America's Beginnings - Lesson 3

Why did people from England come to North America?

• They wanted a better life.

• They were looking for wealth.

• They wanted to escape religious persecution.

• all of the above

Why did rulers of England set up colonies in North America?

• They wanted to get American resources.

• They needed slaves for their farms.

• They wanted to learn about Native Americans.

• They hoped to establish self-government.

What was the name of the first permanent settlement in North America?

• Philadelphia

• Boston

• Jamestown

• New York

What was the name of the ship that the Pilgrims travelled on?

• Mayflower

• Mayday

• Sunflower

• Virginia Colony

When the Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact, they agreed to ________________________.

• build large farms

• obey the laws of the government they would set up

• become slaves

• be persecuted for their religion

Puritan merchants formed the Massachusetts Bay Company. What was the Massachusetts Bay Company?

• a plantation

• a business with power from the King of England to set up a colony, pay for it, and make money from it

• an agreement to follow the rules of England

• a government that gets its power from the people, not from kings or from force.

Who celebrated the first Thanksgiving

• Pilgrims and Natives

• Natives and Puritans

• Puritans and Pilgrims

• African slaves and Natives

How many original colonies were there?

• 31

• 3

• 50

• 13

There were many plantations in the southern colonies. What are plantations?

• colonists who wanted religious freedom

• people in business who buy and sell things

• large farms where crops are grown

• people who are owned by someone else

Where did most of the slaves in the English colonies come from?

• Europe

• South America

• Africa

• Asia