SS8.1DBA Quizizz Review

Which of the below statements accurately describes why Jamestown and Plymouth were established?

• A. Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stock holders.

• B. Both colonies were established to prevent the expansion of other empires.

• C. Jamestown was established for commercial profit, while Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution.

What was the main reason for French colonization?

• A. To convert native americans to Christianity

• B. To cultivate cash crops in the southern region of the new world

• C. To profit from fur trading in the Northwest area of the Great Lakes region.

• D. To extract precious metals, such as gold, from present day Mexico.

In the 1630s, Thomas Hooker and Roger Williams disagreed with the religious leader, John Winthrop in Massachusetts. These disagreements were resolved when Hooker and Williams...........

• A. left Massachusetts and established new colonies.

• B. founded new political parties in the Massachusetts Bay area.

• C. petitioned Parliament to revise the Massachusetts Bay charter.

• D. left Massachusetts and explored the Mississippi River valley.

Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• A. It limited the power of future colonial governments.

• B. It weakened the influence of religion in government.

• C. It established a form of self-government based on a social contract.

• D. It guaranteed liberties for colonists through local government.

Which of the following would NOT be considered a primary source form Colonial America?

• A. A text book chapter entitled "Colonial America"

• B. Pieces of pottery unearthed from the site of Jamestown

• C. A journal written by a captain of a ship that delivered people and supplies to Jamestown

The name of a colony described as having many large farms, a warm climate, rich soil, and much of the work completed by slaves, would mostly likely be.......

• A. North Caroline

• B. New Jersey

• C. Massachusetts

• D. Pennsylvania

How did the arrivals of Africans in colonial America differ from the arrival of English colonists?

• A. Most Africans came to the colonies for economic opportunities.

• B. Most Africans came to the colonies to escape political corruption.

• C. Africans usually came to the colonies against their will.