13 Colonies

Why did the Virginia Company sell stock in the Jamestown Colony

• To raise money to help pay the costs of establishing a colony

• To free English debtors from prison

• To buy land from King James 1

Which word best describes the relationship between King James and the Jamestown Colony in 1606?

• cooperation

• conflict

• contentious

Which primary source provides the best example between king James 1 and Jamestown Colony

• Mayflower Compact

• The Great Law

• Jamestown Charter

What was a significant accomplishment of the Jamestown Colony?

• It served as a buffer colony to protect Virginia

• It was the first permanent English Colony

• It established a colonial government ran as a theocracy

How did New Netherlands become New York?

• England sold the Colony to the Dutch West Company

• The Dutch West Company sold the Colony to England

• England took control of the colony by sending soldiers and forcing the Dutch to surrender

New Netherlands was established primarily for ______________ purposes.

• defenses

• economic

• religious

Settlers in New Netherlands were ______________.

• mainly Dutch

• mainly English

• from many different countries

The physical feature that most influenced the decision of where to locate New Netherlands was the area's many __________________ .

• coal deposits

• mountains

• waterways

Who was allowed to vote at town meetings when the Massachusetts Bay Colony began?

• Puritan Men and Women

• Land-Owning Puritan Men

• men and women of any religion

Why were the rules made at town meetings in the Massachusetts Bay Colony important?

• they maintained stability by enforcing Puritan religion practices

• they were the first example democracy in North America

• they were the first rules that women helped make in the colonies