Ch. 5 Exploration & Colonization (Gray Book) Test

Based on this passage from John Smith, what conclusion can be drawn about the lives of colonists in Jamestown, Virginia?

• The standard of living was similar to most European nations.

• Religion played an important part in the lives of early colonists

• Local Native American Indians were a serious threat to early colonists

• Growing tobacco was the main source of income of early colonists to Virginia.

Why is the Mayflower Compact considered an important stop in the development of American democracy?

• It established the principle of separation of church and state

• It provided a basis for self-government in the Plymouth Colony.

• It defined colonial relations with local Native American Indians.

• It outlawed slavery in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

One way in which the settlements at Jamestown (1607) and New Amsterdam were similar is that both were located--

• in the mountains

• on islands far from fresh water

• near the coastline

• in a dry climate

The Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are most closely associated with--

• abuses by absolute monarchs

• establishment of religious toleration

• steps toward colonial self-government

• adoption of universal suffrage

In which region of the United States was the 1st permanent English settlement located?

• Pacific Northwest

• Great Plains

• Atlantic Coast

• Great Lakes Mountains

The need for agricultural workers in the tobacco fields of colonial Virginia led to the

• formation of labor unions

• decision to industrialize

• improvement in farming

• use of enslaved people from Africa

What was one important result of the encounter between Europeans and Native American Indians?

• Native American Indian populations continued to increase

• The African slave trade ended

• New diseases were spread to Native American populations

• Spain's empire in the New World declined

Early Europeans explorers who came to the "New World" were looking for a Northwest Passage (all water route) in order to

• prove the world was round

• improve trade with Native American Indians

• explore the Great Lakes

• find a shorter water-route to Asia

Which geographic feature along the Atlantic coastline contributed most to the growth of trade in the British colonies?

• many offshore islands

• high, rocky cliffs

• natural harbors

• barrier reefs

The information on this map suggests that most early colonists

• were unable to achieve political unity

• were located very close to each other

• built their settlements near bodies of water

• encountered great difficulties with Native American Indians