3.2 and 3.3 Quiz

In 1619, the Virginia Company created the House of Burgesses, which

• was the beginning of representative government in America.

• claimed exclusive authority in all English colonies.

• created a system of checks and balances

How did the founding of Massachusetts differ from the founding of Virginia?

• Massachusetts colonists were loyal to the king, while Virginia colonists sought independence from England.

• Massachusetts colonists sought religious freedom, while Virginia colonists sought wealth.

• Massachusetts colonists sought wealth, while Virginia colonists sought religious freedom.

English people who wished to establish their own churches were called

• Separatists

• Anglicans

• Pilgrims

The founding of Rhode Island was based on the principle of

• Representative government

• Religious tolerance

• Separation of powers

Which is a valid conclusion about the early years of the Plymouth Colony?

• The colony quickly established a profitable business of trade with the colony at Jamestown.

• The colony became rich by sending abundant cash crops back home to England.

• The colony’s survival depended greatly on the assistance of native peoples.

Economies of the New England Colonies would come to depend on

• growing peas

• fishing

• raising cattle

What was the main cause of King Philip’s War?

• the resistance of Native Americans against Christian missionaries

• the steady advance of English settlers onto Native American lands

• the refusal of New England settlers to trade with Native Americans

Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?

• Since Plymouth was outside the territory of Virginia, Virginia's laws would not apply. Therefore, the Pilgrims wanted to agree to a set of rules that would govern their colony.

• The Pilgrims made the Mayflower Compact to create a set of trading rules and agreements with the Native American tribes they would meet.

• The Pilgrims created the Mayflower Compact to agree on a date for Thanksgiving, which they planned to celebrate every year after their arrival.

Jamestown was established by the Virginia Company, a joint-stock company. Which of the following is true about a joint-stock company?

• The company claimed complete ownership of all land used by the colonists.

• Each colonist in Jamestown was a partner in the company.

• Investors share in the profits or losses of the company.