THE EARLY COLONIES

THE EARLY COLONIES

TOPIC REVIEW

ENGLISH PEOPLE CAME TO THE COLONIES FOR...

• WEALTH

• RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

• A BETTER LIFE

MERCANTILISM

1. Countries set up colonies.
2. They sent people to look for gold and silver.
3. They sent people to live and work in their colonies.

JAMESTOWN

Multiple Choice

When did English settlers came to Jamestown?

• 1600

• 1607

• 1617

Multiple Choice

Who led the colonists to Jamestown?

• Captain John Smith

• Captain Smith John

• Captain Hook

THE VIRGINIA COLONY

Multiple Choice

To get more colonists, the Virginia Company promised land to...

• Native Americans

• American farmers

• English farmers

Multiple Choice

The tobacco they grew made many of the _____ rich.

• merchants

• colonists

HOUSE OF BURGESSES

Multiple Choice

This lawmaking body was set up in...

• 1609

• 1619

• 1629

Multiple Choice

People in government who make decisions for the people who elect them:

• settlers

• colonists

• representatives