13 Colonies Review

What is a colony?

• Land controlled by another country far away

• Land controlled by the country directly beside it

• Something taken from Native Americans

• An area of land with its own government and culture

Which is NOT a reason Europeans were able to so easily defeat American natives?

• The Aztec and Inca were not trained fighters, making them easy to defeat

• Europeans bought diseases natives were not immune to

• The Europeans had superior weapons

• Many natives thought the Europeans were their returning gods

What is a charter?

• A document from a king or queen giving permission to explore and settle the New World

• A type of ship used for long voyages

• A document that allows sailors to choose who they want aboard their ship

• A type of necklace traded with Native Americans for food and shelter

John White left the Roanoke colony to gather more supplies. What did he find when he returned?

• Nothing but the words CROATOAN and CRO on a tree

• Native Americans living in houses built by the colonists

• Everyone was there to great him

• Dead bodies of English colonists

The Virginia Company was a joint stock company. What is a joint stock company?

• A group of investors combine their money in hopes of making a profit in the New World

• A group of investors who combine their money to buy ships to explore the New World

• A company responsible for mining gold and silver

• A company that buys and sells stocks on the stock market

King James of England signed the charter establishing Jamestown. What is Jamestown best known for?

• It is the first successful English colony in North America

• It is where Big Foot lives

• Gold and silver were discovered there

• The colonists never had trouble with the natives who lived nearby

Which of the following best describes the area where Jamestown was built?

• Jamestown was built in a swampy area. It was full of disease and hard to grow crops.

• Jamestown was built on the side of a mountain with rocky soil

• Colonists had to spend years clearing trees, brush, and rocks.

• Jamestown was built between two warring native tribes. The colonists were often caught between them.

Jamestown was the first_______________ colony by the________________.

• successful, English

• successful, Spanish

• human, aliens

• diseased, French

Georgia was founded as a

• colony debtors could go to rather than jail

• colony where people could specialize in fishing

• colony where Catholics could worship freely

• colony where Quakers could worship freely

Pennsylvania was founded as a

• Colony where Quakers could worship freely

• colony where people could specialize in fishing

• colony where debtors could go instead of jail

• colony where Catholics could worship freely