Early English Settlements

The original settlers of New England were____.

• Pilgrims

• Anglicans

• Catholics

a person chosen by voters to speak and act for them

• representative

• stock

• indentured servant

• pilgrim

someone who agrees to work without pay for someone

else for a set time

• monarch

• pilgrim

• indentured servant

• representative

the head of a country, such as a king, queen, or emperor

• monarch

• pilgrim

• indentured servant

• representative

a crop raised for sale

• monarch

• cash crop

• pilgrim

• stock

What was a positive effect of Jamestown's climate and geography?

• They used the river for electricity.

• Mosquitoes in the swampy marshes spread disease.

• The mountains were full of silver, gold, and other natural resources.

• The rich coastal soil was excellent for growing tobacco.

What led to a period of peace between the Jamestown colonists and the Powhatan people?

• The Powhatan were defeated by the Cherokee people.

• The Powhatan converted to Christianity and helped the colonists.

• John Rolfe married Pocahontas.

• The colonists forced the Powhatan into slavery.

What was the purpose of the House of Burgesses?

• It set up the British Parliament in Virginia.

• They planned an invasion of Spanish Florida.

• It gave colonists a voice in their own government.

• They established a peaceful relationship with the Powhatans.

Why did England want to start a colony in Virginia?

• to compete with the wealth and power of Spain

• to bring Natives back to England to work

• to convert the natives to Christianity

• to dig up the gold explorers had discovered in Virginia

What did the Pilgrims promise to do in the Mayflower Compact?

• allow their members not to take part in the church if they did not want to

• defeat the Spanish army that had built a fort in New England

• conquer the Native Americans

• work together to make “just and equal laws”