Founding of the United States - Crash Course

Which English colony was the first successful English colony in America?

• Jamestown, Virginia

• Roanoke Island

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Plymouth Colony

What was the main motivation for the first English settlers in Virginia?

• Religious freedom

• To escape persecution

• To find gold

• To establish a democratic society

What crop became highly profitable for the Virginia colonists?

• Corn

• Wheat

• Tobacco

• Cotton

What was the headright system in Virginia?

• A system of religious governance

• A system of indentured servitude

• A system of land grants

• A system of taxation

Who were the Pilgrims?

• English settlers who sought religious freedom

• Spanish settlers who established the first colony

• Native Americans who helped the English colonists

• Indentured servants who worked on plantations

What was the Mayflower Compact?

• A document outlining the rights of Native Americans

• A treaty between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans

• A written framework for government in the US

• A religious text followed by the Pilgrims

Who helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter in Massachusetts?

• Squanto and the local Indians

• The Spanish settlers

• The Virginia colonists

• The Dutch settlers

What was the main difference between the Puritans and the Pilgrims?

• The Puritans wanted to separate from the Church of England

• The Pilgrims wanted to establish a democratic society

• The Puritans sought religious freedom in the Netherlands

• The Pilgrims believed in the equality of all people

Who founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

• John Winthrop

• Roger Williams

• Ann Hutchinson

• Cecilius Calvert

What was the main idea behind the Puritan's religious mission in Massachusetts?

• Individualism and personal freedom

• Equality and representation

• Collective effort and the common good

• Separation of church and state