Question 1
The cultivation of tobacco around Jamestown resulted in all the following EXCEPT
A. improved relations with the local Indians.
B. the search for new sources of labor.
C. rising prosperity for the colony.
D. the rapid wearing out of the soil.
E. the expansion of European settlement into the interior.
Question 2
Which of the following does NOT describe the site chosen for the Jamestown settlement?
A. It bordered the territories of powerful Indian tribes.
B. It was inaccessible by ship.
C. It was low and swampy and subject to outbreaks of malaria.
D. It was located on a peninsula.
E. It was inland so as to offer security from natives.
Question 3
The Roanoke disaster virtually killed the colonizing impulse in England for a long time.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Question 4
Puritans were the first English colonizers.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.