England's First Colonies
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- Q1The main purpose of the Mayflower Compact wasto map directions to the New Colonyto allow settlers to govern themselves and men could voteto give people social rankto become friends with Native Americans30s
- Q2A document that gives the right to establish a colony isa corporate colonycompactconstitutiona charter30s
- Q3A colony owned and controlled by a joint stock company isa compacta corporate colonya chartera constitution30s
- Q4The name of the first permanent English colony isPlymouthRoanokeJamestownCroatoan30s
- Q5Because John Smith forced everyone in the colony to work,more people diedJamestown succeed.a charter was developedpeople revolted30s
- Q6Roanoke was the first attempted English colony.FalseTrue30s
- Q7What is NOT a statement that describes the first two years in the Jamestown colony?Colonists had to deal with malaria carrying mosquitos.All of the colonists survived.Many colonists were sick from brackish water.The colonists became rich from the gold they found.30s
- Q8Which of the following directions were colonists of Jamestown told to do?build houses, grow food and find goldBuild houses, grow food and find a place that was difficult to get toGrow food and become friends with the Native AmericansFind a place that was easy to get to and look for gold30s
- Q9What is when something is backed by investors, people who put money into a project to earn profits?a private investmenta joint-companycorporate colonya charter30s
- Q10What crop did John Rolfe use to save the Jamestown colony?wheatcorncottontobacco30s
- Q11The marriage between John Rolfe and Pocahontas led to a temporary peace in 1614 that lasted her death.FalseTrue30s
- Q12These are all that ways John Smith helped save Jamestown exceptlook for goldforcing colonists to workbuild a wood fort around the colonytrade with the Native Americans30s
- Q13Samoset and Squanto were two Wampanoag Indians who helped Plymouth succeed.FalseTrue30s
- Q14Roanoke is an example of what type of colony because it was financed by a wealthy individual?charterproprietarypermanentcorporate30s
- Q15What was the name of Native Americans near Jamestown?WampanoagCroatoanPowhatanRoanoke30s