Practice Quiz British Colonization
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- Q1North Carolina1214330s
- Q2The settlement founded in the early 1600s that was the most consequential for the future United States was theEnglish at Jamestown in 1607.Spanish at Santa Fe in 1610.English at Massachusetts Bay in 1621French at Quebec in 1608.30s
- Q3The English treatment of the Irish, under the reign of Elizabeth I, can best be described asbetter than their treatment of any English subjects.supportive of their Catholic faith.the prime example of salutary neglect.violent and unjust.30s
- Q4"sea dog" who plundered the treasure ships of the Spanish MainWalter RaleighHumphrey GilbertFrancis DrakeJohn Smith30s
- Q5courtier whose colony at Roanoke Island was mysteriously abandoned in the 1580sFrancis DrakeHumphrey GilbertJohn RolfeWalter Raleigh30s
- Q6Spain's dreams of empire began to fade with thedefeat of the Spanish Armada.loss of Brazil.conquest of Mexico by Portugal.War of Spanish Succession.30s
- Q7The first English attempt at colonization in 1585 was inSt. Augustine.Massachusetts Bay.Roanoke Island.Jamestown.30s
- Q8England's defeat of the Spanish Armadahelped to ensure England's naval dominance in the North Atlantic.led to a Franco-Spanish alliance that prevented England from establishing its own American colonies.allowed England to take control of Spain's American colonies.demonstrated that Spanish Catholicism was inferior to English Protestantism.30s
- Q9The ____ decreed that only eldest sons were eligible to inherit landed estates.laws of inheritancelaws of primogeniturejoint-stock companiesancestry laws30s
- Q10The financial means for England's first permanent colonization in America were provided bya royal proprietor.a joint-stock company.an expanding wool tradeQueen Elizabeth II.30s
- Q11All of the following provided motives for English colonization exceptdesire for markets.need for a place to exploit slave labor.desire for religious freedom.unemployment.30s
- Q12The Virginia Charter guaranteed that English settlers in the New World wouldreceive land parcels of 40 acres each.enjoy freedom of religion.retain the rights of Englishmen.be entitled to establish a separate government from that of England.30s
- Q13The early years at Jamestown were mainly characterized bypeace with the Native Americans.major technological advancement.economic prosperity.starvation, disease, and frequent Indian raids.30s
- Q14Despite an abundance of fish and game, early Jamestown settlers continued to starve becausethey were unaccustomed to fending for themselves and wasted time looking for gold.they had neither weapons nor fishing gear.they lacked leaders to organize efficient hunting and fishing parties.their fear of Indians prevented them from venturing too far from the town.30s
- Q15Captain John Smith's role at Jamestown can best be described asadding to the terrible death toll.worsening the colonists' relationship with the Indians.saving the colony from collapse.persuading the colonists to continue their hunt for gold.30s