Questions: As early as 1623 Sir Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason sponsored the British colonies of Cocheco, Piscatagua, and Casco Bay in what is New Hampshire and today. a) Maine b) New York c) Quebec Province d) Massachusetts In 1624 the West Indies Company began settlements along the Hudson and Delaware rivers.

The answer is a) Maine

Sir Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason were instrumental in the early colonization efforts in what is now New Hampshire and Maine. They sponsored the establishment of several colonies in this region, including Cocheco, Piscatagua, and Casco Bay.

While New York was also an area of early British colonization, it was not directly associated with Sir Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason's efforts in the early 17th century.

Quebec Province was primarily a French territory during this period and was not part of the British colonization efforts led by Gorges and Mason.

Massachusetts was another early British colony, but the specific colonies mentioned (Cocheco, Piscatagua, and Casco Bay) are more accurately associated with the region that is now New Hampshire and Maine.

For Question 18:

In 1624 the Dutch West Indies Company began settlements along the Hudson and Delaware rivers.