Unit Three Topic 1 Settlement and Claims

From 1492-1564 what country claimed the most land in North America?

• France

• Spain

• Asia

• Portugal

According to the source, the dark gray area is land that is...

• Owned by Britian

• Owned by France

• Disputed territory

• Indian Reserve

The second attempt at colonizing the new world by John White was which colony:

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Tomahawk

• Powahatan

The unexplained disappearance of colonists from Roanoke Island became known as the "Lost Colony of ______________"

• Croatoan

• Powahatan

• Roanoke

• John White

The theory that is most accepted as an explanation for what happened to the colonists of Roanoke?

• The colonists tried to sail back​

  to England but got lost at ​

  Sea.

• The colonists were massacred by a Powhatan Chief

• They joined a local Native American Tribe to survive

• Spanish troops murdered them.

Which colony was the first to establish a Representative Government, utilizing the House of Burgesses.

• Roanoke Colony

• The Mayflower

• The Pilgrims

• Jamestown Colony

What motivations encouraged Jamestown settlement?

• Corn and Tobacco

• Gold and Land

• Power and Spices

• Slaves and Tobacco

The location of Jamestown was good for what reasons?

• The region’s system of rivers provided an area that would be easily defended from attack by sea.

• The region could provide ample food and fresh drinking water for the colonists.

• The brackish water made excellent breeding grounds for mosquitoes

• The Spanish Ships could not dock on their ports because of the island.

Jamestown colonists moved onto Native American land without permission, causing...

• rising tensions and conflict.

• excellent trade opportunities.

• Native Americans to attack.

• the Native Americans to immediately die off.

Jamestown colonists were unable to grow their own food, and depended on __________ to feed them and teach them how to survive.

• John White

• John Smith

• Powhatan Indians

• John Rolfe