Chapter 4 Social Studies Test-Multiple Choice Question Preview (ID: 54922)


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Who were the settlers of New Netherland?
a) People of the same nationalities and religions
b) people of different nationalities and religions
c) various Indian tribes
d) all people who were catholic

Governor Minuit bought Mahattan Island from the Manhates Indians, started a settlement, and named it
a) New Netherland
b) New Amsterdam
c) New York
d) New Manhattan

When the first settlers arrived in Jamestown, they
a) built a fort
b) looked for gold
c) traveled through the mountains
d) found an Indian tribe

Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans settle in New England?
a) they wanted to look for gold
b) they wanted to get away from Indians
c) they needed the King to be their ruler
d) they wanted to build communities based on their own religions

How did the seperatists get their name?
a) they wanted to seperate men and women on the colony
b) They wanted to seperate into their own country
c) They wanted to seperate from the Church of England
d) they wanted to seperate their money from the other colonies

Who was Francis Drake?
a) a millionairre
b) an English sea captain
c) a pirate
d) leader of the continental army

Who first arrived in Jamestown in 1619?
a) indentured servants
b) King of England
c) Queen of England
d) John White

Henry Hudson explored the Hudson River for the Dutch and he explored the Hudson Bay in Canada for the
a) French
b) Spanish
c) Asians
d) English

Why did explorers look for a Northwest Passage through North America to Asia?
a) They wanted a safer route.
b) They wanted a faster way to bring back riches from Asia.
c) They wanted to hide the things they found
d) They wanted to lead slaves to Asia

Why did England want a settlement in North America?
a) they wanted to find gold and silver
b) they needed to escape the Church of England
c) they wanted to find spices
d) they did it to please the queen

WHat was the first permanent French settlement in North America?
a) Roanoke
b) Jamestown
c) A fur trading post called Quebec
d) Canada

Why did John Cabot and Jaques Cartier travel to North America?
a) They were looking for gold.
b) they were looking for spices
c) they were looking for a water route through North America to Asia.
d) They were trying to find religious freedom.

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