colonial America

The first permanent and lasting English settlement in the Americas was:

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

• Rhode Island

What famous leader took charge of Jamestown?

• John Rolfe

• John White

• John Smith

• Virginia Dare

Why did Pilgrims migrate to the Americas?

• To explore new land for the king

• Religious freedom

• To find gold

• To try to convert Native Americans

What was the Mayflower Compact?

• A document that set up an organized government for the Pilgrims

• A list of religious rules the Pilgrims had to follow

• A map that later showed the hidden fort at Jamestown

• A document that kept the colonies from trading with other countries

Someone who agrees to work for a designated amount of time without pay in exchange for passage to America is:

• A Puritan

• An indentured servant

• A slave

• A head-right

What was the trip that transported slaves from Africa to the Americas known as?

• The Middle Passage

• The Great Voyage

• The Unspeakable Voyage

• The Triangular Passage

What was the Great Awakening?

• The idea that knowledge, science, and reason can improve society

• A return to stronger religious faith and a growth spurt of new churches

• The time period when the most slaves were brought to the Americas

• When colonists began rebelling against Great Britain

What was the Enlightenment?

• The idea that knowledge, science, and reason can improve society

• A return to stronger religious faith and a growth spurt in churches

• The time period when the most slaves were brought to the Americas

• When colonists began rebelling against Great Britain

Was settled by the Puritans

• Roanoke Island

• Plymouth Colony

• Pennsylvania

• Massachusetts Bay

Was settled by people who had been in debtor's prison in England.

• Pennsylvania

• Jamestown

• Georgia

• Plymouth Colony