Colonization

Question 1

The Connecticut River was located in which of the following areas?

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in New England

Question 2

How did geography affect the lives of the colonists in New England?

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Cold weather and fast rivers controlled diseases such as malaria, which helped colonists live longer.

Question 3

What are the St. Lawrence, Connecticut, Hudson, Delaware, Susquehanna, Potomac, James, and Savannah?

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rivers in the eastern United States

Question 4

Which of the following best describes a reason why England wanted to establish colonies in North America?

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to gain raw materials such as crops

Question 5

What was one result of the treatment that Catholics in England often faced during the 1600s?

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Some Catholics left England to settle in North America.

Question 6

During the colonial era, a major effect of the Appalachian Mountains on settlement was that the mountain range

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kept people from settling farther west.

Question 7

How did New England’s rocky terrain affect the colonists who lived there?

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They turned to fishing, among other industries.

Question 8

Which of the following preceded English settlement along the Atlantic coast?

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Spain created colonies in the Americas.

Question 9

What did the Puritans, Quakers, and Catholics living in England in the 1600s all have in common?

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They suffered persecution in England for their beliefs.

Question 10

What of the following best describes the geography English colonists found when they first began to arrive in North America?

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Much of the land was covered by forests.

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