Exploration & Colonization

What year was Jamestown established?

• 1620

• 1803

• 1607

• 1787

Which of the following was NOT a reason for exploration?

• religion

• trial by jury

• wealth

• trade routes

What is the purpose of a colony?

• to provide vacation resorts for royaltyThis is a wrong answer

• to create a place for political freedom

• to be a refuge for the poor

• to make the ruling country rich

An economic theory that a nation becomes strong by strictly controlling trade

• mercantilism

• charter

• alliance

• legislature

Jamestown's economy finally improved when the colonists began growing

• sugar cane

• tobacco

• corn

• potatoes

What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

• to persecute those with certain beliefs

• to establish a national religion

• to ensure that only Pilgrims governed

• to establish laws for the general good

A legal document giving certain rights to a person or company. Used by the English king

• charter

• precedent

• parliament

• persecution

Where did the Pilgrims land in 1620?

• Jamestown

• Plymouth Rock

• Philadelphia

• England

What connected the colonies, Africa and the West Indies and was a part of the slave trade?

• Great Awakening

• mercantilism

• monopoly

• Triangular Trade Route

If you were a Catholic which colony would you probably choose to settle in?

• Massachusetts

• New York

• Virginia

• Maryland