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- 1. Multiple Choice
Was the English settlement of Roanoke a failure or success?
Failure
Success
- 2. Multiple Choice
What did John White find when he returned to the settlement at Roanoke?
Native Americans
Dead bodies of all the colonist
John Rolfe growing tobacco
Nothing but "CROATOAN" written on a tree
- 3. Multiple Choice
Who granted a charter to the Virginia Joint Stock Company in 1606 to colonize Jamestown, Virginia?
King James I
John Smith
Walter Raleigh
King Charles II
- 4. Multiple Choice
The primary motivation of England settlers to colonize in the New World?
To find a warmer climate
To grow tobacco
Seek gold and wealth
Experience the Native American culture
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which word best describes the settlers at Jamestown?
Prepared
Inexperienced
Handy
Entertainers
- 6. Multiple Choice
What was the winter of 1609-1610 in Jamestown called?
Winterfell
Starving Time
Snowfall time
Harvest Season
- 7. Multiple Choice
What cash crop helped Jamestown finally become successful?
Tobacco
Rice
Indigo
Corn
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why was the Virginia House of Burgesses significant in Colonial America?
Established religion in the colonies
Began a tradition of representative government in the English colonies
Declared independence from England
Established a military regime in the colonies
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which ship did the Pilgrims sail on?
Pinta
Santa Maria
El Salvador
Mayflower
- 10. Multiple Choice
Pilgrims were also known as?
Puritans
Quakers
Loyalist
Separatists
- 11. Multiple Choice
Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans travel to the New World?
Seek freedom from Spain
Seek religious freedom
To grow tobacco
Establish trading alliance with Jamestown Colonist
- 12. Multiple Choice
What was the Mayflower Compact?
A plan to take land from Native Americans
The Pilgrims would promise to find gold
Pilgrims would go back to England if things became to hard
The Pilgrims would make laws to help everyone, and people agreed to follow the laws
- 13. Multiple Choice
What was the difference between Puritans and Separatist ?
Puritans were happy with Church of England ruling and Separatist wanted to purify Church of England
Separatist did not pray but Puritans did pray
A separatist wanted to leave the Church while Puritans wanted to purify its practices
Puritans were Jamestown Colonist and Separatist were Plymouth Colonist
- 14. Multiple Choice
What are the 3 regions of colonial America?
Southern Colonies
Northern Colonies
Middle Colonies
American Colonies
New England Colonies
- 15. Multiple Choice
What European country controlled the 13 colonies ?
Spain
America
England
Portugal
French
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