HIST 221 Quiz 2
Arrange the following events in chronological order: the founding of (A) Georgia, (B) the Carolinas, (C) Virginia, (D) Maryland
C, D, B, A (Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas, Georgia)
The busiest seaport in the southern colonies was
Charleston
The settlement founded in the early 1600s that was the most important for the future United States was
Jamestown
Tobacco was considered a poor man's crop because
it could be produced easily and quickly
Despite an abundance of fish and game, early Jamestown settlers continued to starve because
they wasted time looking for gold
The financial means for England's first permanent colonization in America were provided by
a joint-stock company
A major reason for the founding of the Maryland colony was to
create a refuge for the Catholics
The biggest disruption of Native American life was
disease
England's defeat of the Spanish Armada
helped to ensure England's naval dominance in the North Atlantic
The early years at Jamestown were mainly characterized by
starvation, disease, and frequent Indian attacks