Chapter 1 Test Flashcards
The first European to find land in the western hemisphere was _________.
John Cabot
Christopher Columbus
Leif Ericson
Leif Ericson
The explorer for whom north and south America were named was _________.
Christopher Columbus
Leif Ericson
Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci
who claimed the eastern coast of North America for England was ______.
John Cabot
Jacques Cartier
Herando Cortes
John Cabot
Which of these was not one of the first countries to establish settlements in north America?
England
France
Italy
Spain
Italy
Nearly all the people that came to the New World were seeking _______.
Adventure
Freedom
Riches
Freedom
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut became a pattern for the ________.
Charter of Privileges
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
Harvard college was started to train ____.
Doctors
Lawyers
Ministers
Ministers
Fishing was a major industry in the ________ Colonies.
New England
Middle
Southern
New England
_______ what is the first permanent European settlement in America.
Saint Augustine
______ is known as the Lost Colony.
Roanoke
______ is the first permanent English settlement in America.
Jamestown
_______ became part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Plymouth Colony
____ is the first colony to offer complete religious freedom; founded by Roger Williams.
Rhode Island
______ was claimed by three countries at one time.
New York
______ is know as Penn’s Woods.
Pennsylvania
_______ was originally established to help people in debtor’s prison.
Georgia
What is the written record of what man has done with the time God has given him?
History
Geography
Land bridge
History
What, most likely, made it possible for the first people to reach the western hemisphere?
Land bridge
Geography
History
Land bridge
In what year did Christopher Columbus discover the New World?
1620
1492
1829
1492
How many original English colonies were there?
15
18
13
13
In what year was Plymouth colony founded?
1492
1620
1264
1620
True or False
Hernando Cortes conquered Mexico for France?
False
True or False
A colony is a group of people who ruled by their own native country, who settled in another land.
True
True or False
A charter is a permit given by a ruler.
True
True or False
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut were the middle colonies.
False
True or False
The belief that we can honor God in our work is the Puritan work ethic.
True
True or False
The Charter of Privileges was a plan for governing the colony of Pennsylvania.
True
True or False
The House of Burgesses was a group of representatives from the Virginia colony.
True
True or False
The first permanent settlement in Carolina was Savannah.
False
True or False
George Calvert, a Catholic, sought to establish Maryland for religious freedom.
True
True or False
An old-field school was held in the home of a colonial woman.
False
Australia is found in the ______ Hemisphere.
Eastern
Western
Prime meridian
Eastern
What line of latitude goes around the middle of the world?
Prime Meridian
Equator
Patriots
Equator
