Early Colonies

The first successful English colonial settlers in North America were the . . .

• Pilgrims
• Roanoke Settlers
• Jamestown Settlers
• Puritans

What was the major crop brought back from England to the Jamestown Settlement?

• Turkeys
• Rice
• Corn
• Tobacco

What was the disease brought by the Europeans that killed 90% of the Native American Indians?

• Chicken Pox
• Gingivitis
• Small Pox
• Bronchitis

Why did the the settlers leave England for North America?

• To meet the Native American Indians
• Religious persecution and fresh start
• To learn new farming techniques
• To fight the French

 In the 1700s, England's ruler who ruled with absolute power was called a ........

• Dictator
• President
• Tyrant
• Monarch

What best describes the relationship between Natives and Colonists?

• They were contantly at war
• They traded with each other and were very friendly
• They traded on a limited basis and had a lot of violence
• They ignored each other like they didnt exist

What was the time called when the colonists of Jamestown were forced into cannibalism?

• The starving time 
• The first Thanksgiving
• Reconstruction period
• The French Indian War

What colonial region was known for its tobacco and cotton farming?

• Middle colonies
• Northern colonies
• Upper colonies
• Southern colonies

The middle colonies were known as the _________ colonies because of the abundant agriculture and crop growth.

• "bread basket"
• "common market"
  
• "wheat acre"
• "fertility"

Land in the southern colonies where growing cotton for commercial sale are called ______.

• Mansions.

• Plantations.

• Pueblos.

• Retail Centers.