Colonial America Review (US)

What was the first permanent English colony in North America?

• Plymouth

• Virginia

• Georgia

• Massachusetts

The Virginia Company was a business venture that hoped to find ______. Instead, Virginia became profitable after they discovered how to farm _____.

• gold; tobacco

• gold; cotton

• cotton; tobacco

• tobacco; gold

What was the name of the legislative body that was established in Virginia and was similar to England's Parliament?

• Mayflower Compact

• House of Pain

• House of Burgesses

• John Smith said you must work if you want to eat.

The first New England colony was established by the ___ in ______.

• Pilgrims; New York

• Puritans; Massachusetts

• Puritans; Rhode Island

• Pilgrims; Maine

What colony was founded by William Penn?

• Pennsylvania

• Georgia

• New York

• Massachusetts

What was William Penn's religious beliefs?

• Quaker, religiously tolerant

• Quaker, not religiously tolerant

• Methodist, religiously tolerant

• Mythologicalist, follower of Odin and Thor

What economic system seeks to strengthen the motherland by exporting raw materials from colonies so that they can be refined and sold for profit?

• mercantilism

• capitalism

• imperialism

• colonialism

Which colonial region: 1. Made good use of harbors and rivers to transport goods along the coast 2. Traded and had the best relationship with the Native Americans 3. Were the most ethnically diverse 4. Primary products were wheat, corn, other grains, lumber, livestock, and iron ore ?????

• Southern Colonies

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• New England Colonies

• Ant Colonies

Which colonial region: 1. Was settle by whole families looking to practice religion freely 2. were NOT tolerate of other religions 3. Economy based on trade, shipbuilding, fishing/whaling, and lumber 4. Bloody conflicts with the Natives 5. PURITANS!!

• Southern Colonies

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• New England Colonies

• Ant Colonies

Which colonies have large plantations?

• Middle
• Southern
• New England
• Northeast