US HISTORY: Unit 1 Colonization Review

What "saved" Jamestown by allowing the colonists to make large sums of money?

• growing tobacco and selling it

• trading furs with Native Americans

• fishing in the Atlantic Ocean

• establishing a sugar plantation

Why was Jamestown, Virginia founded?

• To establish a military base for England

• To create a religious settlement

• The Virginia Company was given a charter to start a colony and search for gold and resources.

• To promote trade with Native Americans

Which colonies wanted slavery and why?

• The northern colonies wanted slavery for trade purposes.

• The southern colonies wanted slavery because they needed labor for large plantations.

• The western colonies wanted slavery to support mining operations.

• The eastern colonies wanted slavery for agricultural diversity.

Who represented social mobility and individualism in the colonies?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

Who introduced tobacco to Jamestown which helped them to survive and make money?

• John Rolf (he also married Pocahontas)

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

What was the Virginia Company?

• a joint stock company which was composed of investors looking to make a profit in the new world

• a government organization that managed colonial affairs

• a military alliance formed to protect the colonies

• a religious group seeking to establish a utopian society

What impact did the Navigation Acts have on the British Colonists?

• They allowed the colonies to trade freely with any country.

• They restricted trade to only England, leading to smuggling.

• They encouraged the colonies to develop their own industries.

• They had no significant impact on colonial trade.

Who founded Rhode Island?

• Roger Williams after he was banished from Puritan Massachusetts

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

Why was New England's economy different from the Southern Colonies?

• New England had fertile soil that was ideal for farming.

• New England had rocky soil and relied on lumber for shipbuilding.

• The Southern Colonies had lots of forests for shipbuilding.

• The Southern Colonies had rocky soil and focused on lumber.

Mercantilists believed that

• wealth in the world was static (limited) and that you needed to export more than you import to achieve economic dominance (while stock piling natural resources)

• wealth in the world is constantly growing and can be increased through imports

• the economy should focus solely on domestic production without regard for trade

• trade should be unrestricted to allow for the free flow of resources