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Chapter 17: Gallopade TN

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Most Puritans sailed to the New World in search of riches and profit.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The Pilgrims sailed on the Mayflower and started the Plymouth Settlement.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

There is nothing different between Pilgrims and Puritans.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The Pilgrims and the Puritans wanted _________________, so they left England to form new settlements.

a)

GOLD

b)

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

c)

TO MAKE MONEY FOR THE QUEEN

d)

TO FORM A NEW CHURCH TOGETHER

5.

Name the colony whose people disappeared and were never found.

a)

Jamestown

b)

Plymouth

c)

Massachusetts

Bay Colony

d)

Roanoke

6.

Which colony was able to survive because they learned how to grow crops like tobacco.

a)

Jamestown

b)

Plymouth

c)

Massachusetts

Bay Colony

d)

Roanoke

7.

Europe was motivated to settle in America by all of these EXCEPT __________.

a)

They wanted to make friends and share the land with others.

b)

They were looking for gold.

c)

They wanted the natural resources that were found in America.

d)

They saw profit from trade.

8.

Who established the colony of Roanoke?

a)

John Smith

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Sir Walter Raleigh

d)

The Virginia Company

9.

John Smith made new rules for Jamestown. Which of the following was NOT a rule he made.

a)

Everyone must work.

b)

Must move inland away from unhealthy water.

c)

The focus will be on farming instead of finding gold.

d)

The focus was on finding gold and not farming.

10.

The Virginia Company had two main goals: to start a colony and to make money.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which of the following is the best definition for "cash crop"?

a)

a product grown for the purpose of selling it for a profit

b)

something grown for just your family

c)

a product grown to trade with others

d)

money used to buy crops

12.

The Puritans named their colony ________________.

a)

Plymouth

b)

Roanoke

c)

Virginia Colony

d)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

13.

Which part of the United States were most of the early European settlements located?

a)

West

b)

Northeast

c)

South

d)

Mid-West

14.

Who was the leader of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

a)

John Smith

b)

Pocahontas

c)

King George

d)

John Winthrop