Chapter 3 Sections 2 and 3 test

The new name given to New Netherlands after the English gained control of the colony was __________

• New Jersey

• New York

• New Mexico

• New Hampshire

A group called the Pilgrims would sail across the Atlantic Ocean on the ___________ looking to go to _____________.

• Titanic, Europe
• Santa Maria, Asia
• Hindenburg, Africa
• Mayflower, Virginia

Pilgrims traded _________ for fish with local Native American tribes.

• Wheat

• Corn

• Furs

• Barley

Pilgrims became ____________ when they arrived in New England even though conditions were poor.

• Farmers

• Hunters

• Gatherers

• Artisans

The set of laws was called the ______________, a contract that 41 of the male passengers signed on the ship.

• Massachusetts Compact

• English Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

The name of New Amsterdam was changed to ___________ when the English took over the colony.

• New York City

• Albany

• Rochester

• Syracuse

More than _________ men, women, and children left England for New England and the Caribbean looking for a better life.

• 30,000

• 35,000

• 40,000

• 45,000

Few Puritan colonists died from __________ due to a much different _________ than Virginia.

• War, economy
• Harsh winters, agricultural system
• Disease, climate
• Starvation, government

The Massachusetts Bay Colony in New England had a ___________ that was set up as a type of self-government that represented the needs of the people.

• Parliament
• Monarchy
• Dictatorship
• General Court

William Penn named his colony Pennsylvania in honor of _____________.

• Himself

• King William I

• The Duke of Penn

• His father