Chapters 1-3

Question 1

___ founded the colony of Maryland as a refuge for ___.

Answer 1

George Calvert; Catholics

Question 2

credited with saving Jamestown

Answer 2

John Smith

Question 3

The city of New York was originally known as ___ and was settled by the ___.

Answer 3

New Netherland; Dutch

Question 4

Columbus was born in the country of ___ but sailed from ___.

Answer 4

Genoa; Spain

Question 5

The Battle of Quebec was a victory for the ___, although their general, ___, was killed

Answer 5

British; James Wolfe

Question 6

remembered as the founder of Rhode Island

Answer 6

Roger Williams

Question 7

The Pilgrims laded at ___ in ___ (year).

Answer 7

Plymouth; 1620

Question 8

husband of Pocahontas

Answer 8

John Rolfe

Question 9

The colony of Pennsylvania, meaning ___, was founded by ___, who was of the ___ religion.

Answer 9

Penn’s Woods (Latin); William Penn; Quaker

Question 10

The religious revival which swept the colonies in the mid-1700s

Answer 10

Great Awakening

Question 11

The ___ tried to make reforms within the Anglican Church.

Answer 11

Puritans

Question 12

The explorer whose expedition was the first to sail around the world

Answer 12

Ferdinand Magellan

Question 13

The witch trials of 1691-1692 were held in ___, ___.

Answer 13

Salem, Massachusetts

Question 14

___ founded the colony of Virginia, which he named after ___.

Answer 14

Sir Walter Raleigh; Queen Elizabeth I

Question 15

The colony of Georgia was founded by ___ as a refuge for ___.

Answer 15

James Oglethrope; poor debtos

Question 16

The French and Indian War lasted from ___ until ___. The two sides were the ___ versus the ___.

Answer 16

1756 until 1763; British, French

Question 17

The discoverer of the Pacific Ocean

Answer 17

Vasco Nuñez de Balboa