NC Studies Weekly Week 23 Quiz

What was England’s first colony in the Americas?

• Chesapeake

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Roanoke

Who ran the first Carolina government?

• Lord Proprietors

• Edward Teach

• King Charles II

• Sir Walter Raleigh

What led to increased immigration to North Carolina in the 1700s?

• Gold was discovered.

• The weather was perfect.

• Many pirates were captured.

• Crimes and debts were forgiven.

Which group was allowed to own property?

• married women

• single white women

• indentured servants

• formerly enslaved people

Why did indentured servants become too expensive?

• farms became smaller

• demand for labor grew

• fewer people volunteered

• ships stopped sailing from Europe

Where did da Verrazzano land?

• Cape Fear

• Rio Jordan

• Blue Ridge

• Fort Worth

What did Fernandez want to establish in Chesapeake Bay?

• forts

• mines

• settlement

• church

When was the first European fort built in South Carolina?

• 1524

• 1526

• 1539

• 1566

When was Roanoke Island first settled?

• 1586

• 1587

• 1588

• 1589

Who was the first European born in the Americas?

• John White

• Virginia Dare

• Eleanor Dare

• Walter Raleigh