Chapter 9 Mid-Chapter Review - England Establishes Colonies

What are the key reasons that the Europeans wanted to come to the New World?

• Religious freedom

• To become landowners

• Access to abundant resources

• All of the above

What is a colony?

• Large farms

• A place or region that is settled & ruled by another country

• A king or queen who ruled during the time period that the colonies were established

• Crops grown to sell

What were cash crops?

• Plants

• Places people lived

• Crops grown to sell

• A job in this colony

Where did the settlers come from?

• Spain
• Mexico
• France
• England

What was the name of the ship that the pilgrims came to America in?

• The Tulip
• The Sunflower
• The Pinta
• The Mayflower

Jamestown was named after which king?

• Charles
• Frank
• John
• James

Which is not a reason that colonists left England to come to America?

• To start a farm or business

• They wanted to have freedom to practice their religions.

• They wanted to buy land.

• They did not like the food.

• They came to search or trade for gold, minerals, or fur.

Why is Roanoke known as the lost colony?

• the colonists disappeared

• it could not be found on the map

• the colonists lost their leader

What made Jamestown a successful colony?

• the colonists found the gold that they were searching for

• the colonists worked, farmed, and moved to a better location

Which colony was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

• Roanoke

• Virginia

• Jamestown

• Georgia