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Exploration and Navigation Quiz

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which settlement made an agreement with the Iroquois and Hurons, established fur trading, and was hindered by cold weather?

(a)  

2.

Which settlement was governed by Peter Stuyvesant, made its money by trade, and named its capital city New Amsterdam?

(a)  

3.

When did Columbus first set sail?

(a)  

4.

What did Columbus persuade his sailors to do when they became restless?

(a)  

5.

Where did Columbus go after sailing along the coast of Africa?

(a)  

6.

When did Columbus set foot on an island in the Americas?

(a)  

7.

Match the description with the term or name: the people of the 16th and 17th centuries who wanted to purify the Church of England by removing false teachings and practices.

a)

John Smith

b)

Separatists

c)

Powhatan

d)

indentured servants

e)

Puritans

8.

Match the description with the term or name: first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, who wanted the community to be a model of Christian love.

a)

Powhatan

b)

indentured servants

c)

Puritans

d)

Separatists

e)

John Winthrop

9.

Match the description with the term or name: the chief of several Woodland Indian tribes in the Chesapeake Bay area.

a)

Separatists

b)

indentured servants

c)

Powhatan

d)

Puritans

e)

John Smith

10.

Match the description with the term or name: people who agreed to work for a period of time to pay off a debt.

a)

Separatists

b)

indentured servants

c)

John Smith

d)

Powhatan

e)

Puritans

11.

Match the description with the term or name: the Separating Puritans of the 16th and 17th centuries who did not think the Church of England would change; started their own churches according to God’s Word.

a)

Separatists

b)

Puritans

c)

Powhatan

d)

John Smith

e)

indentured servants

12.

Match the description with the term or name: captain who made the colonists at Jamestown work in the fields.

a)

John Smith

b)

indentured servants

c)

Powhatan

d)

Puritans

e)

Separatists

13.

This colony was built in a poor spot, and many of the colonists would not work. Write J if the statement applies to Jamestown.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The place where these colonists landed was largely uninhabited. Write P if the statement applies to Plymouth.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Having its company’s leaders in America gave the colonists greater freedom. Write MBC if the statement applies to the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

This colony set up a congregational church government. Write MBC if the statement applies to the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

A Patuxet Indian taught the colonists how to grow new foods. Write P if the statement applies to Plymouth.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The colonial governor made the people attend church two times a day and work for their food. Write J if the statement applies to Jamestown.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

People wanted to start colonies for (a)   reasons because England’s cities had become wicked.

20.

The colonial governor was in charge of trade with the (a)   .

21.

The English wanted to plant colonies in America because there were too many people and not enough (a)   in England.

22.

The place where the Pilgrims landed had already been cleared for farming, and they discovered some (a)   that had been stored.

23.

What accomplishments was John Smith known for?

4 lines
24.

Write about the indentured servants that the Dutch sold to the colonists at Jamestown.

4 lines
25.

Describe how the Church of England practiced church government and what the Puritans thought about church government.

4 lines
26.

Explain who the people were that Separatists called “strangers.”

4 lines
27.

Match the description with the term or name: the people of the 16th and 17th centuries who wanted to purify the Church of England by removing false teachings and practices.

a)

Separatists

b)

Powhatan

c)

indentured servants

d)

John Smith

e)

Puritans

28.

Match the description with the term or name: first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, who wanted the community to be a model of Christian love.

a)

Separatists

b)

Puritans

c)

Powhatan

d)

indentured servants

e)

John Winthrop

29.

Match the description with the term or name: the chief of several Woodland Indian tribes in the Chesapeake Bay area.

a)

Powhatan

b)

indentured servants

c)

Puritans

d)

Separatists

e)

John Smith

30.

Match the description with the term or name: people who agreed to work for a period of time to pay off a debt.

a)

Puritans

b)

John Smith

c)

indentured servants

d)

Separatists

e)

Powhatan

31.

Match the description with the term or name: the Separating Puritans of the 16th and 17th centuries who did not think the Church of England would change; started their own churches according to God’s Word.

a)

Separatists

b)

indentured servants

c)

Powhatan

d)

Puritans

e)

John Smith

32.

Match the description with the term or name: captain who made the colonists at Jamestown work in the fields.

a)

John Smith

b)

Powhatan

c)

Separatists

d)

Puritans

e)

indentured servants

33.

Write J if the statement applies to Jamestown. Write P if the statement applies to Plymouth. Write MBC if the statement applies to the Massachusetts Bay Colony: This colony was built in a poor spot, and many of the colonists would not work.

a)

J

b)

P

c)

MBC

34.

Write J if the statement applies to Jamestown. Write P if the statement applies to Plymouth. Write MBC if the statement applies to the Massachusetts Bay Colony: The place where these colonists landed was largely uninhabited.

a)

J

b)

P

c)

MBC

35.

Write J if the statement applies to Jamestown. Write P if the statement applies to Plymouth. Write MBC if the statement applies to the Massachusetts Bay Colony: Having its company’s leaders in America gave the colonists greater freedom.

a)

J

b)

P

c)

MBC

36.

Write J if the statement applies to Jamestown. Write P if the statement applies to Plymouth. Write MBC if the statement applies to the Massachusetts Bay Colony: This colony set up a congregational church government.

a)

J

b)

P

c)

MBC

37.

Write J if the statement applies to Jamestown. Write P if the statement applies to Plymouth. Write MBC if the statement applies to the Massachusetts Bay Colony: A Patuxet Indian taught the colonists how to grow new foods.

a)

J

b)

P

c)

MBC

38.

Write J if the statement applies to Jamestown. Write P if the statement applies to Plymouth. Write MBC if the statement applies to the Massachusetts Bay Colony: The colonial governor made the people attend church two times a day and work for their food.

a)

J

b)

P

c)

MBC

39.

Write the correct word to complete the sentence: People wanted to start colonies for (a)   reasons because England’s cities had become wicked.

40.

Write the correct word to complete the sentence: The colonial governor was in charge of trade with the (a)   .

41.

Write the correct word to complete the sentence: The English wanted to plant colonies in America because there were too many people and not enough (a)   in England.

42.

Write the correct word to complete the sentence: The place where the Pilgrims landed had already been cleared for farming, and they discovered some (a)   that had been stored.