Settling the 13 Colonies Study Guide

Land where a group of people are ruled by a parent country far away

• government

• colony

• civilization

• Natives

A document from a king or queen that gives permission for something, such as land

• wampum

• ship

• charter

• voyage

Which of the following is NOT a reason why the Spanish were able to so easily defeat the American natives?

• Natives had no experience as trained warriors

• Europeans had superior weapons than those of the Natives

• Many Natives believed the Europeans were gods

• Europeans brought diseases to which Natives were not immune

What did John White find when he returned to Roanoke after returning from England after 3 years?

• His new granddaughter

• A clan of Native Americans moved into the colony

• Graves for all the colonists

• The word "CROATOAN" carved near the fort

After England purchased the area known as New Netherlands, what colony did it become?

• New York

• New Mexico

• New Amsterdam

• New England

Founded by the Virginia Company in 1607, what was the first English settlement in America?

• Plymouth

• St. Augustine

• Quebec

• Jamestown

Thanks to John Rolfe, Jamestown finally became successful after learning to cultivate this crop.

• corn

• sugar

• tobacco

• rice

Founded in 1565 by the Spanish, what was the first European settlement in America?

• New Amsterdam

• Mexico City

• Rio de Janeiro

• St. Augustine

This religious group wanted to purify the Church of England.

• Quakers

• Puritans

• Catholics

• Separatists

These Separatists wanted to break away from the Church of England and move to Holland before getting permission to move to the New World.

• Witches

• Pacifists

• Quakers

• Pilgrims