Colonial America Quiz

The _________________ is the exchange of goods and enslaved people between Europe, the Americas, and West Africa.

• Triangular Trade

• Assembly

• Jamestown

• trade

The _________________ is the government building where lawmakers meet.

• capitol
• auction

• bill

• grant

A(n) _________________ was a person who was in charge of the work of enslaved people and who could punish them for disobeying him.

• politics

• trade

• overseer

• royal colony

The first English colony in America was named _________________.

• monarchy

• West Indies

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

The way people use their resources to meet their needs and wants is called a(n) _________________.

• auction

• colonists

• enslaver

• economy

King Charles II decided to _________________, or give, land in North America to William Penn.

• grant
• government

• bill

The New England colonies supported many _________________, or groups of businesses that provide certain goods or services.

• industries
• trade

• economy

People who settled in Roanoke or Jamestown were called _________________.

• assembly

• politics

• colonists

A body of lawmakers is called a(n) _________________.

• assembly
• craftsman

• plantation

What delayed Captain John White's return to Roanoke?

• A. a war between England and Spain

• B. a trip to another settlement

• C. a need to raise money to repair ships

• D. a jail sentence for his actions in Virginia