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