Early Settlement

How did English Settlements in America affect Native Americans

• They helped the Indians become better farmers.

• They caused the Indian population to get bigger.

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

• They encouraged many Indians to move to Britain

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 live without any religion.

• They wanted riches and fame

Who signed 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

• Cotton

Which of the following best describes the House of Burgesses?

• the first representational government in the colonies

• the group that restricted colonial trade

• a written compact among the people of Jamestown

What was the first PERMANENT English settlement?

• Plymouth Colony
• Jamestown
• Roanoke Island
• Massachusetts Bay Colony

Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded by which group?

• Pilgrims
• Quakers
• Debtors
• Puritans

The first settlers to arrive at Plymouth came in search of

• freedom to practice their religion.
• independence from England.
• natural riches such as gold.
• good farmland and fishing

What was the Mayflower Compact?

• a pledge of friendship with American Indians
• a plan of government drawn up by the settlers
• an agreement with the ship's captain
• a promise of support by the king

Which early settlement passed laws that were restrictive of other beliefs and had harsh rules.

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

• Massachusetts Bay

• Plymouth