American Colonization Quiz

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Which of the following were the first English colonies settled in North America?

  • Maine
  • Florida
  • Georgia (correct)
  • Virginia (correct)

What was the primary reason for the high demand for labor in the American colonies?

Tobacco cultivation

The American population doubled every generation during colonization.

True (A)

In 1607, the foundation of ______ was established as a major English settlement.

<p>Jamestown</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their definitions:

<p>Colonist = A member of a government-backed group that settles in a new country Bachelor = A man who has never married Wife = A woman who is married Convict = A person who has been convicted of a criminal offense</p> Signup and view all the answers

What year did Christopher Columbus discover America?

<p>1492</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which company was NOT one of the charted companies involved in early American colonization?

<p>The East India Company (C), The Hudson Bay Company (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Religious persecution was a significant motive for colonization in New England.

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Thirteen Colonies

The 13 colonies established in North America during the 17th and early 18th centuries, forming a part of the future eastern United States.

Colonist

A member of a government-backed group settling in a new country or region, often displacing existing inhabitants.

Pre-colonial Era

The time period before European colonization of North America, inhabited by indigenous populations.

Tobacco

A major crop in the early American colonies that drove economic development and the need for labor.

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Slave Trade

The system of forced labor that emerged in the American colonies due to labor demands for crops like tobacco.

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Jamestown

The first permanent English settlement in North America, established in 1607.

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Virginia Company

One of the two chartered companies that funded the establishment of Jamestown.

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Motives for Colonization

Political, religious, and economic reasons that led Europeans to settle in the Americas.

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Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer, navigator who sailed from Europe to America in 1492.

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Proclamation Line of 1763

Boundary established by the British to limit colonial expansion into territory claimed by American Indians.

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