Colonial Life
Farming was a major industry in which colonies?
A- New England
B- Middle
C- Southern
B- Middle
Who was the first European to find land in the Western Hemisphere nearly 1,000 years ago?
A- John Cabot
B- Hernando Cortes
C- Leif Ericson
D- Amerigo Vespucci
Leif Ericson (a viking)
Spain was the first country to set up a permanent settlement in North America. Where was it?
St. Augustine, Florida
When did Christopher Columbus discover the New World?
1492
What is the written record of what man has done with the time God has given him?
A- Geography C- Colony
B- History D- Religion
B- History
Fishing was a major industry in which colonies?
A- New England
B- Middle
C- Southern
A- New England
North and South America were named after this explorer.
Amerigo Vespucci
This was England's first attempt at a colony, but it failed and became known as "The Lost Colony." What was it's name?
Roanoke
What happened in 1620? (Bonus 100 pts. if you can name what where it happened!)
Plymouth Colony was founded in Massachusetts
What is a group of people ruled by their own native country who settle in another land?
A- Pilgrims C- Colony
B- Puritans D- Territory
C- Colony
Most people who settled in the New World were seeking what?
Freedom (especially Religious)
What Catholic man established Maryland as a place for religious freedom?
A- Roger Williams
B- John Penn
C- George Calvert
D- Christopher Columbus
C- George Calvert
What was the name of England's first permanent settlement that survived despite hard times in the first few years?
Jamestown
Europe was the first continent to start exploring and claiming the New World we now call "North America". What three specific European countries did this?
England, France, and Spain
What is a permit given by a ruler?
A- Law C- History
B- Government D- Charter
D- Charter
In the middle colonies, children attended __________ schools while, in the southern colonies, children attended __________ schools.
Middle- Dame schools
Southern- old-field schools
Who discovered North America, or what was called "The New World" in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
New York colony was originally claimed by ________ countries at the same time.
Three (Dutch, English, and French)
Each of these men claimed a part of North America for their native country. Who claimed the southern part, what we now call Mexico?
Hernando Cortes
John Cabot
Jacques Cartier
Hernando Cortes
What was the belief that we can honor God in our work?
A- The Charter of Privileges C- The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
B- The Puritan Work Ethic D- The House of Burgesses
B- The Puritan Work Ethic
Early settlers wanted established governments to help rule daily life in the Colonies. Read the government plans below and decide which colony each belongs to.
Charter of Privileges- A plan for government
House of Burgesses- a group of representatives
Charter of Privileges- Pennsylvania
House of Burgesses- Virginia
John Cabot claimed land on the eastern coast of the New World for which country?
England
Match the colony with the statement about it that is true:
Colonies: Georgia, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Carolina
Statements:
Known as "Penn's Woods"
It's first permanent settlement was "Charleston"
Established to help people in debtor's prisons
First colony to offer complete religious freedom
Pennsylvania- Known as "Penn's Woods"
Carolina- It's first permanent settlement was "Charleston"
Georgia- Established to help people in debtor's prisons
Rhode Island- First colony to offer complete religious freedom
Each of these men claimed a part of North America for their native country. Who claimed the northern part, what we now call Canada?
Hernando Cortes
John Cabot
Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier
What likely made it possible for the first people to reach the Western Hemisphere (North America)?
A Land Bridge