English Colonies (including student-generated questions)

What happened to the colony on Roanoke Island?

• It became a huge colony

• Nothing really

• It vanished

• They became anti-English

What was the purpose of the House of Burgesses?

• To make laws for the colony

• To tax the colonists

• To be a liaison to England

• To create a war board to fight the Natives

Name the Middle Colonies

• Georgia, Maryland, Virginia, Florida

• Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware

• Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire

• Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee

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

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

• Williamsburg

• Yorktown

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

Individuals who wanted to come to the New World, but couldn't afford to pay their own way, often signed work contracts in return for payment of their transportation to America. What do we call those who sign these contracts?

• slaves

• indentured servants

• contractors

• laborers

This colony, chartered by King Charles I in 1632, was to be a safe haven for Catholics; it was named after Queen Henrietta Maria.

• Maryland

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

• Georgia

Georgia was founded by __________; he desired to populate this colony with small farmers as opposed to large plantations. This colony was to be populated by individuals who had been serving time in a debtor's prison in England, and it would serve as a buffer between the other Southern colonies and Spanish Florida.

• William Bradford

• William Penn

• Joe Davola

• James Oglethorpe

The demand for workers was greater than the supply of people willing to come work as indentured servants in America; therefore, colonists began to turn to African slave labor. What type of crops were driving the need for slave labor?

Hint: these crops were grown for sale to return a profit.

• staple crops

• cash crops

Prior to landing in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 41 male passengers aboard the Mayflower signed this legal contract; it is considered to be among the first attempts at self-government in the English colonies.

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Declaration of Independence

• Massachusetts Constitution