Early Settlements Quiz

What is a form of government in which the ruler is a king or queen?

• dictatorship

• monarchy

• democracy

• oligarchy

People who settle in a colony are called?

• dictatorship

• colonists

• pioneers

• representative government

A form of government where citizens elect the leaders to make decisions is called

• village

• representative government

• city

• monarchy

The __________ is a set of rules written by the Pilgrims to help them live together peacefully.

• Plymouth Promise

• Constitution

• Mayflower Compact

• contract

A __________ is a small community created by settlers in a new territory.

• settlement

• town

• city

• village

Relating to a form of government in which people have the power to rule themselves, often through elected representatives is

• democratic

• chaos

• dictatorship

• monarchy

The colonists at Roanoke had disappeared when John White had returned from a trip to England that lasted 3 years.

• False

• True

The colonists at Jamestown searched for gold instead of planting food or building their homes.

• True

• False

The Pilgrims were first called 'separatists' because they wanted to separate from the Church of England.

• False

• True

The Pequot War was fought in Virginia.

• False

• True