The Colonies and Vocabulary

The first permanent English settlement in North America was

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• New Amsterdam

Which group of colonies had very rich soil, a hot and humid climate, and was somewhat religiously diverse?

• the New England colonies

• the Middle Colonies

• the Southern Colonies

• none of the above

Which country was involved in the fur trade and many of its men married into Native American tribes?

• the English

• the French

• the Spanish

• the Dutch

Which country built missions up and down the coast of California to spread Christianity?

• England

• France

• Spain

• the Netherlands

For what reasons did England explore and colonize North America?

• gold

• religious reasons

• to find a Northwest Passage

• all of the above

What is a constitution?

• a representative

• a document granting the rights to set up a colony

• a person or country that owes money

• a formal written plan for a government

What is an indentured servant?

• a person or country that owes money

• a laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain amount of time for passage to America

• a sect of Christians that were against war and supported peace

• an elected representative to an assembly

What is a burgess?

• a person or country that owes money

• a laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain amount of time for passage to America

• a sect of Christians that were against war and supported peace

• an elected representative to an assembly

What is subsistence farming?

• producing just enough crops to meet the needs of the family

• a person or country in debt

• a written or formal plan of government

• A pattern of trade that developed in colonial times among the Americans, Africa, and Europe

What is triangular trade?

• producing just enough crops to meet the needs of the family

• a person or country in debt

• a written or formal plan of government

• A pattern of trade that developed in colonial times among the Americans, Africa, and Europe