The Regions of the BRITISH COLONIES

True or False: The three regions of the British colonies were extremely similar.

• True 

• False

The first colony in North America established by the British was _______ in 1607.

Jamestown was established through a

• proprietorship colony.

• joint stock company.

• land grant colony

What was the purpose of Jamestown's joint stock company? 

The major labor force in the Chesapeake came in the form of...

• Native enslavement

• African enslavement

• Indentured Servitude

What created a major issue between the Native population around Jamestown and the colonists?

• need for more land to grow sugarcane

• need for more land to grow cotton

• need for more land to grow tobacco

New England was settled by...

• Indentured Servants

• Catholics

• Puritans

True or False: Puritans were Protestants who were unhappy with the theology of the Church of England and thus wanted to emigrate in order to practice their religion without interference. 

• True 

• False

What was a notable difference between the early Chesapeake colonies and the New England colonies?

• The New England region tended to attract family units whereas the Chesapeake region originally was comprised of more men.

• New England colonists tended to be less prepared for the conditions compared to the Chesapeake colonists.

• Chesapeake region focused on ship building as an economic means to create a stable economy while the New England region focused on agriculture.

Although tobacco was the main crop grown early on, which crop began to dominate after 1630?

• Sugarcane

• Rice

• Corn