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1. The English wanted to colonize America to _______
   A. increase their wealth *
   B. develop friendly relationships with the Indians
   C. send prisoners to a new place
   D. find good schools for their students
   
   
2. Who financed the settlement at Jamestown?
   A. King James of London
   B. Mayflower Company
   C. Virginia Company of London *
   D. Tobacco Company
   
   
3. Where was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
   A. Williamsburg
   B. Richmond
   C. Jamestown *
   D. Hampton
   
   
4. A narrow strip of land surrounded on three sides by water is a _______
   A. bay
   B. island
   C. peninsula *
   D. gulf
   
   
5. The English chose Jamestown as the location for their settlement for all of the following reasons except:
   A. It could be easily defended from attack by sea from the Spanish.
   B. The water on the shore was deep enough for the ships to dock.
   C. They believed it had a good supply of fresh water
   D. The American Indians (First Americans) asked them to settle there. *
   
   
6. Who granted the charters to colonize North America?
   A. Captain John Smith
   B. King of England *
   C. Virginia Company of London
   D. Powhatan Indians
   
   
7. The first system of representative government in Virginia was the __________
   A. Virginia Assembly *
   B. Parliament
   C. Council
   D. Congress
   
   
8. In the 1600s, the only citizens who could vote were
   A. indentured servants
   B. African people
   C. adult men *
   D. Powhatan Indians
   
   
9. The first elected legislative body in America was the _________
   A. Virginia House of Burgesses *
   B. Congress of the United States
   C. Parliament of England
   D. Virginia Company of London
   
   
10. The Virginia House of Burgesses later became and continues today as the _________
    A. Governor’s Council
    B. General Assembly *
    C. United Nations
    D. House of Commons
    
    
11. The arrival of Africans in the colony made it possible to expand the economy of _________
    A. coal
    B. tobacco *
    C. forestry
    D. shipping
    
    
12. How did the arrival of women at Jamestown in 1620 affect the colony?
    A. It was possible to expand the tobacco economy.
    B. It was possible to meet more Americans Indians (First Americans).
    C. It was possible to get a right to vote.
    D. It was possible to establish families and develop a more permanent settlement *
    
    
13. All of the following are hardships faced by the settlers at Jamestown except:
    A. The settlers lacked some skills necessary to provide for themselves.
    B. Many settlers died of starvation and disease
    C. The site they chose was marshy and lacked safe drinking water.
    D. The settlers found gold and silver in the Virginia mountains. *
    
    
14. Who placed emphasis on self-sustaining agriculture, which ensured survival of the Jamestown colony?
    A. Captain Christopher Newport
    B. John Rolfe
    C. Governor Berkeley
    D. Captain John Smith *
    
    
15. Who became friends with the Jamestown settlers and helped them survive?
    A. Sacagawea
    B. Pocahontas *
    C. White Dove
    D. Hiawatha
    
    
16. Which Jamestown settler initiated trading relationships with the Powhatan American Indians (First Americans)?
    A. Chief Powhatan
    B. Captain Christopher Newport
    C. Captain John Smith *
    D. Christopher Columbus