My World Social Studies Chapter 3 Test

What was an important cash crop in Jamestown?

• tomatoes

• tobacco

• rice

• coffee

What was the purpose of the House of Burgesses?

• to set up a branch of the British Parliament in Virginia

• to manage relationships between colonists and Native Americans

• to give Virginia's colonists a voice in their own governance

• to prepare for the planned invasion of Spain's Florida colony

What is the Mayflower Compact?

• a document that claims land for the king

• An agreement the Pilgrims made to follow certain rules

• religious document, similar to the Bible

• Peace treaty between Pilgrims and the Wampanoags

French explorers and traders set up trading posts to trade and sell what?

• fur

• iron

• gold

• silver

What is a grant from the Spanish government giving settlers the right to control local Native Americans?

• pilgrim

• drought

• representative

• encomienda

A person who goes on a religious journey is called a

• investor

• Native American

• Puritan

• pilgrim

A shortcut by water across North America to Asia

• Northwest Passage

• settlement

• representative

• encomienda

People who are chosen by voters to speak and act for them

• pilgrim

• monarch

• representatives

• Puritan

Why did Spanish settlements spread in North America?

• The Spanish army built a series of forts.

• Spanish missionaries set up villages, called missions.

• The Spanish navy set up bases along the coast.

• Spanish teachers built colleges and universities.

Which answer BEST explains why England wanted to start a colony in North America?

• English explorers had discovered gold in what is now Virginia

• The English rulers wanted to convert the Native Americans to Christianity.

• The English wanted to bring Native Americans back to England to work .

• England wanted to compete with Spain and gain power and wealth.