English Colonies

1. What was the first permanent English Colony in North America

• Plymouth

• San Antonio

• Yorktown

• Jamestown

John Rolfe introduced a Cash crop that would save the first English colony. What was it?

• Cotton

• Tobacco

• Marijuana

• Corn

The economy of the south was almost completely dependent on what?

• Trade

• staple crops

• cash crops

• Fishing

What was the first framework of government constructed by the Pilgrims?

• the Magna Carta

• the Articles of Confederation

• the U.S. Constitution

• the Mayflower Compact

How were the experiences of indentured servants different from those of enslaved people?

• Indentured servants were rarely granted their freedom.

• Indentured servants worked in the fields to grow and harvest cash crops.

• Indentured servants were forced to follow strict laws that controlled their behavior.

• Indentured servants signed a contract to work without pay for a certain number of years.

How did the passage of the English Bill of Rights affect the colonies?

• It united the northern colonies under one government called the Dominion of New England.

• It limited the ability of the colonies to decide their own issues since it gave more power to the king.

• It encouraged the colonists to more highly value their own right to elect representatives to decide local issues.

• It restricted the economic freedom of the colonies by limiting colonial trade and reducing their ability to make a profit.

The Middle colonie's economy was dependant on the growing of____________?

• Cash crops

• Staple cops

• forests

• fish hatcheries

Which of the following were important parts of the New England economy? Choose the two correct answers.

• trade

• fishing

• farming

• railroads

• slave trade

This religious movement led to political discussions about the equality of man

• Enlightenment

• Great awakening

• Magna Carta

• Reformation

How did John Smith improve conditions in Jamestown?

• He convinced the colonists to remain isolated from the Powhatan.

• He developed a new type of tobacco that sold well and made a profit.

• He ended conflict with Native Americans by marrying the daughter of a Powhatan leader.

• created rules that rewarded harder workers with food.