Colonization Test

Countries establish colonies for many reasons.  Which of the following is not a major reason for colonization?

• Religious Reasons
• Economic Reasons
• Political Reasons
• Militaristic Reasons

Many English investors and businessmen pooled their money to finance large operations in the New World. These were called: 

• Mercantilists
• Trade Corporations
• Trans-Atlantic Traders
• Joint-Stock Companies

Who emerges as the leader of the Jamestown settlement?

• John Smith
• John Winthrop
• Jonathan Edwards
• John Rolfe

John Rolfe was responsible for experimenting with the crop that ultimately saved Jamestown. It was:

• Indigo
• Cotton
• Tobacco
• Rice

The economic theory that states “a nation can become wealthy and powerful by accumulating gold and silver” is

• Social Mobility
• Individualism
• Mercantilism
• Triangular Trade

The trade routes established by colonists and merchants across the Atlantic Ocean can be defined as

• Triangular Trade
• Headright System
• Mercantilism
• Economic Domination

England passed a series of laws restricting colonial imports and exports. These limitations are officially known as:

• Import/Export Acts
• Mercantilist Acts
• Navigation Acts
• Tri-Trade Restrictions

Which document introduced the idea of limited government?

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
• Magna Carta
• English Bill of Rights
• Mayflower Compact.

Who could not pay their own way to the new world so worked without pay for a period?

• slaves
• indentured servants
• methodists
• strangers

What crop saved the Jamestown colony?

• cotton
• maize
• tobacco
• wheat