Exam 2: Englands Colonies

Match each historical figure with the corresponding colony below. -William Penn

Investors seeking to make a profit from the establishment of a colony established joint-stock companies.

"The lack of planning was the genius of British colonization." What does this statement mean? How accurate is it?

Match each historical figure with the corresponding colony below. -George Carteret

What is the concept of divine right?

What was a result of the focus of the Dutch administration of New Netherland on making money?

How did climate and geography shape the development of the colonies, including their economies, the prevalence of slavery, and the life expectancy of settlers?

Which of the following did John Smith do as Jamestown's leader?

The first Jews in the colonies arrived in

The English used Ireland as one model of settlement for North America. The English Occupation of Ireland is characterized by the

Puritans sought to have Indians

The Jamestown colony finally attained a measure of prosperity from

Georgia served as a military buffer against the Spanish in Florida. What was another reason for the settlement of Georgia by the English?

Although frequently taught to schoolchildren, the story of Pocahontas has often been subject to distortion through the years. Which of the following statements accurately describes Pocahontas?

The headright system adopted for the Virginia colony consisted of

A major cause of King Philip's War was

One characteristic of Jamestown in its initial years was

Sir Edwin Sandys made the Virginia Company more profitable by creating the headright system and shifting ownership of land from joint to private.

What common factors or patterns existed among the colonies that succeeded and among the colonies that failed?

Beginning in the thirteenth century with the Magna Carta that established the tradition of a parliamentary monarchy, power in England did not rest with the monarchy alone but also with the nobility and a lesser aristocracy, the gentry.