8th STAAR Review: Colonization & Exploration

Where was the first permanent English settlement in the New World?

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

• Isabella

• Roanoke

What colony was the first permanent English settlement located in?

• Massachusetts

• New Hamsphire

• Maryland

• Virginia

Who was the first permanent English settlement named after?

• King John

• King George

• King James

• King William

What explorer was given credit for founding the first permanent English settlement?

• John Smith

• John Wayne

• John Anderson

• John Cabot

What company financed (paid) for crops grown at the first permanent English settlement?

• Virginia Joint-Stock Company

• Roanoke Corn Company

• Virginia Tobacco Company

• Isabella Joint-Stock Company

The 13 original colonies are divided into?

• States

• Regions

• Territories

• Continents

Which of the original 13 colonies had large aristocratic plantations?

• New England Colonies

• Middle or Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Northwest Colonies

Which of the original 13 colonies had "subsistence farming?"

• New England Colonies

• Middle or Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Northwest Colonies

Which of the original 13 colonies was considered the "melting pot" for religious diversity?

• New England Colonies

• Middle or Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Northwest Colonies

Which of the original 13 colonies was known as the "breadbasket" colony?

• Northwest Colonies

• New England Colonies

• Middle or Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• Southern Colonies