Colonization

What is it called when people invest money to finance a colony, in hopes of making a profit?

Joint-Stock Company

Stock Exchange

Indentured Servitude

Charter

What was John Smith’s impact on Jamestown?

He forced everyone to return to England

He had no impact on the colony and it ultimately disappeared without a trace

He required everyone to work for their food and was a strong leader

He was a weak leader that allowed the colony to fall apart and deteriorate

What crop served as an important source of income for the early colonists in Jamestown and led to the need for additional indentured servants?

Hemp

Tobacco

Coffee

Cotton

What is the term for separatists who left England to escape religious persecution?

Colonists

Powhatans

Pilgrams

Quakers

What was the name given to the first representative assembly in the colonies?

House of Commons

House of Lords

Parliment

House of Burgesses

What is the term for a person who agreed to serve a master for a number of years in exchange for passage to the colonies?

Slave

Indentured Slave

Puritan

Quaker

Which document helped establish the idea of self-government and majority rule for the Pilgrims?

Magna Carta

Fundamental orders of Connecticut

Mayflower Compact

Declaration of Independence

In which region would one most likely find colonists enjoying the benefits of freedom of religion?

Backcountry

Southern Colonies

Middle Colonies

New England Colonies

What is the term for a colony that was governed by a single individual or family in America?

Royal Colony

Proprietary Colony

Parlimentary Colony

Commonwealth

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