Colonization Study Session

Why did the first group that went to Roanoke give up and return home?
1. They were unable to find the gold for which they were searching.
2. They ran short of supplies.
3. They began fighting among themselves over land.
4. They were angry with the way they were being ruled.
What delayed Captain John White’s return to Roanoke?
1. There was a war with Spain, and his ships could not safely leave England.
2. The king sent him to help another settlement.
3. He could not raise the money he needed to repair his ships
4. The English government put him in jail because of his actions in Roanoke.
Which of the following was not a problem with the place settlers chose to build Jamestown?
1. The land was not good for farming.
2. The land was rich with gold, so people refused to farm.
3. The water was dirty and salty.
4. The area swarmed with mosquitoes that carried malaria.
When Captain John White finally returned to Roanoke, what did him and his men find?
1. a ruined fort
2. a carving that read “CROATOAN”
3. no sign of the settlers
4. all of these
Which of the following does not describe why Jamestown survived?
1. Native Americans who lived in the area helped the settlers.
2. The old chief Powhatan died, and his brother became chief.
3. Captain John Smith was a strong leader who demanded that everyone work.
4. The colonists began raising tobacco, which could be used for trade.
Why was Virginia considered more democratic than England?
1. They had a group of representatives, the House of Burgesses, who made the laws for the colonies.
2. All men could be members of the House of Burgesses.
3. Everyone who lived in the settlement could vote for representatives to the House of Burgesses.
4. All of the above were reasons that Virginia was considered more democratic than England.
What was the main crop or "cash crop" that made Jamestown a success instead of a failure?
1. corn
2. wheat
3. tobacco
4. green beans
What was the Mayflower Compact?
1. a pledge of friendship the Pilgrims made with the Native Americans.
2. a promise by the English king to help the Pilgrims
3. a plan of government the Pilgrims drew up
4. the Pilgrims’ promise to grant religious freedom to everyone in Plymouth
What are small communities started by people who are new to an area called?
1. Jamestown
2. Plymouth
3. Roanoke
4. settlements
What is the name of the town started in Virginia in hopes of finding gold and other natural riches?
1. Jamestown
2. Plymouth
3. Roanoke
4. settlements
What town in present-day Massachusetts was started for religious purposes?
1. Jamestown
2. Plymouth
3. Roanoke
4. settlements
Why was the first winter hard for the Pilgrims?
1. Native Americans attacked them.
2. They landed too late to plant crops.
3. Mosquitoes multiplied because of the hot, steamy climate.
4. They lost most of their supplies when their ship crashed on the rocky coast.
Which statement does not describe Squanto?
1. He taught the Pilgrims how to plant, fish, and get syrup from trees.
2. Pilgrims believed that God sent him.
3. He could communicate with the Pilgrims only by sign language.
4. His entire tribe was wiped out by disease.
What was the first English settlement, which today is known as the “lost colony”?
1. Jamestown
2. Plymouth
3. Roanoke
4. settlements
What is the name given to the government and people of Great Britain, which includes England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland?
1. British
2. English
3. Scottish
4. Welsh
What is the name of a government in which the power lies with the people?
1. democratic
2. monarchy
3. communism
4. socialist republic
What is an economy?
1. a town or settlement
2. a value of property
3. another name for a colony
4. The way in which an area’s goods and services are produced, bought, and sold.
Why did the British want New York?
1. They wanted to keep the Spanish from settling along the Atlantic Coast.
2. They wanted to start large cotton plantations there.
3. The area was rich in gold.
4. They wanted the land so that English settlers could move westward.
Massachusetts was founded to protect which of the following people?
1. Puritans
2. Catholics
3. Quakers
4. debtors
Why was Rhode Island founded?
1. for religious freedom
2. as a trade center
3. as a place for the poor to settle
4. as a place for large tobacco plantations
Why were the Quakers mistreated in England?
1. They frequently received special favors from the king.
2. Their religious beliefs were different from the beliefs of most British people.
3. They refused to pay taxes.
4. They taught that people should use force to get rid of unfair kings.
Why was Georgia founded?
1. to provide a place for poor people to avoid being jailed for their debts
2. for religious freedom
3. to help the original settlers become richer by taxing new settlers
4. to become a center for trade with Spanish colonies in South America
Which of the following statements is true about Maryland?
1. Taxes were higher there than in other colonies.
2. There was no religious freedom.
3. There were many mosquitoes that spread disease.
4. Farming was almost impossible in the rocky soil.
Which colonial region had tobacco and rice grown on large plantations?
1. the Middle colonies
2. the New England colonies
3. the Northern colonies
4. the Southern colonies
Which colonial region had rocky soil, plentiful forests, and easy access to the sea?
1. the Middle colonies
2. the New England colonies
3. the Northern colonies
4. the Southern colonies
Which colonial region had rich soil for raising wheat, available minerals, cold winters, and hot summers?
1. the Middle colonies
2. the New England colonies
3. the Northern colonies
4. the Southern colonies
Why did the Spanish government decide to expand its lands in North America?
1. to protect their gold and silver mines from the other European countries that were building colonies in North America
2. to persuade the Indians to become both Catholics as well as loyal Spanish subjects
3. to provide protection for settlers in the borderlands
4. all of these
Which statement does not describe an effect the Spanish had on the Indians living in the borderlands?
1. The Spanish taught the Indians to guide a plow instead of using a stick and hoe in the Indian way.
2. The Indians learned to use many tools & machines the missionaries had brought from Spain.
3. Many Indians became Catholics.
4. The Indians built roads linking the Spanish forts.

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