Colonial America

European rulers wanted to start colonies in North America in hopes to

• Find Gold and Silver

• Explore new land

• Capture slaves

• Find religious freedom

In 1606 the King of England granted a charter to what company

• The Roanoke Company

• The Massachusetts Bay Company

• The Virginia Company

• The James Company

The first successful English colony was located at

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Roanoke Island, North Carolina

• Plymouth, Massachusetts

• Jamestown, Virginia

When was the House of Burgesses established?

• 1620

• 1619

• 1607

• 1612

In 1629 the Puritans came to North America seeking what

• Religious freedom

• New Land

• Gold and Silver

• A trade route with China

The Puritans started the city of

• New York

• Plymouth

• Philadelphia

• Boston

The first African slaves arrived in the colonies in what year?

• 1607

• 1619

• 1620

• 1629

By 1750, there were __________ slaves in the colonies

• 235,000

• 250,000

• 220,000

• 215,000

How many colonists were shot during the Boston Massacre?

• None

• 2

• 5

• 10

What did the Stamp act place a tax on?

• Newspapers

• Envelopes

• Playing Cards

• Sugar

• Molasses