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Colonization of America

Quiz by Samantha Jordan

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13 questions
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  • Q1
    The ___ trade was a motivation for this France's colonization
    tobacco
    gold
    cash crops
    fur
    30s
  • Q2
    Gold was a motivating factor for _____ colonization of the Americas
    Dutch's
    France's
    Spain's
    England's
    30s
  • Q3
    English colonists were interested in ____ crops such as tobacco.
    intensive
    three sisters
    cash
    farm
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of the following was NOT a motivation for leaving England?
    depression in the woolen industry
    surplus population
    converting Indians
    primogenitor
    30s
  • Q5
    Virginia and Maryland are considered the _____ Colonies
    Southern
    Middle
    Chesapeake
    New England
    30s
  • Q6
    Because Queen Elizabeth did not fund colonies as other monarchs did, _____ formed to finance colonization
    joint stock companies
    car pools
    mortgage
    corporations
    30s
  • Q7
    The first colonists in Jamestown faced all of these problems EXCEPT
    failure to plant crops while they searched for gold
    an unhealthy environment
    a location that was hard to defend against the Spanish
    lack of experience
    30s
  • Q8
    Crop that 'saved' Jamestown
    corn
    tobacco
    sugar cane
    wheat
    30s
  • Q9
    For each indentured servant brought from England, the landowner received 50 acres of land, this is known as the ___ system
    headright
    encomienda
    primogenitor
    indentured
    30s
  • Q10
    The first legislative body in the English Colonies was
    House of Burgers
    Mayflower Compact
    the House of Burgesses
    Magna Carta
    30s
  • Q11
    Settlement patterns in Jamestown follow
    the roads
    the mountains
    the waterways
    a grid
    30s
  • Q12
    A haven for Catholics
    New England
    Virginia
    Maryland
    Chesapeake Colonies
    30s
  • Q13
    Bacon's rebellion was significant because it lead to
    a decrease in African slavery
    the banning of indentured servants
    an increase in African slavery
    an increase in indentured servants
    30s

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