US History 1

What was the first permanent English settlement in North America

• Jamestown Va

• Plymouth Mass.

In which area of Virginia did poor English Immigrants seeking better lives an small farmers and artisans settle?

• Northern Virginia

• Western Virginia

The violent conflicts that occurred between the settlers and the American Indian resulted in the-

• American Indians losing their traditional territories

• American Indians losing their cultural identification

Jamestown was established in 1607 by the Virginia Company of London as a-

• to hide indentured servants

• Business venture

Which colonial region grew cash crops such as tobacco, indigo and rice on plantations using slave labor?

• Southern Colonies

• New England Colonies

Established by the 1640's, the House of Burgesses is known today as the-

• Virginia House of Commons

• Virginia General Assembly

Prior to 1619 in the Virginia colony, a field laborer was most likely to be-

• a slave

• an indentured servant

Which of these did NOT happen as a result of the contact between American Indians and Europeans

• European diseases such a small pox sickened and killed many American Indians

• American Indians began to explore Asia using European sea faring technology

What form of direct democratic rule is most closely associated with Puritan New England?

• Councils

• town meetings

Which of these did NOT come to the new world voluntarily?

• slaves

• puritans