Colonization

Why were the Europeans looking for a sea route to Asia?

• Find cheaper way to get products from Asia
• Because it was easier and safer to travel on the sea
• Neither of the choices are correct
• Both of the choices are correct

The first permanent English settlement in North America was

• Werowocomoco
• Yorktown
• Richmond
• Jamestown

The first governing document for the Pilgrims in America was the

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Rights of Man

• Constitution

Which of the following was the MAIN reason the Puritans left England?

• to develop new crops

• to establish a new monarchy in America

• to seek religious freedom

• to spread Catholic beliefs to American Indians

What trade brought items such as avocados, pumpkins, rubber, corn, horses, slaves, and vanilla to the New World?

• Columbian Exchange

• Swap Meet

• Indigenous Party

• Transportation Corridor

What became Jamestown's "gold" or cash crop that saved the colony?

• gold

• tobaccco

• water

• tomatoes

Where was Jamestown located (today)?

• Missouri
• Mississippi
• Virginia
• North Carolina

What was the 
Mayflower Compact?

•  Form of government created by the people of Jamestown
• An agreement for self government based on majority rule, written by the Pilgrims
• A boat
• A charter from King George III

Why did the Europeans start colonies in the New World?

 

• They wanted to claim land.
• They wanted religious freedom.
•  They wanted to make a profit
• All of the above.

Where was the House of Burgesses?

• Jamestown
• Plymouth
• Baltimore
• Roanoke