Chapter 1 Test

Question 1

The first European to find land in the western hemisphere was _________.

John Cabot
Christopher Columbus
Leif Ericson

Answer 1

Leif Ericson

Question 2

The explorer for whom north and south America were named was _________.

Christopher Columbus
Leif Ericson
Amerigo Vespucci

Answer 2

Amerigo Vespucci

Question 3

who claimed the eastern coast of North America for England was ______.

John Cabot
Jacques Cartier
Herando Cortes

Answer 3

John Cabot

Question 4

Which of these was not one of the first countries to establish settlements in north America?

England
France
Italy
Spain

Answer 4

Italy

Question 5

Nearly all the people that came to the New World were seeking _______.

Adventure
Freedom
Riches

Answer 5

Freedom

Question 6

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut became a pattern for the ________.

Charter of Privileges
Constitution
Declaration of Independence

Answer 6

Constitution

Question 7

Harvard college was started to train ____.

Doctors
Lawyers
Ministers

Answer 7

Ministers

Question 8

Fishing was a major industry in the ________ Colonies.

New England
Middle
Southern

Answer 8

New England

Question 9

_______ what is the first permanent European settlement in America.

Answer 9

Saint Augustine

Question 10

______ is known as the Lost Colony.

Answer 10

Roanoke

Question 11

______ is the first permanent English settlement in America.

Answer 11

Jamestown

Question 12

_______ became part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Answer 12

Plymouth Colony

Question 13

____ is the first colony to offer complete religious freedom; founded by Roger Williams.

Answer 13

Rhode Island

Question 14

______ was claimed by three countries at one time.

Answer 14

New York

Question 15

______ is know as Penn’s Woods.

Answer 15

Pennsylvania

Question 16

_______ was originally established to help people in debtor’s prison.

Answer 16

Georgia

Question 17

What is the written record of what man has done with the time God has given him?

History
Geography
Land bridge

Answer 17

History

Question 18

What, most likely, made it possible for the first people to reach the western hemisphere?

Land bridge
Geography
History

Answer 18

Land bridge

Question 19

In what year did Christopher Columbus discover the New World?

1620
1492
1829

Answer 19

1492

Question 20

How many original English colonies were there?

15
18
13

Answer 20

13

Question 21

In what year was Plymouth colony founded?

1492
1620
1264

Answer 21

1620

Question 22

True or False

Hernando Cortes conquered Mexico for France?

Answer 22

False

Question 23

True or False

A colony is a group of people who ruled by their own native country, who settled in another land.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

True or False

A charter is a permit given by a ruler.

Answer 24

True

Question 25

True or False

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut were the middle colonies.

Answer 25

False

Question 26

True or False

The belief that we can honor God in our work is the Puritan work ethic.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

True or False

The Charter of Privileges was a plan for governing the colony of Pennsylvania.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

True or False

The House of Burgesses was a group of representatives from the Virginia colony.

Answer 28

True

Question 29

True or False

The first permanent settlement in Carolina was Savannah.

Answer 29

False

Question 30

True or False

George Calvert, a Catholic, sought to establish Maryland for religious freedom.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

True or False

An old-field school was held in the home of a colonial woman.

Answer 31

False

Question 32

Australia is found in the ______ Hemisphere.

Eastern
Western
Prime meridian

Answer 32

Eastern

Question 33

What line of latitude goes around the middle of the world?

Prime Meridian
Equator
Patriots

Answer 33

Equator