13 Colonies

Which of the following is true of a government?

• a person or group of people

• makes the laws of the land

• ensures that all people are treated fairly

• all of the above

What was the Americas known as in the eyes of European explorers/ settlers?

• The New Plantation

• The New Passage

• The New World

• The New Colony

What is another word for sending a group of settlers to a place and establishing political control over it?

• immigrating

• colonizing

• population distributing

• politicizing

Which of the following is a pull factor?

• Poor education

• More jobs

• Political upheaval

• Natural Disasters

What was England's first permanent settlement in the Americas?

• Yortown

• Boston

• St. Augustine

• Jamestown

Who was the tough governor of Jamestown who improved the settlement?

• John Cabot

• George Washington

• John Smith

• Christopher Columbus

What was John Smith's motto?

• "He who will not work, shall not eat."

• "Well done is better than well said."

• "It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one."

• "Whenever you do something, act as if all the world were watching."

An immigrant...

• was friendly with the settlers, but then turned hostile.

• comes to live permanently in a foreign country.

• makes the laws of the land.

• was heavily invested in colonial trade.

Which of the following is NOT true of the Mayflower Compact?

• It was written by George Washington and the Founding Fathers.

• It was created and signed by the pilgrims.

• It agreed to form a government and follow any laws.

• It was for the general good of the colony.

Cash crops...

• were mostly grown in the Northern colonies.

• were not grown in the New World.

• are grown just to sell.

• were only grown by tenant farmers.