Colonial America

To attract settlers, this European country allowed anyone, regardless of religion or nation, to immigrate to New Amsterdam & granted political freedom to their colonists, resulting in the colony becoming one of the most free & diverse colonies in North America. Which European country does this best describe?

• Dutch

• Spanish

• French

• English

The societies & economies of these European colonies were dependent upon the reasons people settled, resulting in the colonies developing very differently from each other & never becoming very unified . Which European country does this describe?

• Dutch

• Spanish

• French

• English

These colonies were founded to turn a profit and focused their economy on cash crops.

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

• West Indies

In 1607, this colony was founded by British entrepreneurs of a joint-stock company called the Virginia Company and became the first permanent British colony in America along the Chesapeake Bay in present-day Virginia.

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

• Rhode Island

• Roanoke

In 1612, John Rolfe introduced this cash crop in Jamestown, which was popular in Europe & made investors money. It is often referred to as “Virginia’s Gold and Silver”.

• Rice

• Sugar

• Wheat

• Tobacco

To meet the demand for workers in Jamestown, landowners in Virginia used these workers, who were typically poor men or women who agreed to work for a land owner for 4 to 7 years in exchange for their travel to America

• Native Americans

• African Slaves

• Indentured Servants

• Women

Virginia landowners also used these laborers, starting in 1619, and by the mid- 1600s became the dominant labor system in Virginia.

• Native Americans

• African Slaves

• Indentured Servants

• Women

In 1619, Virginians formed the first legislative assembly in America, known as

• House of Burgesses

• Maryland Toleration Act

• Mayflower Compact

• Town Meetings

This rebellion, led by Nathaniel Bacon, happened because former indentured servants and poor farmers, in western Virginia suffering from low tobacco prices & frequent Indian attacks, blamed Virginia’s governor for not representing or protecting them.

• Stono Rebellion

• Powhattan Wars

• Bacon's Rebellion

• King Philip's War

This colony was Initiated by Sir George Calvert (Lord Baltimore) as a refuge for English Catholics

• Massachusetts

• Virginia

• Maryland

• Pennsylvania