The First French, Dutch, and English Colonies

a waterway through or around North America

• Northwest Passage

• Channel

• River

• Gulf

movement to reform the catholic church in the 1500’s

• Protestant Reformation

• Representative Government

• Society of Jesuits

• Bacon's Rebellion

legal document giving certain rights to a person or company

• Charter

• Magna Carta

• Alliance

• COnstitution

representative assembly in colonial Virginia

• House of Burgesses

• Congress

• Ayunemiento

• Council of Leaders

person who agreed to work without wages for a period of time in exchange for passage to the colonies

• indentured servant

• slave

• burgess

• native

What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in America?

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

• Williamsburg

• Yorktown

Those who settled Jamestown faced many challenges (i.e. didn't properly prepare for their journey, lacked skills necessary for their survival, chose poor location to establish their settlement, etc...). Which of the following men took it upon himself to lead the settlement, and ultimately was credited with saving Jamestown?

• John Smith

• John Rolfe

• John Locke

• John Lennon

Jamestown was an economic venture; those who settled Jamestown hoped to acquire wealth. What crop was introduced in Jamestown that made this venture profitable?

• Indigo

• Rice

• Cotton

• Tobacco

Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?

• To reduce overpopulation in Europe

• To create communities founded on religious tolerance

• To profit from trading in furs and other goods

• To create joint ventures with other European powers

A settlement in a distant region governed by a home country is...

• a state
• a colony
• a compact