04 History Chapter 1 Colonies

In which colonies were fishing a major industry?

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

Harvard College was started to train __________.

• lawyers

• doctors

• teachers

• ministers

Which document was a model for the Constitution?

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Charter of Privileges

• Charter of Principles

• Fundamental Orders of Massachusetts

Most of the people that came to the New World were seeking ____________.

• adventure

• freedom

• riches

• glory

Who claimed the eastern coast of North America for England?

• Jacques Cartier

• Hernando Cortes

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

Who was North and South America named for?

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Jacques Cartier

• John Cabot

Who was the first European to find land in the Western Hemisphere?

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

• Leif Ericson

• Amerigo Vespucci

The first permanent European settlement in America

• Jamestown

• St. Augustine

• Plymouth

• Charleston

Originally established to help people in debtor's prison

• Pennsylvania

• Georgia

• Connecticut

• South Carolina

Known as the Lost Colony

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

• St. Mary's