Which of the following were problems faced by the English colonists at Jamestown? Select the two correct answers.
A.The colony employed many indentured servants and paying them was difficult.
B. hey settled in an unsecure location and were vulnerable to Spanish attack.
C. The location of the colony made life difficult for the settlers.
D. The settlers believed that farming was beneath them, so they did not plant crops for the winter.
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
According to this excerpt from the text what was the main accomplishment of the Jamestown settlers?
A. setting up a protected colony
B locating gold and other riches
C. discovering a water route to Asia
How was the initial reason most settlers came to New Netherland different from the reasons most settlers came to the surrounding English colonies?
A.The English mostly came for religious reasons, while many immigrants settled in New Netherland to mine gold and silver.
B.The English mostly came for wealth and glory while many immigrants settled in New Netherland to prosper as tobacco farmers.
C. the English mostly came for religious reasons while many immigrants settled in New Netherland to gain wealth in the booming fur trade.
D. The English mostly came for wealth, while many immigrants settled in New Netherland to enjoy religious freedom.
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
France took the lead in colonizing the Upper Midwest region. From the early sixteenth century on, French soldiers, missionaries and fur traders left their slight mark upon the St. Lawrence valley, the upper Great Lakes and points west. For the early French explorers, the more continent they discovered the more their hopes were frustrated. They had hoped that the vast St. Lawrence-Great Lakes waterway was part of a Northwest Passage to the wealth of the Orient. The French presence was asserted by a network of forts, trading posts and missions dotting the lake and river routes traversing the continental interior.
—Library of Congress
Based on your text and this reading, why was land near water so important for French settlers?
A. Settlers relied on water routes for transportation.
B. Settlers used water routes to hunt for food
C. Settlers depended on water from rivers and lakes for their crops.
D. Settlers continued to look for a Northwest Passage across the continent.
What is The Mayflower Compact?
A. a long-term treaty for trade routes with the Dutch Tea Company
B. a formal method to establish systematic order among the Pilgrims
C. an economic agreement to freely make and sell goods to the British
D. a formal agreement by the Pilgrims to abide by "just and equal laws" drafted by leaders of their own choosing
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A.The colony employed many indentured servants and paying them was difficult.
B. hey settled in an unsecure location and were vulnerable to Spanish attack.
C. The location of the colony made life difficult for the settlers.*****
D. The settlers believed that farming was beneath them, so they did not plant crops for the winter.*****
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
According to this excerpt from the text what was the main accomplishment of the Jamestown settlers?
A. setting up a protected colony
B locating gold and other riches****
C. discovering a water route to Asia
How was the initial reason most settlers came to New Netherland different from the reasons most settlers came to the surrounding English colonies?
A.The English mostly came for religious reasons, while many immigrants settled in New Netherland to mine gold and silver.
B.The English mostly came for wealth and glory while many immigrants settled in New Netherland to prosper as tobacco farmers.
C. the English mostly came for religious reasons while many immigrants settled in New Netherland to gain wealth in the booming fur trade.*****
D. The English mostly came for wealth, while many immigrants settled in New Netherland to enjoy religious freedom.
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
France took the lead in colonizing the Upper Midwest region. From the early sixteenth century on, French soldiers, missionaries and fur traders left their slight mark upon the St. Lawrence valley, the upper Great Lakes and points west. For the early French explorers, the more continent they discovered the more their hopes were frustrated. They had hoped that the vast St. Lawrence-Great Lakes waterway was part of a Northwest Passage to the wealth of the Orient. The French presence was asserted by a network of forts, trading posts and missions dotting the lake and river routes traversing the continental interior.
—Library of Congress
Based on your text and this reading, why was land near water so important for French settlers?
A. Settlers relied on water routes for transportation.
B. Settlers used water routes to hunt for food*****
C. Settlers depended on water from rivers and lakes for their crops.
D. Settlers continued to look for a Northwest Passage across the continent.
This hard between B or C
What is The Mayflower Compact?
A. a long-term treaty for trade routes with the Dutch Tea Company
B. a formal method to establish systematic order among the Pilgrims
C. an economic agreement to freely make and sell goods to the British
D. a formal agreement by the Pilgrims to abide by "just and equal laws" drafted by leaders of their own choosing***A guess im not sure
Mayflower Compact -- I agree with D.
"land near water" -- I disagree
"initial reason most settlers came to New Netherland" -- I disagree
second one -- no excerpt -- I don't know
first one -- I agree
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