Colonization Test

Why was Roanoke called the Lost Colony?

• The people returned to England.

• The people moved to Jamestown.

• The colonists were gone when John White returned from England.

• The colonist kept losing supplies and couldn't find anything.

Which of the following was NOT a reason that England wanted colonies in the New World?

• Increased wealth and power

• FInd gold and treasure

• Obtain raw materials not found in Europe

• To get a new King

Why was Roanoke called the Lost Colony?

• The people returned to England.

• The people moved to Jamestown.

• The colonists were gone when John White returned from England.

• The colonist kept losing supplies and couldn't find anything.

What was true of the first settlers in Jamestown?

• They were typically poor men selected because of their experience as laborers and builders.

• They were typically wealthy English gentlemen who struggled with the idea of manual labor and hunting.

• They had a remarkably positive relationship with the Natives during their early years.

• Many women were included as they were viewed as valuable to starting a colony.

Which cash crop was introduced to the area that led to it's success as a colony?

• Tobacco

• Cotton

• Corn

• Wheat

John Smith is credited with helping Jamestown survive in it's early days. He did so with the motto:

• "He that will not work shall not eat"

• "All work and no play makes Jamestown a dull colony"

• "He that cannot provide food for his family shall never be a man"

• "An eye for an eye"

What is true about Jamestown?

• Many hardships combined together to make survival difficult, such as harsh weather, hostility with the natives, and diseases due to geography.

• Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the new world.

• People like John Smith, Pocahontas and John Rolfe were very important in helping Jamestown survive.

• All of the above.

The House of Burgesses was important to the development of democracy in colonial America because it

• expanded freedom of religion

• promoted representative government

• protected private ownership of property

• granted voting rights to all white males

In the 1620, a group of Separatists (Pilgrims) came to America in order to

• escape religious persecution (mistreatment) in England

• spread Catholicism to the natives of North America

• achieve prosperity in the northeastern fur trade

• avoid warfare with the French Huguenots

 Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?

•  to show that they opposed representative government.
• to establish an orderly community
•  to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony
•  to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony