Colonial America

Based on this passage from John Smith, what conclusion can be drawn about the lives of colonists in Jamestown, Virginia?

• The standard of living was similar to most European nations.

• Religion played an important part in the lives of early colonists.

• Local Native American Indians were a serious threat to early colonists.

• Growing tobacco was the main source of income of early colonists to Virginia.

Why is the Mayflower Compact considered an important step in the development of American democracy?

• It established the principle of separation of church and state.

• It provided a basis for self-government in the Plymouth Colony.

• It defined colonial relations with local Native American Indians.

• It outlawed slavery in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

In which region of the United States was the first permanent English settlement located?

• Pacific Northwest

• Great Plains

• Atlantic Coast

• Great Lakes Mountains

The need for agricultural workers in the tobacco fields of colonial Virginia led to the

• formation of labor unions

• decision to industrialize

• improvement in farming

• use of enslaved people from Africa

What was one important result of the encounter between Europeans and Native American Indians?

• Native American Indian populations continued to increase.

• New diseases were spread to Native American populations.

• Spain's empire in the New World declined.

• According to the map, which geographic feature along the Atlantic coastline contributed most to the growth of trade in the British colonies?

According to the map, which geographic feature along the Atlantic coastline contributed most to the growth of trade in the British colonies?

• many offshore islands

• high, rocky cliffs

• natural harbors

• barrier reefs

According to the map, which statement is most accurate?

• The largest number of people lived in Virginia.

• Most colonies were located next to the Great Lakes.

• Most towns and villages developed in and around areas of settlement.

• Areas of settlement tended to avoid nearness to bodies of water.

Based on these excerpts, in what way were these two documents similar?

• The signers of both documents had only just landed in America.

• In both documents, colonists agreed to establish a community and obey its laws.

• In both documents, colonists agreed to obey the British King's decisions.

• Both documents established a government in which its members chose their own governor.

Which colonial settlement is correctly paired with the reason it was founded?

• North Carolina - haven for Pilgrims and Puritans

• Georgia - place for imprisoned debtors and convicts

• Maryland - refuge for Quakers

• Pennsylvania - refuge for English Catholics

What was the major reason European rulers sought to colonize North America?

• They needed people from North America to settle in Europe.

• They sought to learn more about Native American cultures.

• They sought to expand their power with riches from the 'New World'.

• They wanted a place to send their criminal population.