COLONIAL AMERICA

Which two original colonies were established for economic reasons?

• Jamestown and Roanoke Island

• Jamestown and St. Augustine

• Roanoke Island and Plymouth

• Plymouth and Quebec

Which colony did the Puritans establish?

• Georgia

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Plymouth

• Pennsylvania

What did John White find upon his return to the Roanoke colony?

• The colonists had relocated their colony to Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts.

• The colonists had died of starvation and disease in the colony.

• The colonists were missing with no evidence pointing to their whereabouts.

• The colonists had thrived by befriending local American Indian tribes.

Which colony is depicted in the image?

• Massachusetts Bay

• Jamestown

• Roanoke Colony

• Plymouth Rock

Which area was settled by people who had been in debtors’ prisons in England?

• Georgia

• Jamestown

• Massachusetts

• Pennsylvania

• Roanoke Island

The first permanent English settlement in the United States was —

• Quebec

• Roanoke Island

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

Which country created the Virginia Company and sent settlers to the New World as part of an economic experiment?

• England

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

Pennsylvania was settled by —

• Pilgrims

• Puritans

• Quakers

• Debtors

Which early colony failed and is often referred to as the Lost Colony?

• Jamestown Colony

• Quebec Colony

• Roanoke Colony

• Plymouth Colony

Which colony was settled by the Puritans?

• Georgia

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Plymouth

• Pennsylvania