4th Grade Social Studies - Chapter 5
- 1.What was the main reason that the Puritans started the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
- A.
To live according to their religious beliefs
- B.
To set up a democratic government
- C.
To mine for gold and silver
- D.
To build missions and ranches
- 2.Who led the Puritans from England to Massachusetts Bay in 1630?
- A.
Thomas Hooker
- B.
Anne Hutchinson
- C.
Roger Williams
- D.
John Winthrop
- 3.For which economic reason did most people first settle in the Connecticut River valley?
- A.
To trade with Native Americans
- B.
To have fertile land to farm
- C.
To build forts to protect the English colonies
- D.
To trade in port cities
- 4.What was the major issue that caused King Philip's War?
- A.
Colonists and the Native Americans disagreed about ownership of the land.
- B.
The Puritans did not want to allow slavery in New England.
- C.
England tried to take over the Dutch colony of New Netherland.
- D.
France started building forts on land that England claimed.
- 5.What was the main purpose of town meetings in the New England Colonies?
- A.
To hold Puritan religious services
- B.
To harvest and sell crops
- C.
To take care of town government
- D.
To teach children how to read
- 6.In what way did the New England Colonies have representative governments?
- A.
The king of England gave each colony its own charter.
- B.
The laws made in England did not apply to the colonies.
- C.
The colonists elected their own leaders.
- D.
The colonists were free to make, buy, and sell their own products.
- 7.Which of these was an important industry for the economy of the New England Colonies?
- A.
Manufacturing cloth
- B.
Ship building
- C.
Growing sugar
- D.
Growing tobacco
- 8.Which three places did the triangular trade routes connect?
- A.
The New England, Middle, and Southern colonies
- B.
England, the English colonies, and Africa
- C.
Europe, Africa, and Asia
- D.
Boston, Philadelphia, and London
- 9.Who was the leader of the Wampanoag who tried to unite Native Americans against the colonists in New England?
- A.
Thomas Hooker
- B.
Anne Hutchinson
- C.
Roger Williams
- D.
John Winthrop
- E.
Metacomet
- 10.Who founded the settlement of Hartfordc, which became part of the Connecticut Colony?
- A.
Thomas Hooker
- B.
Anne Hutchinson
- C.
Roger Williams
- D.
John Winthrop
- E.
Metacomet
- 11.Who was the leader who was expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and who later founded Providence, which became part of the Rhode Island Colony?
- A.
Thomas Hooker
- B.
Anne Hutchinson
- C.
Roger Williams
- D.
John Winthrop
- E.
Metacomet
- 12.Who led the second group of Puritans to New England in search of religious freedom and was an early leader of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
- A.
Thomas Hooker
- B.
Anne Hutchinson
- C.
Roger Williams
- D.
John Winthrop
- E.
Metacomet
- 13.Who led followers to an island near Providence after being expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
- A.
Thomas Hooker
- B.
Anne Hutchinson
- C.
Roger Williams
- D.
John Winthrop
- E.
Metacomet
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