Chapter 4 (Building the First Colonies) Review Game

What was England's first permanent settlement in North America?

• Boston

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

• New France

How did the physical environment restrict progress at Jamestown?

• too dry for farming

• too hilly for farming

• swampy and crops couldn't grow

• red clay and would only grow clover

Who started the first colony in North America for England?

• Squanto

• John Rolfe

• Virginia Company

• Champlain

What economic activity depended on slaves and indentured servants for its success?

• fur trappers

• tobacco farms

• fishing

• cattle farms

Why did the colonists of Jamestown come to North America?

• They wanted to find gold.

• They wanted to start farms.

• They wanted to build a society in which everyone shared the same religious beliefs.

• They wanted to find new trade routes.

What was the name of the body of government that made and enforced laws for the Virginia Colony?

• Virginia House

• House of Virginia

• House of Burgessess

• Congress

Who was the leader of Jamestown that said, "If you don't work, you don't eat?"

• Squanto

• John Smith

• Champlain

• La Salle

What activity was MOST important to New France's economy?

• fur trading

• fishing and whaling

• gold and silver mining

• tobacco farming

What did the Pilgrims name their colony?

• Plymouth

• Boston

• New France

• Quebec

Who started the colony for France called New France?

• Henry Hudson

• John Smith

• Champlain

• La Salle