Colonial America

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

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

Warm climate and very fertile soil.

• Southern Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• New England Colonies

Harsh winters; rocky soil.

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Which colonial region is described by this: cash crops, small farms, plantations, slavery, organized into counties?

• Southern

• Mid-Atlantic

• New England

• Mid Western

The New England colonies social life resolved around which of the following?

• plantations

• mansions

• villages and churches

• cities

Why was the Virginia House of Burgesses significant in Colonial America?

• Established religion in the colonies

• Began a tradition of representative government in the English colonies

• Declared independence from England

• Established a military regime in the colonies

What European country controlled the 13 colonies ?

• Spain

• America

• England

• Portugal

• French

Which region's jobs focused mainly on the ocean? 

• New England
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies