Colonial America Test

Which of the following is NOT a reason that the English wished to set up colonies in North America?

• A desire for religious freedom

• A desire to overthrow the King and start the United States of America

• A means to get away from the poor, dirty, overcrowded conditions of cities like London

• A need for natural resources including gold and timber

Swampy farming ground, poor planning and culture clashes with the Powhatan resulted in a devastating winter that almost destroyed the Jamestown colony. That winter is known as

• Happy Puppy Time

• Malaria Pitch

• Massacre at Mystic

• Starving Time

Which cash crop was credited with saving Jamestown in 1619?

• Cotton

• Indigo

• Rice

• Tobacco

Which of the following is a similarity between Jamestown and Plymouth?

• The amount of time it took before a form of self-government was established

• The type of people who first settled (single men vs families)

• The use of a charter to give the colonist permission to settle on behalf of the King

• The use of slavery as a key part of the labor force

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the Massacre at Mystic?

• The English colonists disagreed with how the Native Americans used the land and no longer wished to share it.

• The colonists and Pequot had such deep cultural disagreements that caused mistrust and misunderstanding

• The English allied themselves with the French to take the Pequot land but the French started a fire

• The colonists were afraid of the Pequot's position as the more powerful group in the region

Which of the following is the best reason why the Massacre at Mystic is considered a cultural genocide by some historians?

• The English and Pequot had major differences of opinion regarding land ownership, labor and gender as well as warfare.

• The involvement of the Narragansett and Mohegan tribes qualifies the event as a genocide.

• The Pequot tribe no longer exists, therefore it can be considered a genocide

• The Treaty of Hartford banned the name and language of the Pequot tribe and sent survivors away into servitude

What is the name of the first legislative colonial government that was set up in 1619 and allowed Jamestown colonists to select representatives to make local laws?

• Mayflower Compact

• House of Burgesses

• US Constitution

• Fundamental Orders

The idea that a country (England) would gain wealth from the natural resources and labor of a colony is known as:

• Pilgrims

• Jamestown

• Salutary Neglect

• Mercantilism

Which of the following was the agreement signed by the Pilgrims before they landed that would allow them to set up their own government that would aim to make 'just and equal laws'?

• Mayflower Compact

• House of Burgesses

• US Constitution

• Fundamental Orders

Which of the following is an undocumented policy of not strictly enforcing the laws on the colonies? It lasted from about 1607-1763 and resulted in the colonies becoming accustomed to governing themselves.

• Pilgrims

• Jamestown

• Salutary Neglect

• Mercantilism