British Colonialism I

Which one of the following countries was the last to colonize the Americas?

• England

• Spain

• France

• Portugal

One of the problems England had that prevented them from colonizing sooner was the ongoing problem between Catholics and ____.

• Muslims

• Jews

• Protestants

• Evangelicals

The time when colonists from Jamestown nearly died out.

• The Hungry Time

• The Starving Time

• Death Time

• The Headright Time

To set up a colony you needed

• a charter

• a bill of sale

• the permission of the Church

• the permission of the Virginia Company

Since England was having an economic depression, the result was a lot of

• crime and poverty

• political corruption

• riots

• free spending and wealth

Roughly ____ of the people in England at time of colonizing were considered poor and without a way to _____ their economic situation.

• 95%, celebrate

• 95%, improve

• 75%, improve

• 55%, manage

One of the reason for England not needing to colonize early on was the use of privateers, also known as

• advanced fisherman

• scoundrels

• sea captains

• pirates

One of the reasons settlers came to the New World was freedom from religious or ______ oppression.

• family

• political

• dangerous

• educational

Early on, who did the Virginia Company send over to their colony?

• farmers

• goldsmiths

• hunters

• builders

Why was the Headright System an appealing offer?

• You would get a bag of gold if you moved to the New World.

• You would get 50 acres of land if you moved to the Old World.

• You would get free crops for every child you brought over to the Old World.

• You would get 50 acres of land for moving to the New World.