US History Colonization Quiz

Which two original colonies were established for economic reasons? *

• Roanoke Island and Plymouth

• Jamestown and Roanoke Island

• Jamestown and St. Augustine

• Plymouth and Quebec

Which colony did the Puritans establish? *

• Pennsylvania

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Plymouth

• Georgia

Plymouth colony was settled by people who wanted to separate themselves from the--

• Pilgrims

• Church of England

• Virginia Company

• Quakers

Who financed the settlement of Jamestown? *

• The King of England

• Stockholders in The Virginia Company of London

• Chief Powhatan

• Captain John Smith

Which colony was NOT established for religious purposes? *

• Plymouth

• Georgia

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Pennsylvania

The first permanent English settlement in the United States was--

• Roanoke Island

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Quebec

Which colony was settled by the Quakers? *

• Georgia

• Jamestown

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Pennsylvania

Roanoke Island was established as

• a farming center

• a place for slave trade

• an economic venture

• a trading post

Which colony was settled by the Puritans? *

• Plymouth

• Georgia

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Pennsylvania

Which colony was nicknamed the Lost Colony? *

• Jamestown

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Roanoke Island

• Plymouth