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WorksheetsMr. Cook Social Studies Ch 5 Test Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 17mins
Why did the English want colonies in North America?
They wanted to find gold and other resources.
They wanted to visit new lands.
They wanted to raid Spanish ships.
They wanted to meet the Indians.
Where was the first English colony?
Jamestown
Roanoke Island
Plymouth Rock
Raleigh
Which of the following greatly angered the Spanish?
White returned to England.
The colony at Roanoke failed.
Raleigh offered to organize the colony.
Francis Drake raided Spanish ships.
Which BEST describes the type of government established in Jamestown?
rule by a president
rule by a dictator
self-government
no government
How did the Jamestown settlers avoid starvation?
The men panned for gold and washed and refined it.
They sold their land.
The purified the water and used it for irrigation.
They farmed the land and dug wells for water
What colonies did the French found as a result of searching for the Northwest Passage?
St. Lawrence and Quebec
St. Lawrence and Champlain
Quebec and Champlain
Quebec and Montreal
Which of the following contributed most to the growth and success of Quebec?
Fishing the waters
good relations with the Indians
trading beaver fur
a thriving harbor
What river did the Dutch take control of as a result of searching for the Northwest Passage?
Champlain
Hudson
St. Lawrence
Huron
Which of the following BEST summarizes why the Pilgrims chose to leave homeland?
to practice their religious beliefs
to gain wealth
to explore new lands
to live on land of their own
Why did the Pilgrims go to Plymouth?
a storm blew their ship off course
Plymouth did not have a colony yet.
They didn't want to be indentured servants.
The liked the winter weather.
Which of the following is NOT one of the difficulties the Pilgrims faced at Plymouth?
winter
disease
hunger
drought
What group helped the Pilgrims survive at Plymouth Colony?
the Separatists
the Dutch
the Wampanoag
the French
Why did the Puritans send a small group of colonists ahead of the others?
to become immune to new diseases
to get a colony started for others
to build a church so all could worship
to begin a shipbuilding business
Which region had the longest growing season?
New England Colonies
Rhode Island Colony
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
What made one New England colony different from another?
nationality of the colonists
different religious beliefs
cold winters
strict laws
What happened to dissenters of Puritan rules in Massachusetts?
The changed their views
They were sent back to England.
They were forced to leave their colony
The held religious discussions
How did many of the Middle and Southern Colonies get started?
Religious groups faced persecution in first colonies built.
The English took the land from the Spanish.
The colonists spread out to claim more land for England.
King Charles II gave away large plots of land.
