SOL Review (VUS.2-7)

Virginia and the southern colonies were founded primarily for...

• Religious Freedoms

• Economic opportunity and religious freedoms

• Economic Opportunities

• To spread Christianity

What was the first elected assembly (legislature) in the New World?

• The House of Commons

• The House of Lords

• The House of Burgesses

• The House of Congress

The New England colonies were settled for...

• Religious Freedoms

• Economic Opportunities

• Economic Opportunities and Religious Freedoms

• To mine gold

Where was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

• Roanoke Island

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Boston

When was Jamestown founded?

• 1609

• 1608

• 1610

• 1607

Who agreed to work on tobacco plantations for a period of times to pay for passage to the New World?

• Slaves

• Indentured Servants

• Soldiers

• Prisoners

When were the first slaves brought to the New World?

• 1610

• 1612

• 1615

• 1619

Which colony were the New World's first slaves brought?

• New York

• South Carolina

• Virginia

• Tennessee

Which colonial region had town meetings?

• Southern Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• New England Colonies

Which event caused South Carolina to secede from the United States?

• The Election of 1860 (Lincoln)

• Fort Sumter

• Nullification

• Tariffs