Exploration & Colonization

Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?

• To create communities founded on religious tolerance

• to profit from trading furs

• to create joint ventures with other European powers

• to reduce overpopulation in Europe

What year was Jamestown established?

• 1620

• 1803

• 1607

• 1787

Where did the Pilgrims land in 1620?

• Jamestown

• Plymouth Rock

• Philadelphia

• England

This country explored the new world looking for fur

• England

• Spain

• France

• Portugal

Why did the Pilgrims leave Europe?

• They wanted to get rich.
• They were looking for a Northwestern Passage to India.
• They wanted freedom of religion.
• All of the above

The first permanent English settlement in North America was

• Glenn Middle School

• Yorktown

• Richmond

• Jamestown

The most profitable agricultural product in the Virginia colony was

• lumber
• peanuts
• corn
• tobacco

An economic theory that a nation becomes strong by strictly controlling trade

• mercantilism

• charter

• alliance

• legislature

What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

• to persecute those with certain beliefs

• to establish a national religion

• to ensure that only Pilgrims governed

• to establish laws for the general good

What connected the colonies, Africa and the West Indies and was a part of the slave trade?

• Great Awakening

• mercantilism

• monopoly

• Triangular Trade Route