american colonization

What is the BEST definition for colonization?

• when people move somewhere but return to their home country
• when a group of people move to a new place and set up a new government
• when a society becomes multicultural
• when trade relationships are formed between countries

The first governing document for the Pilgrims in America was the

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Rights of Man

• Constitution

Which of the following was the MAIN reason the Puritans left England?

• to develop new crops

• to establish a new monarchy in America

• to seek religious freedom

• to spread Catholic beliefs to American Indians

Maryland and Pennsylvania were mainly founded for _____________ purposes.

• religious

• political

• economic

• isolation

Why was America a desirable country to colonize?

• There were already many houses built there.
• There were already many jobs there.
• There was plenty of land and freedom.

What solution would have saved so many settlers in Jamestown from dying from DISEASE? 

• More farmers to grow crops.
• More doctors and cleaner living conditions.

Why did the settlers in Jamestown build so many forts when they first arrived at Jamestown?

• They needed a place to keep their guns
• They heard rumors that the Native Americans were cannibals and violent
• They had extra money to build forts

What was the relationship like between the Jamestown settlers and the Native Americans?

• The Jamestown settlers treated the Native Americans poorly. They did not respect them.
• The Jamestown settlers treated the Native Americans well. They respected them.

Who really discovered America and why is this true?

• The settlers because they are the ones who found the land when they came from England.
• The Native Americans because they lived on the land first.

Why was God a motivation for explorers?

• Explorers wanted to build more churches
• Explorers wanted to spread their faith to people in the New World