Ch. 3 Colonial America

What kept John White from returning to Roanoke for nearly three years?

• the collapse of the English economy
• the defeat of the Spanish Armada
• fighting between England and Spain
• his poor health

The Jamestown colonists called the winter of 1609-1610

• the awful time.
• the feasting time.
• the starving time.
• the thoughtful time.

Which crop saved Jamestown by making money for the settlement's investors?

• corn
• rice
• tobacco
• wheat

The first English child born in the American colonies was

• Virginia Dare.
• Francis Drake.
• John White.
• James Yeardley.

Which of these was originally called New Amsterdam?

• New Jersey
• New York City
• Philadelphia
• Rhode Island

He designed the "City of Brotherly Love."

• Sir George Carteret
• Oliver Cromwell
• William Penn
• Peter Stuyvesant

William Penn allowed some of Pennsylvania's southern counties to function as a separate colony called

• Delaware.
• New Amsterdam.
• Philadelphia.
• New Pennsylvania.

Which colony was founded as a place for Catholics to practice their religion freely?

• Georgia
• Maryland
• North Carolina
• South Carolina

Which of these Carolina crops was developed in the 1740s by Eliza Lucas?

• corn
• indigo
• lumber
• rice

Which of these colonies was established as a place for debtors to make a frsh start?

• Georgia
• Maryland
• North Carolina
• South Carolina