European Exploration and Colonization

Based on this passage from John Smith, what conclusion can be drawn about the lives of colonists in Jamestown, Virginia?

• The standard of living was similar to most European nations

• Religion played an important part in the lives of early colonists

• Local Native American Indians were a serious threat to early colonists

• Growing tobacco was the main source of income of early colonists to Virginia

Why is the Mayflower Compact considered an important step in the development of American democracy?

• It established the principle of separation of church and state

• It provided a basis for self-government in the Plymouth Colony

• It defined colonial relations with local Native Americans

• It outlawed slavery in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

One way in which the settlements at Jamestown (1607) and New Amsterdam (1625) were similar is that both were located-

• in the mountains

• on islands far from fresh water

• near the coastline

• in a dry climate

The Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are most closely associated with-

• abuses by absolute monarchs

• establishment of religious toleration

• steps toward colonial self government

• adoption of universal suffrage

In which region of the United States was the first permanent English settlement located?

• Pacific Northwest

• Great Plains

• Atlantic Coast

• Great Lakes

The need for agricultural workers in the tobacco fields of colonial Virginia led to the-

• formation of labor unions

• decision to industrialize

• improvement in farming

• use of enslaved people from Africa

What was one important result of the encounter between Europeans and Native Americans?

• Native American Indian populations continued to increase

• The African Slave trade ended

• New diseases were spread to the Native American populations

• Spain's empire in the new world declined

Early European explorers who came to the "New World" were looking for a Northwest Passage in order to-

• prove the world was round

• improve trade with Native Americans

• explore the Great Lakes

• find a shorter water route to Asia

Which geographic feature along the Atlantic coastline contributed most to the growth of trade in the British Colonies?

• many offshore islands

• high rocky cliffs

• natural harbors

• barrier reefs

The information on this map suggests that most early colonists-

• were unable to achieve political unity

• were located very close to each other

• built their settlements near bodies of water

• encountered great difficulties with Native Americans