SS Ch. 3 Test Review

What was the main reason Spain sent soldiers and settler to New Spain?

• to move center of power from Europe to Spain

• to fully claim the land and resources

• to share the responsibility of the colonies with other countries

• to spread Christianity and help the Native Americans

Why did King Charles V of Spain put the encomienda system in place?

• to control the Native Americans

• to pay the Native Americans well

• to motivate Native Americans to conver to Christianity

• to allow Native Americans to govern themselves

What did it mean to be an indentured servant in the English colonies of Virginia?

• they set up and governed colonies

• they set up trading networks

• they agreed to work without pay for a set time for land later

• they agreed to serve the interests of the Native American groups

Which was NOT a goal of the Virginia Company?

• to sell goods

• to find gold and silver

• to export resources and raw materials

• to fight Native Americans

English settler who might have single-handedly saved the colony of Jamestown.

• John Rolfe

• John Smith

• Captain Ratcliffe

• John Alden

Cash crop that saved Jamestown

• corn

• wheat

• soybeans

• tobacco

Who did John Rolfe marry which helped relations between the Native Americans and the colonists?

• Virginia Dare

• Molly Smith

• Pocahontas

• Susan Truth

Who signed the Mayflower Compact?

• the Pilgrims

• the Puritans

• the Catholics

• the Native Americans

Why was the Mayflower Compacts important?

• agreement with Native Americans to help the Pilgrims survive

• agreement to accept ALL religions

• royal charter to allow Pilgrims to settle in New England

• example of self-governance as Pilgrims agreed to work together

How did the Puritans practices in New England go against the reasons for leaving England in the first place?

• They left England to make money, then made rules about spending money.

• They left England because they didn't want to pay taxes, then taxed everyone.

• They left England to practice their own religion, then forbade others to not practice as they did.

• They left to spread Christianity, then converted to the Native American ways.