Colonials
Whose leadership saved Jamestown from failure in its early years?
John Smith
In a royal colony, who controlled the colony?
In 1607, the first permanent English colony was founded at
Jamestown
This group wanted to create a church free of royal control
Which economy (New England, Middle, or Southern) involved shipping, shipbuilding, fishing, lumber, rum, and raising livestock?
New England Colonies
All of the following were problems faced by the settlers at Jamestown EXCEPT:
a. The refusal of the gentlemen to work
b. The lack of a river nearby for transportation
c. Disease
d. Unclean drinking water
b. The lack of a river nearby for transportation
This document was the first self-government plan in the colonies and it pledged that the decisions would be made by the will of the majority of the colony’s men
In 1620, Pilgrim settlers founded
Plymouth
This document was the first written constitution in North America
Which economy (New England, Middle, or Southern) sold tobacco, rice, and indigo?
Southern Colonies
Who could vote for members to the legislature in the Massachusetts Bay colony?
Under the system of proprietary colonies, the proprietors received land grants from:
a. Parliament
b. Colonial assemblies
c. Feudal lords
d. The king
d. The king
The purpose of the House of Burgesses was to
This granted religious freedom to all Christians living in Maryland
Which economy (New England, Middle, or Southern) was made up of trade and they grew crops like grains and vegetables?
Middle Colonies
James Oglethorpe founded the colony of
Georgia
Which of the following is NOT a result of King Philip’s War?
a. 17 towns were destroyed, 52 towns suffered damage, 2,000 settlers were killed
b. Native Americans and the New England Colonists created a peace treaty that lasted for 150 years
c. It took decades for the colonists to recover from the destruction, loss of lives, and expense
d. Entire Native American families were sold into slavery, many were forced into local servitude, political independence ended, they continued to lose land
b. Native Americans and the New England Colonists created a peace treaty that lasted for 150 years
Who could vote in the Pennsylvania Colony?
All men
This group wanted to purify the Church of England
Which of the following was NOT significant because of Bacon’s Rebellion?
a. First colonial rebellion against royal control
b. White famers and landholders were given more rights, but the planter class remained in power
c. Laws making Africans hereditary slaves were passed
d. The colonies immediately gained independence from Britain
d. The colonies immediately gained independence from Britain
___________ was the name of the first town England attempted to settle and the only word carved into a hill after their disappearance was _______________.
Roanoke
Croatoan
All of the following are examples of the development of representative government in the colonies EXCEPT the:
a. Fundamental Constitution of Carolina
b. House of Burgesses
c. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d. Mayflower Compact
a. Fundamental Constitution of Carolina
New Netherlands became the English colonies of
New York and New Jersey
They are also known as the ‘Society of Friends’
Quakers
Name one of the Trading Companies (full name) that settled in the Colonies in the 1600s.
Virginia Company of London
Massachusetts Bay Company
Virginia Company of Plymouth
Dutch West India Company
New Sweden Company
Hudson’s Bay Company