
English Colonies (including student-generated questions)
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What happened to the colony on Roanoke Island?
It became a huge colony
Nothing really
It vanished
They became anti-English
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
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
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Name the Middle Colonies
Georgia, Maryland, Virginia, Florida
Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware
Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire
Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in America?
Roanoke
Jamestown
Williamsburg
Yorktown
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
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
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
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
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
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
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