Early American Settlers-Flocabulary

How did the English settlements in America affect the Indians?

• They caused the Indian population to get bigger.

• They helped the Indians become better farmers.

• They encouraged many Indians to move to Britain.

• They caused many Indians to die of diseases like smallpox.

All of the following places were involved in triangular trade except:

• India

• the British colonies

• Africa

• the West Indies

Which of the following was a main reason that the Pilgrims came to America?

• They wanted to spread their religion to the Indians.

• They wanted to escape religious persecution.

• They wanted to purify the Church of England.

• They wanted to live without any religion.

Who had to sign the Mayflower Compact?

• all the Pilgrims

• the Pilgrims and the British

• the Pilgrim men

• the Pilgrim men and Indians

What major crop did John Rolfe cultivate in Jamestown?

• sugar cane

• corn

• tobacco

What was true about African slaves in the Southern colonies in 1700?

• They produced rum to be shipped to Britain.

• They outnumbered free whites.

Which of the following best describes the House of Burgesses?

• the first representational government of the colonies

• the company that paid for the colonists' voyage to Jamestown

• America's first true self-government

• the group that restricted colonial trade

What was Britain's main goal in practicing mercantilism?

• to create triangular trade

• to use goods made by indentured servants

• to prevent the colonies from using British goods

• to improve the British economy

What was the main skill that Squanto taught the Pilgrims?

• how to speak the Wampanoag language

• how to till the land and plant crops

• how to set up their own government

• how to trade with Britain

Which of the following was an effect of the Navigation Acts?

• Immigrants came to America in search of a better life.

• African slaves were bartered for rum.

• American goods had to be shipped directly to Britain.

• Puritans set up a self-governing colony near Plymouth.