Southern Colonies

The first financially successful English colony in the "new world" was...

• Canada
• Jamestown
• Maryland
• Plymouth

Which of the following BEST describes the organization that founded Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America?

• explorers searching for fur

• Puritans seeking religious freedom

• a joint-stock company established by merchants

• Europeans seeking political asylum

What was the primary reason why settlers in the mid-to-late 1600s founded the Southern colonies?

• to farm the rich soil found there
• to trade with the Spanish
• to build fisheries near the ocean
• to enjoy the warmer climate

Which of the following BEST explains the importance of the Virginia House of Burgesses?

• it was the first court system in the English colonies
• it was the first appointed legislature in the English colonies
• it was the first democractically elected legislature in the English colonies
• it was named for the home that colonal politicians used for meetings

What geographic characteristic MOST influenced the Southern Colonies?

• long dry seasons that promoted timber production

• large areas of ocean access that promoted fishing

• large ports that promoted international trade

• long growing season that promoted farming

Which of the following was a major factor leading to the violent measures taken by Nathaniel Bacon and his followers?

• alleged inaction by the governor of Virginia
• attacks by French traders on the Virginia frontier
• grievances raised in response to British taxation
• specific orders issued by the House of Burgesses

The MAIN cause of Bacon's Rebellion was conflict between...

• colonial traders and British soldiers
• colonial explorers and French traders
• colonial farmers and Native Americans
• colonial soldiers and British bureaucrats

Which of the following was a conflict fought between Virginia settlers and Native Americans over food and land?

• the Pequot War
• King Philip's War
• Pontiac's Rebellion
• the Anglo-Powhatan War

Georgia was originally founded

• as a colony for ship building

• for Puritans seeking religious freedom

• as a buffer colony

• because of its extensive rivers and harbors

Though they helped the English in Jamestown at first, the Powhatan Confederacy became more and more hostile toward them until Chief Powhatan allowed the marriage of his daughter Pocahontas to whom after she was kidnapped by the English?

• John Smith
• John Rolfe
• William Penn
• Roger Williams