Quiz name: Chapter 5 Exam 13 Colonies (Test A)
Date: 03/10/2015
Question with Most Correct Answers: #9
Total Questions: 60
Question with Fewest Correct Answers: #15
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Why did the English want colonies in North America?
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2
A
They wanted to find gold and other resources
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B
They wanted to raid Spanish ships
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C
They wanted to visit new lands
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D
They wanted to meet the Indians
2.
Which BEST describes the type of government established in Jamestown?
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A
Rule by president
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B
Rule by dictator
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2
C
Self-government
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D
No Government
3.
Which of the following greatly angered the Spanish?
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A
White returned to England
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B
Raleigh offered to organized the colony
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C
The colony of Roanoke failed
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2
D
Francis Drake raided Spanish ships
4.
How did Jamestown settlers avoid starvation?
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A
The men panned for gold and washed and refined it
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B
The sold their land
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C
They purified the water and used it for irrigation
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2
D
The farmed the land and dug wells for water
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Jamestown was located on a ______________ where disease carrying mosquitos lived
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A
hill, high above the land
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B
low, swampy land
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C
a coast, with rocky soil
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D
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Through exports overseas, Jamestown grew rapidly because __________________
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A
Indian tribes trade so many wampums
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B
there were so many fish and whales
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C
beavers pelts were plentiful
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2
D
tobacco grew well in Virginia
mesa, in the dry lands
7.
One possible reason given in class & in the textbook to what happened to the Roanoke settlers
was _________
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A
killed or capteured by Chinese settlers
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B
they moved back to England by boarding a new ship
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2
C
they moved to live with Croatoan people & had been assimilated
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D
they were captured by the Cheyenne Indians
8.
What colonies did the French found as a result of searching for the Northwest Passage?
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A
St. Lawrence and Quebec
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B
Quebec and Champlain
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C
St. Lawrence and Champlain
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D
Quebec and Montreal
9.
Which of the following contributed most to the growth and success of Quebec?
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A
Fishing the waters
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2
B
Trading beavers furs
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C
Good relations with the Indians
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D
A thriving harbor
10.
What river did the Dutch take control of as a result of searching for the Northwest Passage?
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A
Champlain
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B
St. Lawrence
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2
C
Hudson
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D
Kiskiminetas
11.
What led the French and the Dutch to found colonies in North America?
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A
To trade valuable resources
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B
To compete against the English
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2
C
To look for the Northwest Passage
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D
To look for gold
12.
Why was New Amsterdam a good location for a city?
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A
The location allowed Dutch to control trade on the St. Lawrence River
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B
There were 1,000,000 beavers there
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C
The location allowed the Dutch to control trade on the Hudson River
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D
There was already Fort New York there that they could move into
13.
Henry Hudson explored the North American coast & Hudson River (later named) & claimed the
area for __________________
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2
A
England
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B
France
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2
C
Holland
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D
Spain
14.
Sailing under the flag of England, he reached the mainland of North America in 1497.
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A
John Cabot
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B
Giovanni Verrazano
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C
Jacques Cartier
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D
Samuel de Champlain
15.
Sailing under the flag of France, hereached the present-day country of Canada in 1534.
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A
Henry Hudson
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B
Giovanni Verrazano
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C
Jacques Cartier
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2
D
Samuel de Champlain
16.
Explored the St. Lawrence River in 1603. In 1608, reached what would be named, Lake
Champlain.
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A
Giovanni Verrazano
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B
Jacques Cartier
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2
C
Samuel de Champlain
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0/22
D
17.
Sailing under the flag of the Netherland, he explored the Atlantic coast of what is now the U.S.
7/22
A
Giovanni Verrazano
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B
Jacques Cartier
0/22
C
Samuel de Champlain
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2
D
Henry Hudson
18.
Which of following BEST summarizes why the Pilgrims chose to leave their homeland?
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2
A
To practice their religious beliefs
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B
To explore new lands
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C
To gain wealth
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D
To live on land of their own
19.
Why did the Pilgrims go to Plymouth?
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2
A
A storm blew their ship off course
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B
They didn't want to be indentured servants
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C
Plymouth did not have a colony yet
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D
They liked winter weather
20.
Which of the following is NOT one of the difficulties the Pilgrims faced at Plymouth?
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A
Winter
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B
Disease
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C
Hunger
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2
D
Drought
21.
What BEST describes the difficulties the Pilgrims faced in Plymouth?
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A
Unfamiliar surroundings and new diseases
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2
B
Harsh weather, hunger, and disease
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C
Lack of food, shelter, and friends
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D
Too much water, thin, rocky soil; no cattle
22.
Which BEST describes the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving?
Henry Hudson
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A
A celebration of food
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2
B
Celebration of survival and success in farming
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C
Show of thanks to those that died trying to succeed
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D
Anniversary celebration
23.
The Pilgrims of Plymouth were led by _____________.
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A
King Charles II
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2
B
William Bradford
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C
John Winthrop
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D
John Smith
24.
What colony was founded by the Pilgrims in 1620?
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2
A
Plymouth
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B
Boston
3/22
C
Jamestown
5/22
D
Roanoke
25.
Was founded by the Puritans in 1630.
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A
Jamestown
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B
Roanoke
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2
C
Boston
2/22
D
Plymouth
26.
Led the Puritans when they founded Boston.
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2
A
John Wintrop
1/22
B
William Bradford
8/22
C
John Smith
1/22
D
Henry Hudson
27.
Both Plymouth and Boston were founded by the ________.
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A
Portuguese
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B
French
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2
C
English
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0/22
D
28.
In 1630, they sailed to New England with 1,000 colonist & 15 ships loaded with food, tools,
horses, & cows.
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A
Columbus
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B
Puritans
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C
Pilgrims
5/22
D
Vikings
29.
Samoset showed the Pilgrims how to grow corn in rocky New England soil using ______ as a
fertilizer.
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A
Straw
1/22
B
Gold
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C
Chemicals
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2
D
Fish
30.
Which Native American tribe joined the Pilgrims for their 1st "Thanksgiving" celebration?
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2
A
Wampanoag
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B
Croatoan
1/22
C
Sioux
0/22
D
Cheyenne
31.
The unjust treatment of a person or group because of their beliefs is called ________.
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A
Assimilation
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2
B
Persecution
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C
Seperation
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D
Slavery
32.
The plan of government that the Pilgrim leaders decided on before landing their ship.
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2
A
Mayflower Compact
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B
Decleration of Independance
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C
Articles of Confederation
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D
Reformation
Spanish
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33.
Was once captured by English traders, sold into slavery to Spain, and later freed to England
before joining the Wampanoag tribe
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A
Samoset
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B
Pocahontas
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2
C
Squanto
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D
Tanto
34.
What made one New England Colony different from another?
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A
Nationality of the colonists
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B
Cold winters
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2
C
Different religious beliefs
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D
Strict laws
35.
What happened to dissenters of Puritan rules in Massachusetts?
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A
They changed their views
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B
They were forced to leave their colony
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C
They were sent back to England
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D
They held religious discussions
36.
Which of the following describes the New England Colonies?
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2
A
Thick woods, water rich in fish and whales
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B
So much wheat it was known as "breadbasket of the colonies"
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C
Warm climate, fertile soil good for farming
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D
Long, wide rivers for transporting goods and people
37.
With what religious groups did most settlers of the 13 New England Colonies disagree?
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A
Catholic Church
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B
Puritans
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C
Seperatists
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2
D
Church of England
38.
King Charles II named the land granted to William Penn, Pennsylvania, which meant _________.
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A
Penn's Church
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B
Penn's Farm
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2
C
Penn's Woods
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D
Penn's Holy Experiment
39.
Religious freedom for Puritans was found in the ________ colony
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A
Southern
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B
Middle
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C
New England
2/22
D
Spanish
40.
The New England colonies had ___________ soil.
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A
swampy, and mosquito infested
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2
B
thin, and rocky
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C
thick, and fertile
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D
sandy, and arid
41.
The ______________ colonies were the spot for religious freedom for Quakers.
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A
Southern
2/22
B
New England
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2
C
Middle
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D
Spanish
42.
The Middle Colonies were known to have _________ soil for growing.
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2
A
Fertile
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B
Arid
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C
Rocky
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D
Swampy
43.
The 13 colonies of the North American East Coast were controlled by the ______________.
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A
English
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B
Spanish
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C
Dutch
1/22
D
French
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44.
The New England colonial region had how many colonies?
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2
A
4
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B
5
4/22
C
13
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D
50
45.
The Southern colonial region had how many colonies?
5/22
A
4
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2
B
5
0/22
C
13
0/22
D
50
46.
The Native American group that helped the Pilgrims survive at Plymouth Colony were the
Wampanoag
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2
A
True
2/22
B
False
47.
The main reason why Quebec exported beaver pelts to Europe was because they wanted to
send warm clothes overseas?
3/22
A
True
17/2
2
B
False
48.
Champlain searching for a quicker sea route to Asia explored the St. Lawrence River & began the
Jamestown Colony.
8/22
A
True
12/2
2
B
False
49.
Giovanni Verrazano became the 1st European to reach the mouth of what later became known
as the Hudson River in 1524.
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2
A
True
7/22
B
False
50.
The Puritans sent a small group of colonists ahead of the others in order to become immune to
new disease in the new worrld?
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7/22
A
True
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2
B
False
51.
Both the Puritans & Pilgrims were searching for religious freedom when they sailed to North
America.
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2
A
True
7/22
B
False
52.
Unlike the Puritans who wanted to reform the Church of England, the Pilgrims were called
seperatists and wanted to leave the Church of England.
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2
A
True
2/22
B
False
53.
Due to their closer location to the equator than the other English colonies in North America, the
New England colonial region had the longest growing season?
5/22
A
True
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2
B
False
54.
Many of the Middle and Southern Colonies got started because the English acquired the land
from the Spanish through military conflict?
1/22
A
True
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2
B
False
55.
The location of Georgia's Colony laying between Spanish Florida and the English colonies to the
north helped the other English colonies by protecting them against possible attack from the
Spanish.
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2
A
True
3/22
B
False
56.
There were _____original English colonies that were established along the East Coast of North
America.
Tyler lynch
13
Johnny wiegers
13
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Alex sobota
13
Jamison Brant
13
Willie Simms
13
Reese McCracken
13
Kaleb O'Conner
13
Erick Landry
13
Seth Upholster
4
Allyson Thomas
13
james winklosky
swopnog
Vinny Amatucci
13
Aidan Sweeney
13
Kaylee, Dusetzina
13
Danny Dlugos
13
Morgan schohn
3
Alexander Colcombe
there were 13 original english colonies in north america
Sam Snyder
13 colonys
Isaac Krom
13
57.
The Middle colonial region had ________ colonies.
Tyler lynch
4
Johnny wiegers
4
Alex sobota
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5
Jamison Brant
4
Willie Simms
4
Reese McCracken
4
Kaleb O'Conner
4
Erick Landry
4
Seth Upholster
4
Allyson Thomas
4
james winklosky
4
Vinny Amatucci
4
Aidan Sweeney
4
Kaylee, Dusetzina
4
Danny Dlugos
4
Morgan schohn
4
Alexander Colcombe
5
Sam Snyder
4colonys
Isaac Krom
4
58.
Geographically, the 13 colonies settled by English settlers were located on the _______ Coast of
North America.
Tyler lynch
east
Johnny wiegers
East
Alex sobota
northwest
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Jamison Brant
5
Willie Simms
east
Reese McCracken
east
Kaleb O'Conner
east
Erick Landry
east
Seth Upholster
east
Allyson Thomas
east
james winklosky
5
Vinny Amatucci
east
Aidan Sweeney
east
Kaylee, Dusetzina
east
Danny Dlugos
east
Morgan schohn
west
Alexander Colcombe
east
Sam Snyder
south
Isaac Krom
eastern
59.
The Puritans didn't want to separate from the Church of England, they wanted to “purify” or
______ it.
Tyler lynch
reform
Johnny wiegers
reform
Alex sobota
reform
Jamison Brant
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reform
Willie Simms
reform
Reese McCracken
reform
Kaleb O'Conner
reform
Erick Landry
renew
Seth Upholster
purify
Allyson Thomas
reform
james winklosky
north
Vinny Amatucci
reform
Aidan Sweeney
reform
Kaylee, Dusetzina
reform
Danny Dlugos
reform
Morgan schohn
reform
Alexander Colcombe
reform
Sam Snyder
rebuildd
Isaac Krom
reform
60.
The 1st English settlement in North America was located on _________ Island, North Carolina?
Tyler lynch
roanoke
Johnny wiegers
Roanoke
Alex sobota
purtan
Jamison Brant
d
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Willie Simms
Rhode Island
Reese McCracken
roanoke
Kaleb O'Conner
Roanok
Erick Landry
roanoke
Seth Upholster
rhode
Allyson Thomas
roanoke
james winklosky
13
Vinny Amatucci
roanoke
Aidan Sweeney
Roanoke
Kaylee, Dusetzina
roanoak
Danny Dlugos
Roanoke
Morgan schohn
roanoke
Alexander Colcombe
roanoke
Sam Snyder
Road
Isaac Krom
roanoke
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