American Colonies and Stuff

What was the name of the joint stock company that financed the settlement of Jamestown?

• Massachusetts Bay Company

• Virginia Company

• British East India Company

• James Brown Company

Who was the strict leader of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, who gave the "City Upon A Hill" speech explaining that other people's eyes would be upon them?

• William Bradford

• John Winthrop

• Roger Williams

• John Rolfe

What is the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• It allowed Puritans to practice their own religion

• It created an alliance with the Native Americans leading to the first Thanksgiving

• It was an agreement by the men on the Mayflower creating a civil government and created the first direct democracy in the New World

• It created a constitution for all colonists to live by

Bacon's Rebellion is significant because

• It was the first rebellion in the colonies and helped bring about changes such as more representation and lessening of taxes...it showed and it eventually caused an increase in slavery

• It showed that all you had to do was disagree with the Man and everything in your life would change for the better.

• It was one of the first rebellions in the colonies and helped bring about the addition of additional indentured servants in the New World.

• It taught the people of Jamestown how to cook bacon correctly because some of the colonists were still doing it wrong after all those years...

Also known as "Brown Gold," this crop, brought to Jamestown by John Rolfe, helped to save Jamestown the second time?

• Gold

• Mud

• Maize

• Tobacco

When the first "settlers" arrived at Jamestown, they struggled to live until John Smith instituted this rule?

• If you don't eat...you don't work

• You can only travel East

• John Smith is the master of all time and must be listened to always

• If you don't work...you don't eat

Spanish explorers who came to the New World in order to find territory and riches were known as what?

• Explorers

• Conquistadors

• Travelers

• Nice People

What is a Peninsular?

• Child from a Spanish/Native relationship

• Person who insulates pens

• Native American tribe located in New Spain

• Spanish settler in the Americas

A child from a marriage between a Spaniard and Native American?

• Conquistador

• Mestizo

• Headright System

• Encomienda

Pueblo religious leader who fought against Spanish forces and temporarily pushed them back into New Spain?

• Christopher Columbus

• John Smith

• Cortes

• Pope