Colonization of America

What were Spain's goal in colonization?

• convert natives and beat England

• convert natives and mine for gold

• Beat England and establish the fur trade

• Establish a perfect Catholic society and destroy all Protestants

Which country sent single men who married natives and adopted tribal customs?

• Spain

• France

• England

• Portugal

What was the purpose of the first English colony?

• to find gold

• trade for furs with the Indians

• escape religious persecution

• conquer Indians for the slave trade

How did the fur trade encourage the French to treat natives differently?

• The French treated natives as slaves and tortured those who wouldn't work.

• The French ignored the natives and trapped animals on their own.

• The French treated more like equals because they needed the Indians to trade with them.

• The French purposely infected the natives so they wouldn't compete in the fur trade.

What was the first successful English colony?

• Plymouth, Massachusetts

• Jamestown, Virginia

• Washington, D.C.

• Roanoke, Virginia

Why did the Puritans found Massachusetts?

• They came to make money for investors who paid their passage.

• They came to spread the Puritan religion to natives.

• The colony was to be an example of a perfect society.

• They wanted the freedom to practice their religion.

Which European country was the most successful in colonizing America?

• Spain

• France

• England

• Portugal

What is a charter?

• economic plan to enrich England at the expense of the colonies

• permission from the king to establish a colony in new lands.

• the first colonial assembly in Virginia

• an agreement among the colonists to establish self government

What do you call a person who gives up 3-7 years of service in exchange for passage to America?

• Pilgrim

• Burgesses

• Slave

• Indentured Servant

What crop saved Jamestown?

• tobacco

• corn

• fish

• cotton