Unit 2: The British Empire Grows in America

How many British colonies formed in America?

• 9

• 11

• 13

• 16

What bordered the 13 colonies?

• Atlantic Ocean & Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean & Appalachian Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains & Rocky Mountains

• Gulf of Mexico & Pacific Ocean

What was the first permanent British colony in America?

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• New York, New York

• Plymouth, Massachusetts

• Jamestown, Virginia

During the first winter in Jamestown and in Plymouth, this happened.

• half or more of the people died of starvation or disease

• they discovered gold

• the Native tribes killed them all

• they grow cotton

What saved Jamestown from failure?

• they found gold

• the Powhattan built houses for them

• John Rolfe brought tobacco to grow

• the French gave them food

What did the King give to settles of Jamestown and Plymouth?

• a charter

• free land in Asia

• an army of thousands of men

• five years of food

What is the Mayflower Compact?

• a small boat used by the Pilgrims

• a contract made by the Pilgrims for fair laws

• supplies in boxes

• a route across the Atlantic Ocean

What crop did the Wampanoag teach the Pilgrims to grow?

• tobacco

• cotton

• 3 sisters

• potatoes

What term means a monarch gets power from God?

• the Pope

• Protestant Reformation

• House of Lords

• divine right

What document increased the power of English nobles in 1215?

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• 95 Thesis

• Declaration of Independence