Roanoke/ Jamestown/Plymouth
The type of government that is ruled by a king or queen is called...
Monarchy
What was the official religion of Virginia?
Anglican
Plantations specialized in producing
Cash crops
Which of these was true of most West Africans in the 1500s?
A. They spoke the same language.
B. They were long-distance traders.
C. They were captured and enslaved.
D. They valued family and ancestors.
D. They valued family and ancestors.
A settlement is a
small, newly built community
Why is Roanoke called the lost colony?
All of the settlers disappeared
Who chose the governor of the royal colony of Virginia?
The King
Massachusetts Bay was founded to protect
A, Baptists
B. Catholics
C. Puritans
D. Quakers
C. Puritans
What choice did West Africans make about enslaving and trading people?
A. West Africans refused to take part in this trade.
B. West Africans tried to find enslaved people outside their nations.
C. West Africans traded people who were already enslaved.
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
What was the Mayflower Compact?
A plan of government drawn up by the colonists
What delayed Captain John White's return to Roanoke?
A war between England and Spain
Why was Virginia considered more democratic than England?
Elected representatives made its laws.
Why were the Quakers mistreated in England?
A. They refused to obey laws
B. They often received special favors from the king
C. They thoought that people should overthrow the kings by force
D. They practiced a different religion from most English people.
D. They practiced a different religion from most English people.
Where were most people enslaved in the West Indies and British North America forced to work?
sugar and tobacco plantations
The British included people from England and....
Scottland
Compared with James town and Plymouth, the Roanoke colony was:
A. Earlier
B. larger
C. longer lasting
D. wealthier
A. Earlier
Which of these best describes colonial Williamsburg?
A. closed to outside visitors
B. wealthy all-White community
C. center of education and culture
D. far from the capital of Virginia
C. center of education and culture
Which of these was a disadvantage of Maryland as a place to colonize?
A. Crops did not grow well.
B. Forest trees were scarce.
C. Mosquitoes spread disease
D. People did not stay long.
C. Mosquitoes spread disease
When Africans who had been captured and enslaved arrived in the American colonies, they were first...
sold at scrambles or auctions
Why was Rhode Island founded?
To offer religious freedom
What was the problem with the original site of Jamestown?
It was wet land with bad water
Where did some girls in Williamsburg learn to read?
Dame schools
Why was Georgia founded?
To help debtors avoid jail
How did people resist enslavement?
They broke tools
In which type of building might a craftsman be most likely to teach apprentices a trade?
Shoemaker's shop