Social Studies Ch. 3

What was the main reason Spain sent priests, settlers, and soldiers to New Spain?

• Spain wanted to move their center of power from Europe to New Spain.

• Spain wanted full claim to the land and resources available in New Spain.

• Spain wanted to share responsibility for colonies with other European nations.

• Spain wanted to spread Christianity and improve the lives of Native Americans.

Why was the encomienda system put into place by King Charles I.

• to control Native Americans by promising to protect them and treat them better

• to pay Native Americans for their work and services

• to motivate Native Americans to convert to Christianity

• to allow the Native Americans to govern themselves

What did it mean to be an indentured servant in the English colonies of Virginia?

• Indentured servants set up and governed colonies

• Indentured servants set up trading networks

• Indentured servants agree to work without pay in exchange passage to the New World and land later

• Indentured servants agreed to serve the interests of Native Americans groups

Each of these was a goal of the Virginia Company except...

• to sell goods

• to find gold and silver

• to export raw materials

• to fight Native Americans

Which English settler might have single-handedly saved the colony of Jamestown?

• John Smith

• John Rolfe

• Captain Ratcliffe

• Samuel Collier

What crop did John Rolfe introduce as a cash crop?

• corn

• wheat

• tobacco

• soybeans

John Rolfe married Pocahontas?

• True

• False

Who were the signers of the Mayflower Compact?

• Puritans

• Catholics

• Pilgrims

• Native Americans

Why was the Mayflower Compact important?

• It was an agreement with the NA that helped the Pilgrims survive.

• It was an agreement among the Pilgrims to accept any and all religions.

• It was a royal charter that allowed the Pilgrims to settle in New England.

• It was an example of self-governance as Pilgrims agreed to work together.

In what way did the Puritans' practices in New England go against their reasons for leaving England in the first place?

• Left to make money, but made rules about spending money

• did not believe in paying taxes, but taxed the NA

• left to practice their own religion, but were not tolerant of other religions

• left to spread Christianity but adopted NA practices and customs