Chapter 2 Test-10th Grade US History

As more and more settlers arrived in Jamestown, relations between the settlers and the Powhatan peoples

• Stayed about the same

• worsened

• improved dramatically

• improved slightly

The Pequot War involved all of the following except

• attacks on colonial villages by allied Native American tribes.

• the virtual elimination of the Pequot Nation.

• extreme violence on the part of English colonists.

• cooperation between English colonists and Native American allies.

Which of the following occurred as a result of Virginia's being made a royal colony?

• The king received one-fifth of the gold and silver found there.

• It came under the direct control of the king.

• Joint-stock companies became willing to invest in the colony.

• Colonists had to pay taxes to the king.

The first English colonies in North America were set up in the hope of achieving

• military supremacy

• financial gain for investors.

• religious freedom for settlers.

• political freedom for settlers.

In the early years of the Virginia colony, a field laborer was most likely to be

• a slave

• a landholder

• an indentured servant

• a Powhatan

To encourage settlers to come to Jamestown, the headright system offered them

• profit-sharing

• passage to Virginia

• land

• employment

Which of the following turned Jamestown into a profitable enterprise?

• gold

• corn

• timber

• tobacco

Jamestown's most serious problem during its first year were caused by

• the settlers' attitudes and impracticality

• infectious diseases

• Native Americans' hostility toward European settlement

• severe weather conditions

The colony that was founded on principles of social equality and religious tolerance was

• New York

• Plymouth

• Pennsylvania

• Massachusetts Bay

To John Smith's dismay, the settlers in Jamestown directed most of their energy toward

• searching for gold and other riches

• trading with the Powhatans

• clearing land

• worshiping God