WorksheetsChapter 5 Social Studies
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Why did the English want colonies in America?
They wanted to find gold and other resources.
They wanted to raid Spanish ships.
They wanted to visit new lands.
They wanted to meet the Indians.
Where was the first English colony?
Jamestown
Plymouth Rock
Roanoke Island
Raleigh
Which of the following greatly angered the Spanish?
White returned to England.
Raleigh offered to organize the colony.
The colony of Roanoke failed.
Francis Drake raided Spanish ships.
Which BEST describes the type of government established in Jamestown?
ruled by a president
ruled 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.
They 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
Quebec and Champlain
St. Lawrence and Champlain
Quebec and Montreal
Which of the following contributed most to the growth and success of Quebec?
fishing the waters
trading beaver fur
good relations with the Indians
a thriving harbor
What river did the Dutch take control of as a result of searching for the Northwest Passage?
Champlain
St. Lawrence
Hudson
Huron
Which of the following BEST summarizes why the Pilgrims chose to leave their homeland?
to practice their religious beliefs
to explore new lands
to gain wealth
to live on land of their own
Why did the Pilgrims go to Plymouth?
A storm blew their ship of course.
They didn't want to be indentured servants.
Plymouth did not have a colony yet.
They liked winter weather.
Which of the following was NOT one of the difficulties the Pilgrims faced at Plymouth?
winter
disease
hungry
drought
What group helped the Pilgrims survive at Plymouth Colony?
the Seperatists
the Wampanoag
the Dutch
the French
Why did the Puritans send a small group of colonists ahead of the others?
to become immune to diseases
to build a church so all could worship
to get a colony started for the others
to began a shipbuilding business
