SS CHAPTER 3: Lesson 1-2 Quiz

Which country was the FIRST to settle in North America?

• Tainos

• Spain

• Portugal

• Europe

Using the list below, which was the FIRST colony to be established in North America?

• New Spain

• New England

• New America

• New Portugal

What was Spain's MAIN motivation for settling in the Americas?

• Spain wanted to be more powerful than England

• Spain wanted to conquer the American Indians

• Spain wanted to control land in North and South America

• Spain wanted to make Christopher Columbus proud

New Spain's encomienda stated all of the following EXCEPT

• Spain could take over the Indians' land

• Spain could force the American Indians to work

• Spain would leave the American Indians alone

• Spain would protect the American Indians

Why did England want to start a colony in North America?

• England was jealous of Spain's rich colony

• England hoped to grow tobacco in Virginia

• England wished to convert American Indians to Christianity

• England wanted to earn money from trade with New Spain

How did Queen Elizabeth I support colonization in North America?

• She asked settlers to sign a royal charter and become indentured servants to work in North America

• She gave a royal charter to Sir Walter Raleigh who then sent settlers to North America

• She formed a new government in North America and signed royal charters with the settlers

• She asked American Indians to sign a royal charter and then helped them travel to North America for free

What is the definition of a royal charter?

• A crop that a farmer raises only to sell

• The first form of government created in North America

• Someone who agrees to work without pay for someone else for a set time

• A document that gives someone the right to set up and govern colonies

Which of the following identifies the LEAST successful English colony?

• Jamestown

• Virginia

• Croatoan

• Roanoke

What problem did the English colonists face BOTH times groups were left on Roanoke Island?

• They ran out of supplies.

• They fought with American Indians.

• They were forgotten during a war.

• They were forced to join American Indian tribes.

What happened to the colony at Roanoke?

• New Spain expanded its territory by invading and taking over Roanoke

• The English colonists and Roanoke Indians worked together to build a successful colony

• The English colonists disappeared, and nobody knows what happened to them

• Sir Walter Raleigh returned to England for supplies, but he never returned to Roanoke