Settlements Take Root Review (MyWorld Ch.3)

Question 1

What was the role of the Virginia Company in the settling of Jamestown?

Accepted Answer

The Virginia Company raised money and gave direction to the colony.

Question 2

What was the relationship like between the Native Americans and the French?

Accepted Answer

They traded AND the colonists protected the Native Americas

Question 3

Religion was very important in the lives of the Pilgrims and Puritans

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

The uprising of the Pueblo in 1680 shows how...

Accepted Answer

Spanish colonization angered Native Americans.

Question 5

John Rolfe...

Accepted Answer

brought tobacco as a cash crop to the colonies.

Question 6

Sir Walter Raleigh the first English colonist sent to Roanoke

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

The population of the colony New Netherland (manhattan) was ONLY the Dutch.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

What was the purpose of the Spanish missions in New Spain?

Accepted Answer

To spread Christianity AND teach Native Americans the Spanish way of life.

Question 9

How did the colonists get along with the Powhatan people near Jamestown?

Accepted Answer

ALL of the above

Question 10

What was the Mayflower compact?

Accepted Answer

ALL of these

Question 11

Why did the English settlers move to Jamestown or New England?

Accepted Answer

The New England colonists wanted to practice their religion., A & B, Jamestown was set up to make money.

Question 12

What is the House of Burgesses?

Accepted Answer

A group who established self-government, A lawmaking group of representatives in Virginia

Question 13

An encomienda is a grant from the Spanish government giving the Spanish settlers the right to control Native Americans.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

The Puritan and Pilgrim colonies at Plymouth were based on commerce.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

Why did the Spanish establish a settlement at St. Augustine?

Accepted Answer

To protect their lives & ships that were bringing in goods.

Question 16

A missionary is someone who accepts everyone's religions.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

Why do people leave their homelands?

Accepted Answer

ALL of the above

Question 18

Why did Spanish colonists travel to New Spain?

Accepted Answer

Some came to practice their religion., A & C, Some came to earn wealth.

Question 19

The French and Dutch traded fur

Accepted Answer

True

Questions 19