Why did the Puritans move to New England?

A.

They were trying to escape poverty and famine.

B.

They hoped to find gold and other riches.

C.

They wanted to practice their own religion.

D.

They were forced into exile by the British government.

What country originally colonized the area now known as Delaware?

A.

France

B.

England

C.

the Netherlands

D.

Sweden

Which of the following was a result of colonial rivalries in North America?

A.

the British alliance with the Iroquois Confederacy

B.

the failure of New Netherland

C.

the founding of Pennsylvania

D.

the development of the tobacco trade in Virginia

1. They wanted to practice their own religion.

2. the Netherlands.

3. the failure of New Netherland.

Explanation:

1. The Pilgrims and Puritans came to America to practice religious freedom. In the 1500s England broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and created a new church called the Church of England.

2. First, the Dutch took over in 1655 and the area became part of New Netherland. Then, in 1664, a British fleet arrived and conquered the region, naming it New York. Delaware became part of the Pennsylvania colony in 1682 and was known as the "Lower Counties on the Delaware."

3. Holland did not lose New Netherland through force. Nieuw Amsterdam was New York from 1664 to 1673, but in that year it became Dutch once more, this time under the name Nieuw Oranje, 'New Orange.' Nieuw Oranje started its short life because of a new war between England and Holland in 1673