Colonizing the Americas Part 1 Review

What was the first permanent English colony in North America?

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

• Massachusetts Bay

• New Amsterdam

What were some of the issues within Jamestown during "Starving Time"?

• There was a drought that led to food shortages

• Diseases spread across the colony

• There were conflicts between Powhatan Indians and settlers

• All of these were true

What was the main economic activity that helped Jamestown survive and prosper?

• Fur trading

• Tobacco farming

• Shipbuilding

• Fishing

This was a group of leaders that were chosen by voters and represented different parts of Virginia; they then met together to make decisions for the colony as a whole.

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Parliament

• House of Burgesses

True/False: Every single colony, even if they had their own governments, still had to follow laws created by the King of England and Parliament.

• True

• False

Which document, signed by the Pilgrims in 1620, established a form of self-government in Plymouth Colony?

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Orders

• Magna Carta

• Bill of Rights

(Choose 2) Why was the Mayflower Compact needed?

• They needed to create an organized process of making local decisions/laws together.

• The "Strangers" on the ship were threatening the lives of the Pilgrims.

• They originally were trying to sail to Virginia (which already had a government) but landed in Plymouth instead.

• The British gave them permission to create their own government and ignore their laws.

True/False: The Mayflower Compact helped to influence future documents, like the Constitution, and parts of our government today.

• True

• False

Who helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter in Plymouth Colony by teaching them vital agricultural skills?

• William Penn

• Anne Hutchinson

• Squanto

• John Smith

Which two religious groups sought freedom in the Massachusetts Colony?

• Quakers

• Puritans

• Catholics

• Pilgrims