1.1 ABC Colonization of North America Quiz

Which European nation claimed colonies in North America along the eastern coast between the Atlantic Ocean and the Appalachian Mountains?

• Spain

• France

• Great Britain (England)

• Portugal

What was the primary intention of most English settlers when they came to North America in the sixteenth century?

• To explore new lands

• To stay long term and establish colonies

• To trade and then return to Europe

• To conquer and claim new territories

Which of the following is NOT one of the three geographic regions into which the English colonies in North America were divided?

• The New England Colonies

• The Middle Colonies

• The Southern Colonies

• The Western Colonies

Which colonies were part of the Southern Colonies in British North America?

What was the first successful English settlement in America, established in 1607?

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• New York

Which crop discovered by John Rolfe played a significant role in saving the Jamestown colony by attracting laborers?

• Cotton

• Indigo

• Tobacco

• Rice

What system did Virginia institute to encourage more settlers to cultivate tobacco?

• Headright system

• Feudal system

• Sharecropping

• Homesteading

What was the primary economic system in the southern colonies that relied on large farms owned by wealthy landowners?

• Feudalism

• Capitalism

• Plantation system

• Mercantilism

By the mid 1600s, which group outnumbered free Europeans in South Carolina due to the plantation system?

• Indentured servants

• Native Americans

• Black slaves

• European immigrants

Which of the following was NOT a major center of commerce and large cities in the South during the colonial period?

• New York

• Boston

• Philadelphia

• Charleston