Colonial America Quiz

Colonial America Quiz

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Colonial America Quiz

Colonial America Quiz

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8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which was the first permanent English settlement in America?

Plymouth

Jamestown

Boston

New Amsterdam

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of company owned and operated Jamestown?

Joint-stock company

Government-owned company

Private partnership

Individual enterprise

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a joint-stock company?

An early form of the modern corporation

A government-owned company

A type of partnership

An individual enterprise

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What crop became the major source of profit for Virginia?

Corn

Wheat

Tobacco

Indigo

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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