Lesson 6: Early English Settlements

The first permanent English colony in America was named

• democratic

• monarchy

• representative government

• Jamestown

The government of Virginia was more___________than England's.

• monarchy

• colonists

• democratic

• Jamestown

People who settled in Roanoke and Jamestown were called

• democratic

• colonists

• representative government

• monarchy

A form of government where citizens elect the leaders to make decisions is called a(n)

• democratic

• monarchy

• Jamestown

• representative government

A(n) ________________________is a form of goverment in which the ruler is a king or queen.

• monarchy

• representative government

• democratic

• colonists

What was the Mayflower Compact?

• a pledge of friendship with American Indians

• a plan of peaceful government drawn up by the settlers

• an agreement with the ship's captain

• a promise of support by the king

The first settlers to arrive at Plymouth came in search of

• good farmland and fishing

• natural riches such as gold

• independence from England

• freedom to practice their religion

Why was Virginia considered more democratic than England?

• Settlers had freedom of speech

• All men and women could vote.

• Any man could join the House of Burgesses

• Elected representatives made its laws

What was a problem with the original site of Jamestown?

• It was high in the hills.

• It was too rocky to farm.

• It was wet land with bad water.

• It was too near the American Indians.

Why is Roanoke called the "lost colony"?

• John White could not find his way back to it.

• It lost a contest with Jamestown.

• Everyone there went back to England.

• All the settlers disappeared.