Colonial America

Which of the following colonies was settled first and mysteriously disappeared?

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Roanoke

• Pennsylvania

What was the name of the first PERMANENT English settlement in the New World?

• Rhode Island

• Jamestown

• Georgetown

• Roanoke

Why did explorers and settlers come to the New World?

• for religious freedom

• to find a new route to Asia for spices

• for "God, Gold, and Glory"

• All of the above

What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to Plymouth?

• The Mayflower

• The Mystic

• The Pinta

• The Jolly Roger

Which of the following was NOT one of the thirteen original colonies?

• Virginia

• Colorado

• New York

• Pennsylvania

What did the Stamp Act of 1765 place a tax on?

• paper and documents

• houses

• farm animals

• clothing

Why were the colonists angry about "taxation without representation"?

• the colonists wanted to pay more taxes on tea and other goods

• the colonists wanted to sail back to England

• the colonists wanted to get rid of the French settlers in the northern colonies

• the colonists were not given the right to say how the tax money was spent

Where did the slaves who were kidnapped and brought to America come from?

• Africa

• Australia

• Antarctica

• Asia

The first and largest signature on the Declaration of Independence belonged to which signer?

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Hancock

• Thomas Jefferson

• Samuel Adams

True or False:

A loyalist was a colonist who was ready for rebellion and the fight for independence from England

• True

• False