Colonization Day 2 Quiz

LAST Name

FIRST Name

Class Period

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The “Old World” is to Europe, as the “New World” is to the ______________

• Columbus
• 1620
• Americas
• Colonization Era

Asia is to Marco Polo, as the Americas are to __________

• Columbus
• 1620
• Americas
• Colonization Era

Gold, God, and Glory are to the Exploration Era, as economic, religious, and political are to the ______________

• Columbus
• 1620
• Americas
• Colonization Era

The settlement of Jamestown, Virginia is to 1607, as the Pilgrims settling Plymouth is to _______________

• Columbus
• 1620
• Americas
• Colonization Era

A key difference between the settlements of Jamestown and Plymouth is -

• The reasons why they were established
• The country the settlers came from
• One settlement located on the coast and another settlement located in the mountains
• One settlement encountered Native Americans, while the other settlement did not encounter Native Americas

The Pilgrims moved to the Americans and settled Plymouth in 1620 because they -

• Believed the country of Britain was going to be overtaken by the country of Spain
• Wanted to create a new political system in which there was no king
• Yearned to share their religious beliefs with the Native Americans
• Wanted to escape religious persecution

The Mayflower Compact, signed by the Pilgrims in 1620, was significant because it -

• Stated that the Pilgrims were no longer a part of the British Empire
• Granted equal rights to Native Americans that lived alongside the Pilgrims
• Was a social contract that established a form of self-government
• Was a treaty that established peace between the Native Americans and colonists for the next 20 years