Early English Colonies

The first successful English colonial settlers in North America were the . . .

• Pilgrims
• Roanoke Settlers
• Jamestown Settlers
• Puritans

Why did the the settlers leave England for North America?

• To meet the Native American Indians
• Religious persecution and fresh start
• To learn new farming techniques
• To fight the French

 In the 1700s, England's ruler who ruled with absolute power was called a ........

• Dictator
• President
• Tyrant
• Monarch

What best describes the relationship between Natives and Colonists?

• They were contantly at war
• They traded with each other and were very friendly
• They traded on a limited basis and had a lot of violence
• They ignored each other like they didnt exist

What was the time called when the colonists of Jamestown were forced into cannibalism?

• The starving time 
• The first Thanksgiving
• Reconstruction period
• The French Indian War

What colonial region was known for its tobacco and cotton farming?

• Middle colonies
• Northern colonies
• Upper colonies
• Southern colonies

The middle colonies were known as the _________ colonies because of the abundant agriculture and crop growth.

• "bread basket"
• "common market"
  
• "wheat acre"
• "fertility"

What cash crop saved Jamestown? What effect did it have on American Indians in the area?

• Corn.  The Indians loved to help the colonists plant corn.
• Tobacco.  When the colonists planted tobacco it left less room for the Indians.
• Beans.  The Indians didn't like the colonists stealing their beans from the fields.
• Squash.  The Indians had less room because of all the squash fields.

Life in the early colonies was...

• Easy! They had everything they needed!
• Difficult! New diseases, attacks from Native Americans, and starvation made life hard.
• Fun! They had new adventures everyday!
• Boring! Colonist had nothing to do.

What did the Mayflower Compact create?

• Laws made by and agreed upon by the colonists
• A government that broke away from the rule of the King
• A system of farming in the New World
• The holiday Thanksgiving