Colonial America SS

1. The settlement known as the “Lost Colony” was on what island?

• Ocracoke Island

• Roanoke Island

• Jamestown Island

• Long Island

What was the main reason for the establishment of Jamestown?

• Religious

• Scientific

• Political

• Economic

This colonial region was characterized by a humid and hot climate:

• New England

• Mid-Atlantic

• Southern

• Midwest

The social life in the New England colonies centered around:

• Market places

• Plantations

• Taverns

• Villages and churches

What completes the graphic organizer above describing a particular type of worker in colonial America?

• Enslaved African Americans

• House staff

• Artisans

• Indentured servants

Which colony was settled by the people who had been in debtor’s prisons in England?

• Massachusetts Bay

• Plymouth

• Georgia

• Roanoke

The Quakers settled in the _______________ colony.

• Jamestown

• Pennsylvania

• Rhode Island

• Georgia

Separatists who wanted to avoid religious persecution settled in the __________ colony.

• Plymouth

• Roanoke

• Georgia

• Jamestown

What social group in Colonial America is described captured in Africa, owned as property, and sold and shipped to the colonies?

• Larger landowner

• Farmer

• Artisan

• Enslaved African Americans

What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

• Pennsylvania