Colonizing America: Crash Course US History

Which colony was set up by Sir Walter Riley?

• The one that disappeared, Roanoke Island

• Jamestown, the original successful colony

• New England (all of it)

• The colony which is now known as Texas

In 1618, the Headright System started in Jamestown, Virginia. What was it?

• A recruiting strategy for new colonists

• A promise of 50 acres of land to every person a settler paid to bring to the new world

• A movement that enabled the creation of large estates that were largely populated and maintained by indentured servants

• All of the above

By 1624, Virginia was producing _______ pounds of tobacco, and by the 1680's it was producing more than ________ pounds.

• 200,000; 500,000

• 1 million; 30 million

• 200,000; 30 million

• 500,000; 30 million

What was the second Chesapeake Colony?

• Maine

• Boston

• Maryland

• Virginia

Who helped the pilgrims that landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts?

• The Indians led by Squanto

• King James

• The colonists in Virginia

• None of the above

Which of the first 13 colonies is the oldest?

• Massachusetts

• Virginia

• North Carolina

• Georgia

Which of the first 13 colonies is the youngest?

• Rhode Island

• New Jersey

• Pennsylvania

• Georgia

What was the surprise document John Green read in the video?

• A spelling nightmare

• John Winthrop's "A City upon a Hill"

• A colony charter

• The constitution

The United States of America was originally founded by white men and their families who traveled to a new land to escape religious persecution.

• That's true, at least for the small proportion of people who settled in what we now know as New England

• That's true, but those men and women weren't the first people to visit what is now known as The United States

• That's true, but more than the escape from religious persecution, the first successful colony was founded on the promise of wealth

• All of the above are true