williams leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

• He wanted better farm land.

• They made him leave after speaking out against the church leaders.

• He decided to start his own church and colony.

Which religious group started the first New England colonies?

• Catholics

• Puritans

• Lutherans