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US HISTORY: Unit 1 Colonization Review

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who represented social mobility and individualism in the colonies?

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

Benjamin Franklin

John Adams

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

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