Author Question: The first English attempts to colonize on Roanoke Island in the 1580s A) received official ... (Read 84 times)

savannahhooper · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Between 1519 and the early 1800s, which of the following ethnic groups crossed the Atlantic to the Americas in greater numbers than any other?

A) Europeans.
B) Asians.
C) Africans.
D) Australians.

Question 2

A negative image of Native Americans among English settlers

A) justified their claim that natives had disqualified themselves as rightful owners of the land.
B) explained for them the easy conquest of the natives by the Spanish.
C) spurred their desire to civilize and convert the natives to Christianity.
D) resulted from their lack of information about indigenous peoples of the Americas.

Question 3

English colonizing ventures in the New World differed from previous Spanish and Portuguese efforts in that English attempts were

A) immediate and major successes.
B) strictly coordinated and governed by the Crown.
C) met with little or no native resistance.
D) privately organized and financed.

Question 4

The first English attempts to colonize on Roanoke Island in the 1580s

A) received official approval and financing from Queen Elizabeth.
B) attracted significant interest from English merchants and noblemen.
C) threatened Spanish control of the Americas.
D) failed to establish successful relations with Native Americans.