The Early Colonies

Which of the following was NOT a “cash crop” of the Southern Colonies?

• Cotton
• Lumber
• Indigo
• Tobacco

A person who agreed to work for a 4-7 year period in exchange for passage to the New World was a(n):

• Indentured servant
• slave
• Cavalier
• artisan

Bacon’s Rebellion exemplified - 

• the growing power of former indentured servants 
• the colonial resentment over the Stamp Act 
• England’s anger over the Puritan control of Massachusetts 
• the ability of African slaves to rise up and rebel 

New England was settled by - 

• German-speaking immigrants seeking economic opportunity
• Puritans seeking economic opportunity
• Dutch seeking freedom from religious persecution in Europe
• Puritans seeking freedom from religious persecution in Europe

Who were "dissenters" in Puritan New England?

• entrepreneurs who started businesses
• people who disagree with Puritan beliefs
• large landholders
• disagreeable artisans

The Virginia Company of London…

• maintained colonial allegiance to England
• preserved Puritan faith in the New World
• created a profitable settlement in Jamestown
• ensured safe passage to and from the New World

The single greatest factor that caused the widespread death of Native Americans after contact with Europeans was:

• Forced conversion to Christianity 
• Disease 
• Adaption to new foods
• Warfare

What was the name given to the first representative government of the Jamestown colony?

• House of Burgesses
• Mayflower Compact
• House of Lords
• Parliament

Which event took place last?

• Jamestown Settled
• Puritans Land in New England
• Spanish found St. Augustine in Florida
• William Penn signs treaty with Native Americans

Which group settled mostly in this region?

• Puritans
• Quakers
• Anglicans
• Hugenots