Review Topic, Lesson 2: Commerce and Colonies

Early European explorers searched North America’s coast for

• new species of plants and animals.

• a shorter route for ships to reach Asia.

• opportunities to trade for fur.

• silver and gold.

The Virginia Company established the House of Burgesses to

• provide military training to all males.

• assist poor colonists to build homes.

• encourage more children to attend school.

• allow voters to elect representatives to make laws.

The physical environment in Jamestown was difficult for early settlers because

• hostile American Indians lived nearby.

• mosquitoes in the swamps spread malaria.

• the settlers did not know how to farm.

• the climate was too wet for crops to grow well.

The Mayflower Compact showed that the Pilgrims were

• ready to begin a new way of life without strangers.

• willing to follow the same laws as Virginia.

• aware that they needed to form their own government.

• aware of how different they were from other colonies

The Plymouth Colony set an important precedent in that it

• established the principle of religious freedom.

• allowed only adult male colonists to vote.

• recognized the need for laws and leadership.

• followed the English tradition of electing representatives.

What were the local Native Americans called that lived near Jamestown?

• Cherokee

• Powhatan

• Navajo

• Sioux

• Choctaw

What cash crop helped the colony to survive long term?

• Tobacco

• Wheat

• Cotton

• Oranges

• Sugar Cane

Was Jamestown established before or after the Pilgrims arrived in Massachusetts?

• Before

• After

What famous leader helped the colony to survive its early years?

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• William Penn

• John Smith

• James Oglethorpe

Who was Jamestown named after?

• the leader of the first expedition

• King James I

• LeBron James

• None of the above