Jamestown and Southern Colonies

In what year was Jamestown settled?

• 1492

• 1607

• 1776

• 2007

Jamestown was located on a peninsula in ...

• Virginia

• North Carolina

• Florida

• New York

Who were the first people to live in Virginia?

• English

• Africans

• French

• American Indians

Why were cash crops grown most in the southern colonies?

• Because they were by mountains

• Because of the fertile soil and warm climate

• Because the south had the most talented farmers

The most profitable agricultural product in the Virginia colony was

• lumber

• peanuts

• corn

• tobacco

What were some of the reasons England wanted to start colonies in North America?

• to gain wealth

• to stop slavery

• to gain indentured servants

• to gain independence

England wanted to establish a ________ in order to gain wealth and power.  

• colony

• country

• town

• tribe

Why did Jamestown need tobacco to survive?

• Because the American Indians would not help them.

• Because they never found any real gold 

• Because they were addicted to smoking.

• Because people in England would not buy anything else.

A person who works without pay and has no rights is a -

• slave

• colonist

• American Indian

• explorer

Why is the Virginia House of Burgesses important?

• It gave the king unlimited power over the colonists

• It was the first representative government in North America

• It helped them grow crops

• It provided housing for many colonists