Unit 2: English Colonization of North America

The first permanent English settlement in North America was at:

• Jamestown, VA
• Plymouth, MA
• Newfoundland, Canada
• New York, NY

Which European nation was most involved in the Native American fur trade?

• England
• France
• Spain
• Netherlands

Where in America did England establish the thirteen colonies?

• Atlantic coast east of the Appalachians
• Mississippi Valley 
• Great Plains region
• Caribbean Islands

The Virginia colony became profitable with the introduction of:

• tobacco growing and the plantation system
• fur trading with Native Americans
• military outposts to defend from Spanish attacks
• shipbuilding and lumber mills

Jamestown was established for:

• refugees from English debtors prisons
• separatists seeking religious freedom
• military defense against the French
• economic opportunity and trade

The Pilgrims and Puritans came to America seeking:

• political freedom from European monarchy
• freedom to live according to their religious beliefs
• economic wealth and land ownership
• fame and glory for England

Which of these is NOT true of the Middle Colonies?

• religious and cultural diversity
• large port and trading cities
• grain mills - "Breadbasket"
• cash crops and slave labor

Which of these is NOT true of the New England region?

• Puritan religion and culture
• ships, timber, fishing, furs, trade
• town meetings for self-government
• rich soil and warm climate

Which of these is NOT true of the Southern Colonies?

• slave labor on large plantations
• rocky soil with many streams
• Anglican state religion
• cash crops - tobacco, rice, indigo

The Virginia House of Burgesses was the:

• first representative legislature in the colonies
• home of the first colonial governor
• first Anglican church in the colonies
• crib where Mr. Burgess hangs, yo