Building the 13 Colonies Brainpop

England's main motivation for establishing colonies in the New World was to:

• Defend its homeland

• Gain wealth

• Spread democracy

• Abolish slavery

Which European power was first to establish permanent colonies in the Americas?

• England

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

Each of these is an example of mercantilism, except:

• A colony sends raw materials back to the mother country

• A colony purchases finished goods from the mother country

• A colony refuses to trade with the mother country

• The mother country exports goods to other countries

Why did King James I choose America's East Coast for colonization?

• No other European power had established colonies there

• It was unoccupied by native peoples

• It was better suited for growing sugarcane than South America

• It was the farthest destination that British ships could reach

The first charter issued by King James I gave __________ the right to establish a colony in Virginia.

• Parliament

• The Church of England

• A private company

• An individual citizen

Virginia's main colonial export was:

• Gold

• Tobacco

• Rum

• Corn

The Triangular Trade benefited the Southern Colonies by:

• Allowing England to establish colonies in Africa

• Reducing the travel time between the colonies and England

• Providing an unpaid workforce for growing cash crops

• Preventing African goods from being sold in the colonies

Which colony was most likely to be based around shipbuilding?

• Massachusetts

• Pennsylvania

• Georgia

• South Carolina

Which action was intended to increase the freedom of the colonies?

• Passage of the Navigation Acts

• Requirement of Church of England services

• Establishment of the Dominion of New England

• Return to the policy of salutary neglect

After the French and Indian War, England imposed new taxes on the colonies in order to:

• Punish them for siding with France

• Share the costs of the war

• Encourage them to defend themselves

• Prevent them from trading with native peoples