EARLY HISTORY

By the 1650's, traders were bringing 1000's of slaves to the colonies.  Slave trade became big business to European Ship owners .   Many of the slaves were forced to work ?

• on plantations
• in gold mines
• in coal mines
• in lumber yards

Line of Demarcation was used by the Pope to divide the new world between?

• spain, england, france
• england and france
• spain and portugal
• spain, portugal, england, france

London Company (joint stock) established the Jamestown settlement for which reason?

• profit (economic)
• religious
• religious and economic
• to obtain nationalistic feelings

Which region of the 13 colonies was more closely related to ship building and fishing (maritime)

• new england colonies
• middle colonies
• southern colonies
• all regions

Which countries had claims on the North American continent?

• Portugal, France, and England
• Spain, England and France
• Dutch, Portugal, Russian
• Portugal, Spain, British

Spanish Gold ships were called?

• galleons
• astrolabes
• caravel
• sea dogs