Chapter 3 - Settlements Take Root

What was the name of Spain's colony in America?

• New Spain
• New England
• Florida
• Cuba

True/False:  A class structure was established in New Spain.

• True
• False

St. Augustine was built in ___________.

• Cuba
• Spain
• Florida
• New Spain

True/False:  Missionaries started mission to spread Spanish culture, Christianity, and to help control the colony.

• True
• False

The Spanish coming in contact with the Native Americans was more ____________ than helpful.

• joyous
• helpful
• harmful
• strange

In 1614, John Rolfe and Pocahontas married.  What did this help bring to the colony?

• more colonists and supplies from England
• war with Powhatan people
• peace with the Powhatan people
• shares in the Virginia Company

Which of the following was a problem that the colonists faced during the early years of Jamestown?

• The colony lacked strong leadership.
• The Spanish made several attacks on the colony.
• The colony's profits were so great that the colonists fought for independence from England.
• The colony suffered from starvation due to scarcity of food.

Why did the Virginia Company dictate that Jamestown be built on a river inland from the ocean?

• They wanted the colonists to look for gold in North American rivers.
• They wanted the colonists to take over the nearby settlements of Native Americans.
• They did not want the colony to be visible to ships from rival countries.
• They believed this location would provide shelter from storms.

Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans start colonies in New England?

• They were missionaries who wanted to persuade the Native Americans to become Christians.
• They wanted to be able to practice their religion freely.
• They wanted to become wealthy and powerful.
• They were explorers who wanted to find a river route through North America to Asia.

How did Tisquantum, or Squanto, help the Pilgrims?

• Squanto convinced the Wampanoag people to become Christians.
• Squanto taught them skills they needed to survive, and hleped them make an agreement with the leader of the Wampanoag people.
• Squanto invited them to celebrate a feast of thanksgiving.
• Squanto led the Pilgrims from where the Mayflower first had landed to a location that was better for farming.