Jamestown was established by the Virginia Company, a joint-stock company. Which of the following is true about a joint-stock company?
Topic 3 Lesson 2: English Colonies are Settled

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The company claimed complete ownership of all land used by the colonists.
Each colonist in Jamestown was a partner in the company
Investors share in the profits or losses of the company.
The company, not the colonists, decided how the colony should be governed
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In 1619, the Virginia Company created the House of Burgesses, which
created a system of checks and balances.
was the beginning of representative government in America.
could veto orders from the English monarch.
claimed exclusive authority in all English colonies.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the founding of Massachusetts differ from the founding of Virginia?
Massachusetts colonists sought wealth, while Virginia colonists sought religious freedom.
Massachusetts colonists sought independence from England, while Virginia colonists were loyal to the king.
Massachusetts colonists were loyal to the king, while Virginia colonists sought independence from England.
Massachusetts colonists sought religious freedom, while Virginia colonists sought wealth.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
English people who wished to establish their own churches were called
Separatists
Anglicans
Pilgrims
Puritans
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The founding of Rhode Island was based on the principle of
religious tolerance
universal voting rights
representative government
separation of powers.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main cause of King Philip’s War?
the resistance of Native Americans against Christian missionaries
the steady advance of English settlers onto Native American lands
the refusal of New England settlers to trade with Native Americans
the desire of New England settlers to form an independent nation
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