Q3 Benchmark Review

Why did the Virginia Company send colonists to start Jamestown?

• To spread Christianity

• To establish a new government

• To explore the New World

• to find wealth and make a profit

Which group of American Indians lived near Jamestown?

• Apache

• Powhattan

• Cherokee

• Sioux

Why was the Plymouth colony founded?

• Pilgrims were seeking economic opportunity in the New World.

• Pilgrims were escaping religious persecution in England

• Pilgrims were seeking to establish a new government.

• Pilgrims were seeking to spread their religious beliefs.

What is the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• The Mayflower Compact was an agreement between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans to share resources.

• The Mayflower Compact was a document that outlined the rules of the voyage to the New World.

• The compact was the first written plan for democratic government in North America

• The Mayflower Compact was a document that established the first Thanksgiving celebration.

Who founded the colony of Rhode Island?

• Roger Williams

• John Smith

• William Penn

• Thomas Hooker

Who founded the colony of Connecticut?

• John Smith

• William Penn

• Thomas Hooker

• Roger Williams

What economic motivation did the Dutch have in founding New Netherland?

• Expansion of the Dutch Empire

• Religious Freedom

• Access to New Resources

• Fur Trade

Who founded the Pennsylvania Colony and why?

• William Penn; haven for Quakers where they could practice their faith

• Christopher Columbus; to explore the New World

• John Smith; to establish a trading post

• Thomas Jefferson; to secure independence from Britain

Who founded the colony of Georgia?

• Roger Williams

• John Smith

• William Penn

• James Oglethorpe

What was the significance of the settlement of Georgia?

• A place for religious freedom; a safe haven for persecuted minorities

• debtor's colony; buffer state

• A source of agricultural production; a gateway to the New World

• A strategic military outpost; a gateway to the West Indies