English Colonies

Which of the following was the first English colony established in modern America?

• Roanoke

• St. Augustine

• Jamestown

• Boston

Which of the following was the first permanent English colony in modern America?

• Roanoke

• St. Augustine

• Jamestown

• Boston

Who was the leader of the Roanoke colony?

• John White

• John Smith

• John Rolfe

• John Deere

Who was the leader of the Jamestown colony? (He helped them back to their feet after the starving time)

• John White

• John Smith

• John Rolfe

• John Deere

Who was the man that introduced tobacco seeds to the Jamestown colony? (It made Jamestown a profitable colony)

• John White

• John Smith

• John Rolfe

• John Deere

What was the name of the joint-stock company that funded the colony of Jamestown?

• Pennsylvania Company

• Massachusetts Company

• Carolina Company

• Virginia Company

What was the name of the Native tribe that John Smith befriended and helped him revitalize the Jamestown Company?

• Lumbee

• Powhatan

• Taino

• Chickasaw

What was the name of the system in which the the Jamestown colony offered new settlers 50 acres of land if they moved in and grew tobacco?

• Indentured System

• Headright System

• Plantation System

• Hierarchy System

Who was the wealthy land owner that led a rebellion against the Governor of Virginia in 1676?

• Daniel Shays

• William Howe

• Nathaniel Bacon

• Jacob Fredericks

What was the first European founded colony in modern America? (It was founded by the Spanish - not the English)

• St. Augustine

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Boston