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100

Who saved Captain John Smith’s life?

King James

Pocahontas

John Rolfe

Powhatan

Pocahontas

100

Who was the colony of Jamestown and the James River named after?

James Buchanan

Captain James Cook

James K. Polk

King James

King James 

100

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What happened to many of the Jamestown settlers after John Smith left the colony?

Battled with the Native Americans

Starved to death

Were lost in the woods

Argued with each other

Starved to death 

100

Who was taken prisoner by Chief Powhatan?

James K. Polk

John Rolfe

Captain John Smith

King James

Captain John Smith 

100

Who were the indentured servants in Jamestown?

Women and children of the colony who did not obey the law.

White Europeans who wanted to leave Europe but were too poor to pay for the trip.

Native Americans who were captured in battle.

Africans who came to the colony looking for a better life.

White Europeans who wanted to leave Europe but were too poor to pay for the trip.

200

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Who refused to help the colonists of Roanoke Island?

Other colonists

British government

The Queen

Croatoan Indians

Croatoan Indians

200

What did Sir Walter Raleigh do for the colony of Roanoke Island?

He paid for the ship and supplies.

He found the spot to set up the colony.

He convinced the Queen to give her blessing for the expedition.

He was the leader of the colony.

He paid for the ship supplies 

200

Who started the Virginia Company?

Queen Elizabeth I

John Smith

Sir Walter Raleigh

King James

King James 

200

After Pocahontas married John Rolfe, she went to England and was…

divorced.

killed by European settlers.

disowned by her tribe.

presented to the king and queen and was received as a royal princess.

presented to the king and queen and was received as a royal princess.

200

Where did Europeans travel to find religious freedom?

The New World

France

Spain

Poland

The New World

300

Why was Maryland a successful colony?

They found oil

They followed the example of the colony of Jamestown

They searched for gold right away

They planted tobacco and food right away

They planted tobacco and food right away 

300

Who were the Puritans?

A group of Protestants who were critical of the Church of England and wanted to purify it.

A group of Catholics looking for religious freedom.

A tribe of Native Americans who lived off the land.

A group of tobacco planters.

A group of Protestants who were critical of the Church of England and wanted to purify it.

300

What was the name of the Puritan minister who questioned many of the Puritan beliefs?

Ethan Allen

John Adams

Roger Williams

Crispus Attics

Roger Williams 

300

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Who was hanged for coming back to Massachusetts after being banished to talk to people about her Quaker beliefs?

Mary Katherine Goddard

Lydia Darragh

Mary Dyer

Anne Hutchinson

Mary Katherine Goddard 

300

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Why was the colony of Georgia started?

To be a safe place for debtors.

As a safe place for Quakers

As a safe place for Native Americans

As a safe place for women

To be a safe place for debtors 

400

Who was Jacques Cartier?

An explorer sent by French king Francis I to find a river in America that he could follow west all the way to Asia.

A doctor sent to the colony of Georgia to care for the sick.

The leader of the Quakers

The king of France in 1534

An explorer sent by French king Francis I to find a river in America that he could follow west all the way to Asia.

400

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What special skills did the French Huguenots have?

Carpenters

Fisherman

Craftsmen and artists

Soldiers

Craftsmen and artists 

400

What did Henry Hudson think he’d found, when he sailed up the Hudson River?

A water route from the Netherlands to the China.

A water route from the Netherlands to the New World.

A water route from the Netherlands to Mexico.

A water route from the Netherlands to the Indies.

A water route from the Netherlands to the Indies.

400

Who brought the Anglican Church to the United States?

The Quakers

The Virginia Company

The Puritans

William Penn

The Virginia Company 

400

What did the New England and Middle colonies have that made it possible to transport goods?

Coastal seaports

Trains

A good relationship with the natives

Roads

Coastal Seaports 

500

How did the Pilgrims get to Massachusetts?

Wagon train

On horseback

On the Mayflower

By riding on Stella's back 

On the Mayflower 

500


Who founded Virginia?

King Charles II

Peter Minuit

The Duke of York

John Smith and other Puritans of Jamestown

John Smith and other Puritans of Jamestown 

500

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What was the typical floor plan of an early American home?

A living room dining room combination, with a game room off that, and bed rooms in the basement.

A great room with a bathroom downstairs, and 2 to 3 bedrooms with a bathroom upstairs.

Two rooms, one for sleeping, one for eating and visiting.

A large room with a sleeping loft.

A large room with a sleeping loft.

500

How did most Colonial families spend their Sunday?

Most of the day was spent in church

Working in the fields

Resting and spending time together

Eating

Resting and spending time together 

500

What did Puritans fear?

Evil

Avery 

Disease

Natural disaster

Evil

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