US Colonization And NC Settlement

1. Which combination of factors contributed to the success of agriculture in the Middle Colonies?

Fertile soil and mild climate

Flat landscape with harsh winters

A large supply of cheap labor

Diversity of livestock and plentiful sunshine

2. What was the name of the first born English child in the Americas?

Joyce Lane

Carolina Barlowe

Virginia Dare

No one knows because the colony was lost

3. Who was the key leader of the Lost Colony?

John White

Ralph Lane

Amadas

Walter Raleigh

4. Compared to other regions of North America, the soil in New England was...?

Easier to plow and harvest

Rockier and less fertile

More likely to blow away

Able to support a variety of crops

5. The first English settlers at Jamestown hoped to..?

Get rich by finding gold

To control large amounts of land

Establish a religious community

Become wealthy tobacco planters

6. Which of the following is an accurate description of the settlement of NC?

The first settlers in NC entered the state through their numerous deep water ports

The first settlers in NC came along the Great Wagon Road and set up towns in the Piedmont

The first settlers in NC migrated north from SC in search of fertile farmland

The first settlers in NC migrated south from VA in search of good farmland

7. Who sponsored the Amadas Barlowe expedition?

Sir Charlotte

Walter Raleigh

Sir Drake Wilson

Sir Francis Drake

8. What is the best definition of a charter?

A ship that sails around the world

A person who writes an autobiography

A written document that allows a group to travel and explore to new lands

A letter from a new land

9. The middle class in colonial America was made up primarily of...?

Lawyers and merchants

Shopkeepers and traders

Artisans and small farmers

Factory workers and farm laborers

10. The primary reason most settlers came to the Southern colonies was that they wanted...?

To own a farm- seeking land owndership

Pollitical rights

Religious freedom

To expand their trading companies

11. Which best explains why plantations prospered in SC?

They were protected by regions many swamps

The regions thick forests provided them with transportation

Native Americans taught the settlers successful agricultural practices

The region's waterways provided them with transportation network

12. Why did John White have to wait 3 years to return to the America's (NC) after he had left to get supplies?

He was sick and could not travel

The queen refused to let him return due to the lack of money

No one would pilot a ship for him

England was at war with Spain and the Queen refused to allow him to use the ships

US Colonization and Nc Settlement