Colonial America Quiz

Which was the first permanent English settlement in America?

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

• Boston

• New Amsterdam

What type of company owned and operated Jamestown?

• Joint-stock company

• Government-owned company

• Private partnership

• Individual enterprise

What was a joint-stock company?

• An early form of the modern corporation

• A government-owned company

• A type of partnership

• An individual enterprise

Why was Jamestown's existence uncertain and miserable in the beginning?

• Poor leadership from the Virginia Company

• Lack of preparedness by the settlers

• Unrealistic expectations of instant wealth

• All of the above

What crop became the major source of profit for Virginia?

• Corn

• Wheat

• Tobacco

• Indigo

What was the main reason settlers came to America?

• To search for gold

• To establish economic independence

• To escape religious persecution

• To find free land

What was an indentured servant?

• A person who bought stock in a joint-stock company

• A person who worked for another in exchange for passage to America

• A person who searched for gold in America

• A person who cultivated tobacco in America

What was the main method for land distribution in the colonies?

• The headright system

• The indentured servant system

• The slave labor system

• The land lottery system

What group of Protestants were the dominant religious group in New England?

• Quakers

• Puritans

• Separatists

• Anglicans

What was the core value in the American dream according to the Puritans?

• Personal salvation

• Individual devotion

• Hard work

• All of the above