Ch 6 Retake

A(n) [colonists, democratic, monarchy, representative government] is a form of government in which the ruler is a king or queen.

• monarchy
• colonists

• democratic

• representative government

A form of government where citizens elect the leaders to make decisions is called a(n) [monarchy, representative government, Jamestown, democratic].

• representative government
• Jamestown

• democratic

• monarchy

People who settled in Roanoke and Jamestown were called [colonists, democratic, monarchy, Jamestown].

• colonists
• democratic

• monarchy

• Jamestown

The government of Virginia was more [democratic, Jamestown, monarchy, representative government] than England's.

• democratic
• Jamestown

• Monarchy

• representative government

The first permanent English colony in America was named [Jamestown, colonists, monarchy, democratic].

• Jamestown
• colonists

• monarchy

• democratic

Select the letter next to the best answer. A settlement is a

• small, newly built community.

• place ruled by another country.

• group of people who travel together.

• town whose residents agree to govern themselves.

Select the letter next to the best answer. What delayed Captain John White’s return to Roanoke?

• a war between England and Spain

• a trip to another colony

• a need to raise money to repair ships

• a jail sentence for his actions in Virginia

Select the letter next to the best answer. Why is Roanoke called the “lost colony”?

• John White could not find his way back to it.

• It lost a contest with Jamestown.

• Everyone there went back to England.

• All the colonists disappeared.

Select the letter next to the best answer. What was a problem with the original site of Jamestown?

• It was high in the hills.

• It was too rocky to farm.

• It was wet land with bad water.

• It was too near the American Indians.

Select the letter next to the best answer. Why was Virginia considered more democratic than England?

• Colonists had freedom of speech.

• All men and women could vote.

• Any man could join the House of Burgesses.

• Elected representatives made its laws.