Colonial America

Early Europeans explored the Americas to find...(choose two)

• New land

• New religions

• Gold

• New medicines

The very first English settlement in the Americas was:

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

• Rhode Island

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

Mild climate; bread basket of America.

• Southern Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• New England Colonies

Harsh winters; rocky soil.

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Who granted a charter to the Virginia Joint Stock Company in 1606 to colonize Jamestown, Virginia?

• King James I

• John Smith

• Walter Raleigh

• King Charles II