8th grade US History 1st Semester Review

Why were joint-stock companies appealing to many Europeans?

• Joint-stock companies offered 100 acres of free land to settlers

• Joint-stock companies were a low-risk, high-reward way of investing and making money

• Joint-stock companies offered people free passage to the New World in exchange for years of labor

• Joint-stock companies offered people freedom of religion

Describe conditions in 17^th-18^th century European cities that caused many Europeans to leave.

• European cities struggled to employ their surplus population, and were often overcrowded

• European cities were suffering under the Black Death, and many people wanted to leave

• European cities were highly advanced, and people wanted to leave to re-start a farming way of life elsewhere

• European cities were under strict Puritan control

What was the Virginia Company’s intent/purpose for settling the New World?

• The Virginia Company intended to establish churches in the New World

• The Virginia Company intended to become an ally of Spain in the New World

• The Virginia Company intended to create a new England in the New World

• The Virginia Company intended to find gold and create a profitable colony

How did the leadership of John Smith benefit the Jamestown Colony?

• John Smith was a strong leader who had good trade relations with the Natives and forced the settlers to work

• John Smith was able to locate all the gold in Jamestown

• John Smith established the first Church of Jamestown

• John Smith became King of Jamestown, appointed by King James

Describe the “starving time” at Jamestown.

• The “starving time” was the summer of 1609 when there was a bad drought in Jamestown

• The “starving time” was when the colonists starved out the Natives in the area

• The “starving time” was a time when the colonists became disconnected from the Church

• The “starving time” was the winter of 1609-10 when 80% of the settlers died of starvation

What crop allowed Jamestown to be successful?

• Cotton

• Tobacco

• Corn

• Indigo

What was the purpose of the House of Burgesses?

• The House of Burgesses was the name of the Church of Jamestown

• The House of Burgesses was the group of miners who found gold in Jamestown

• The House of Burgesses made laws for the Jamestown Colony

• The House of Burgesses was the location of tobacco storage in Jamestown

Why is the House of Burgesses significant in American history?

• The House of Burgesses was the first representative form of government in America

• The House of Burgesses was the first Church in Jamestown

• The House of Burgesses was the location where King James would visit the colony

• The House of Burgesses was the location of gold storage in Jamestown

What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

• It was America’s first written Constitution

• The Mayflower Compact was an agreement between the colonists to follow the laws they created and submit to the authority of their government.

• It established 13 colonies along the East Coast.

• It established a theocracy in Massachusetts Bay

Why is the Mayflower Compact significant?

• It was America’s first written Constitution

• It allowed the colonists to take over all Native lands in America

• It gave all gold in America to King James

• The Mayflower Compact was one of the first forms of democracy in America