Quiz for:
Colonization of the Americas Overview

Question 1

What was a key reason for British colonizing efforts in the Americas?

Question 2

What were the primary motives for Spanish colonization in the Americas?

Question 3

What impact did the Navigation Acts have on the colonial economy?

Question 4

Which European nation focused on trade, particularly in fur, rather than conquest in their colonization efforts?

Question 5

What significant resistance event took place involving enslaved Africans in 1739?

Question 6

What distinguishes the Middle Colonies in terms of their economy and social structure?

Question 7

Which war, led by Native American leader Metacom, resulted from tensions with British settlers?

Question 8

How did the British West Indies and Southern Atlantic colonies support their economies?

Question 9

What distinguished the New England colonies from other British colonial regions?

Question 10

Which form of governance was established by the Puritans in New England?

Question 11

What was the primary economic activity in the Chesapeake colonies like Jamestown?

Question 12

How did colonial governance bodies like the House of Burgesses reflect British colonial policies?

Question 13

How did the Enlightenment influence colonial American society?

Question 14

The Dutch established trading centers in which notable locations?

Question 15

Which colonial region is known for establishing a representative assembly in Virginia?