Unit 1 Colonization

What was the main reason for French and Dutch exploration and colonization?

• Fur trapping and trading

• Gold and silver mining

• Setting up sugar plantations

• Setting up mission settlements

Which country set up New Amsterdam a.k.a New York as a harbor for trading and profit.

• Spain
• France
• Netherlands
• England

Which of the following European countries was the first to land in the New World?

• France

• Britain

• Italy

• Spain

Which colony was created by the Pilgrims in 1620?

• Rhode Island

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Plymouth

• Connecticut

Which colony was formed by religious dissenter Roger Williams and was the most liberal colony in New England?

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Plymouth

• Maine

• Rhode Island

Which colony was established by Quakers and was initially tolerant to Native Americans?

• Georgia

• Pennsylvania

• New Hampshire

• Virginia

What was the most southernly colony that was intended to be buffer against Spanish held Florida?

• Tennessee

• Alabama

• South Carolina

• Georgia

Which region was the colony of Massachusetts located in?

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

People in the New England colonies came to the New World because they wanted to

• practice their religion freely

• find gold

• get more land for the English monarchy

• spread their religion to the Native Americans

The first successful English settlement was

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• St. Augustine