Colonies

Colonists who signed a work contract to work in order to pay for their journey to America.

• Colonists

• Indentured Servants

• Native Americans

• Slaves

What did the Mayflower Compact do?

• Allowed the Mayflower to sail to America.

• It was written during the voyage but never did anything.

• Established Jamestown as a colony.

• Created Fair Laws to protect the public good.

Crops like barley, wheat, and oats are crops that are always needed. What are these crops called?

• Cash Crops

• Priority Plants

• Vegetables

• Staple Crops

The practice that nations controlled trade in order to gain wealth for themselves is called...

• Capitalism.

• Mercantilism.

• Socialism.

• Governism.

This British Act made it so all documents needed to have a official stamp of approval from Britain.

• The Stamp Act.

• The King's Act.

• The Legal Act.

• The Documents Act.

Who did Pocahontas marry?

• King Phillip

• John Rolfe

• Rodger Williams

• John Smith

What was Nathaniel Bacon famous for doing with his followers?

• Discovering Bacon

• Making peace between Jamestown and the Natives

• Attacking and Burning Jamestown

• Giving a fair voice for all people in the Virginia colony

What were the important cash crops of the Southern Colonies?

• Just Potatoes

• Apples, Beans, Carrots

• Wheat, Barley, Corn

• Tobacco, Rice, and Indigo

What are slave codes?

• Laws to Control slaves

• Laws to limit slavery

• Guidelines for slaves to become free in the colonies

• Guidelines for treating slaves in the colonies

Which person was a leader of the Puritans in the New England colonies?

• Myles Standish

• John Winthrup

• John Rolfe

• Walter Raleigh