Colonization/Exploration Review

What reason was Plymouth settled?

• to celebrate Thanksgiving
• Gold
• to build Indian Relationship
• to escape religious persecution

What type of Government did the Mayflower Compact establish?

• democratic government
• religion government
• polyform government
• self government

What was the 1st Representative assembly in North American colonies called?

• Virginia House of Burgesses
• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
• Bill of Rights
• U S Constitution

Which exploring nation set up the Fur Trade with Native Americans?

• Britain
• Netherlands
• France
• Spain

Where was Jamestown located (today)?

• Missouri
• Mississippi
• Virginia
• North Carolina

What year did the colonists arrive to create the settlement of Jamestown?

• 1607
• 1608
• 1602
• 1600

Before the Pilgrims went ashore they created a set of rules to help them live together peacefully.  What was this called?

• Pilgrims' Pact
• Plymouth Promise
• House of Burgesses
• Mayflower Compact

What brought the pilgrims to the Plymouth colony?

• the search for food
• the search for gold and silver
• the search for religious freedom
• the search for tobacco

What kind of soil did New England have?

• Rocky soil
• Grassland
• Fertile Soil

What state did CATHOLICS go to as their first colony?

• Maryland
• Georgia
• Maine
• Oklahoma