Bell-ringer “Quiz”
First Contact – Early Colonial
1491- 1700
1. The most significant difference between the
Pilgrims and Puritans is that the Pilgrims
A. Arrived in New England first
B. Obtained a grant of settlement from the London Company
C. Wished to separate from the Church of England
D. Had a strong leader
E. Celebrated the first Thanksgiving
2. During the first two decades of the 17th century
all of the following aided in the long term success
of the colony at Jamestown EXCEPT
A. The establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses
B. Large influxes of supplies and colonists (especially
women) from England
C. The establishment of the ownership of private
property
D. The beginning of tobacco cultivation
E. Good relations with the local Indians
3. Most of the decimation of the Indian
population in the Americas during the 16th c.
was due to
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Tribal warfare
Famine
European diseases
Enslavement by the Europeans
War with the Europeans
4. The headright system adopted in the
Virginia colony
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Determined the eligibility of a settler for voting and holding
office
Toughened laws applying to indentured servants
Gave 50 acres of land to anyone who would transport himself to
the colony
Encouraged the development of urban centers
Prohibited the settlement of single men and women in the colony
5. The first permanent European settlement in
North America was
A.
B.
C.
D.
Jamestown (Virginia)
New Orleans (Louisiana)
Santa Fe (New Mexico)
St. Augustine (Florida)
E. Mobile (Alabama)
Bell-ringer “Quiz”
Answer Section
1. The most significant difference between the
Pilgrims and Puritans is that the Pilgrims
A. Arrived in New England first
B. Obtained a grant of settlement from the London Company
C. Wished to separate from the Church of England
D. Had a strong leader
E. Celebrated the first Thanksgiving
2. During the first two decades of the 17th century
all of the following aided in the long term success
of the colony at Jamestown EXCEPT
A. The establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses
B. Large influxes of supplies and colonists (especially
women) from England
C. The establishment of the ownership of private
property
D. The beginning of tobacco cultivation
E. Good relations with the local Indians
3. Most of the decimation of the Indian
population in the Americas during the 16th c.
was due to
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Tribal warfare
Famine
European diseases
Enslavement by the Europeans
War with the Europeans
4. The headright system adopted in the
Virginia colony
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Determined the eligibility of a settler for voting and holding
office
Toughened laws applying to indentured servants
Gave 50 acres of land to anyone who would transport himself
to the colony
Encouraged the development of urban centers
Prohibited the settlement of single men and women in the colony
5. The first permanent European settlement in
North America was
A.
B.
C.
D.
Jamestown (Virginia) - 1607
New Orleans (Louisiana) - 1718
Santa Fe (New Mexico) - 1609
St. Augustine (Florida) - 1565
E. Mobile (Alabama) - 1710