Southeast Ch 3 Lesson 2 Study Guide

Where did the English make early attempts to colonize North America?

• Massachusetts

• North Carolina

• New York

• Pennsylvania

When did the English colonists try to settle at Roanoke?

• 1607

• 1590

• 1650

• 1580

Why did the Roanoke settlement fail?

• Conflict with Native Americans

• Lack of food storage

• Severe weather conditions

• All of these

Where was Jamestown established?

• Chesapeake Bay

• Roanoke

• Massachusetts Bay

• Plymouth

What helped the early settlers in Jamestown find food and live off the land?

• Local Native Americans

• European traders

• Indentured servants

• Enslaved Africans

What crop led to the success of the Virginia colony?

• corn

• wheat

• rice

• tobacco

 Who were the first workers brought to Virginia as indentured servants?

• Native Americans

• Europeans

• Africans

• Asians

When did English and Dutch traders bring enslaved Africans to work on plantations in Virginia?

• 1619

• 1607

• 1650

• 1699

In what year was the House of Burgesses organized in Virginia?

• 1774

• 1607

• 1619

• 1624

 Who wrote much of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams