Early Colonization Power Quiz

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  1. All of the following are reasons for English colonization EXCEPT:

    2. Your answer:
    The colony would furnish raw materials that could not be grown in England.
    Englishmen wanted to have a fun adventure.
    It opened new markets for trade.
    England hoped to find silver and gold in America.

  2. Jamestown was primarily:

    3. Your answer:
    a fun adventure.
    a vacation spot.
    an economic venture.
    a penal colony where they sent prisoners.

  3. Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?

    4. Your answer:
    London Company of Virginia
    Virginia Company
    London Company
    Virginia Company of London

  4. The first permanent settlement in North America was:

    5. Your answer:
    Hampton
    Yorktown
    Jamestown
    Plymouth Rock

  5. Jamestown was established in:

    6. Your answer:
    1620
    1607
    1619
    1640s

  6. What was Jamestown like when the colonists came?

    7. Your answer:
    It was an island.
    It was a plateau.
    It was a peninsula
    It had rolling hills.

  7. What is Jamestown like now?

    8. Your answer:
    It is a plateau.
    It is an island.
    It is a peninsula.
    It has rolling hills.

  8. Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 ships the English colonists came here on:

    9. Your answer:
    Godspeed
    Susan B. Anthony
    Sarah Constant
    Discovery

  9. What river borders Jamestown?

    10. Your answer:
    James River
    York River
    Rappahannock River
    Potomac River

  10. Who were NOT among the first colonists at Jamestown?

    11. Your answer:
    boys
    English people
    women
    men

  11. Which of the following is NOT a reason why they chose Jamestown as the place to settle:

    12. Your answer:
    They believed it had a good supply of fresh water.
    It was the first place they saw.
    It could be easily defended from attack by sea by the Spanish.
    The water along the shore was deep enough for ships to dock.

  12. All of the following were reasons why charters were important EXCEPT:

    13. Your answer:
    They extended English rights to the colonists.
    They were granted by the King of England.
    They did not extend English rights to the colonists.
    They gave the right to establish a settlement in North America.

  13. Review: The Valley and Ridge region is part of the:

    14. Your answer:
    Piedmont mountain system
    Iroquois mountain system
    Powhatan mountain system
    Appalachian mountain system

  14. Review: A valley is:

    15. Your answer:
    a line of hills or mountains
    a high elevation of land
    an area of elevated land that is flat on top
    low-lying land between mountains or hills

  15. Review: Which of the following is NOT a main product or industry of the Valley and Ridge region?

    16. Your answer:
    apples
    poultry
    recreation
    livestock

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