Early Exploration and Settlement

The House of Burgesses was the first what?

• colony

• representative government (colonists passed laws)

• court system

• permanent settlement

What was an important motive for the colonization of Plymouth in North America?

• enslaving the indians

• discovering gold

• spreading their Christian religion to indians

• finding new technology

What was the main reason for European exploration of North America?

• find an all water route to Asia

• they were searching for new land because of over population

• they were searching for slaves

• to divide the land for the New World and Old World

What effect did the news of Columbus's voyages have on Europeans?

• They became anxious to sell their goods in the Americas
  

• New diseases were introduced to Europe

• Indian culture was adopted throughout Europe

• Monarchs wanted to start claiming territory in the Americas

How did the Mayflower Compact help encourage the idea of representative government?

• It expressed the importance of self government
  

• It allowed citizens to possess weapons

• It gave all property owners the right to vote
  

• It established the first court system

The assembly that allowed colonists to elect representatives to govern is known as what?

• Mayflower Compact
  

• House of Burgesses
  

• Town hall
  

• Confederation Congress

The early attempt at colonial self government by the Pilgrims is better known as what?

• English Bill of Rights
  

• Intolerable Acts
  

• Toleration Act of 1649

• Mayflower Compact
  

Why did the population of Jamestown plummet between 1609 and 1610?

• Infertile soil
  

• Disease, famine and Indian attacks
  

• Hurricanes and flooding

• Insect infestation of crops

This tribe brought food to help the colonists and taught them how to grow corn.

• Choctaw
  

• Powhatan

• Cherokee

• Seminole

The scattering of millions enslaved Africans in known as what?

• African Diaspora
  

• Middle Passage
  

• Indentured servitude
  

• Northwest Passage