Exploration and Colonization

The first countries to explore the New World were

• Spain and Portugal
• France and New Sweden
• the Netherlands and England
• England and France

Which conquistador defeated the Aztecs?

• DeSoto
• Cortez
• Balboa
• Columbus

After the Europeans arrived in the Caribbean, what caused the deaths of countless Native Americans?

• wars
• diseases
• droughts
• hurricanes

The winter of 1609-1610 in Jamestown has been described as

• the Pequot War
• the Starving Time
• the Great Migration
• the Tobacco Boom

Who brought tobacco to Virginia?

• John Smith
• John Rolfe
• Bing Crosby
• Carl Spackler

Which colony was set up for English prisoners and debtors?

• South Carolina
• North Carolina
• Virginia
• Georgia

1st Written Constitution

• Toleration Acts
• Fundamental Orders of Conneticut
• Mayflower Compact
• House of Burgess

This group settled Massachusetts Bay

• Puritans
• Catholics

1st document of self government

• Mayflower Compact
• Fundamental Orders of Conneticut
• Toleration Acts
• House of Burgess

Which colony was founded by a Quaker and called the "holy experiment"?

• Rhode Island
• Pennsylvania
• South Carolina
• Conneticut