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Chapter 5 The Early Settlement of North Carolina


True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 
George III was king of England when the Carolina colony was established.
 

 2. 
The Albemarle settlers were the wealthiest in the English colonies.
 

 3. 
Most early settlers in the Albemarle refused to pay custom duties on colonial products.
 

 4. 
North Carolina settlers who refused to pay custom duties on colonial goods could lose their property.
 

 5. 
The Test Act was intended to ensure that the settlers pledged their allegiance to the British king.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
Which statement provides the best reason as to why George Durant and others came to the Albemarle?
A.
They wanted religious freedom.
B.
They wanted to escape from Indian problems.
C.
They wanted to make money growing tobacco.
D.
They wanted to make a new life in a new land.
 

 2. 
How did the rogues in the remote necks of the Albemarle cheat the government?
A.
They did not pay taxes on their land.
B.
They shipped their goods to market without paying taxes.
C.
They robbed tax collectors and used the money for personal needs.
D.
They did not pay income taxes on the amount of money they earned.
 

 3. 
How many Lords Proprietors received the Carolina charter?
A.
6
B.
7
C.
8
D.
9
 

 4. 
Which statement best describes why the Albemarle area was an economic failure under the Proprietors?
A.
The Albemarle area had poor soil.
B.
The Albemarle area had poor access to the sea.
C.
The Albemarle area was settled by people with no ambition.
D.
The Albemarle area was not supported by the colonial government.
 
 
      The leaders of the Virginia Company recruited more settlers and reorganized the colony. They allowed the new settlers to own land. Those settlers began to grow tobacco, a crop they learned about from the Indians. By 1612, Virginians were shipping tobacco to England, which led other settlers to come over and try their hand at raising the crop. Because growing tobacco required large plots of land, the small tobacco farms grew into large farms, or plantations. Tobacco soon became the backbone of the Virginia economy and the first cash crop grown in America.
 

 5. 
What is the main idea expressed in the reading?
A.
The bad effects of growing tobacco.
B.
The role tobacco played in the economy of Virginia.
C.
The attempts of the Virginia Company to recruit settlers.
D.
The favorable conditions in Virginia for growing tobacco.
 

 6. 
Based on the information in the reading, which statement contains a prediction of what might happen as a result of growing tobacco?
A.
The land will become infertile.
B.
The settlers will leave Virginia.
C.
The large plantations will need more workers.
D.
The market will be flooded with tobacco, causing the price to decrease.
 
 
ENGLISH COLONIES
1607-1732
COLONY
DATE BECAME AN ENGLISH COLONY
LEADERS
REASONS FOR SETTLEMENT
Virginia
1607
John SmithCommercial venture
Massachusetts
1630
Puritans (John Winthrop)Religious freedom
Maryland
1632
Catholics, CalvertsReligious freedom
Connecticut
1636
Thomas HookerReligious freedom
Rhode Island
1644
Roger Williams and Anne HutchinsonReligious freedom
New York
1664
Dutch (Peter Minuit)Trade, agriculture
New Jersey
1664
George Carteret and William Berkeley; SwedesTrade, agriculture
New Hampshire
1679
PuritansCommercial venture
Pennsylvania
1681
William Penn and QuakersReligious freedom
Delaware
1701
William Penn and QuakersTrade
North Carolina
1712
Lords ProprietorsAgriculture
South Carolina
1729
Lords ProprietorsAgriculture
Georgia
1732
James OglethorpeDebtors
 

 7. 
According to the chart, what was the primary reason for establishing the English colonies?
A.
to make money for private companies
B.
to establish trade with the Indians
C.
to find a source of gold and silver
D.
to secure religious freedom
 

 8. 
According to the chart, how long were the English involved in establishing the first thirteen colonies?
A.
100 years
B.
115 years
C.
120 years
D.
125 years
 

 9. 
What reason was given for Thomas Miller’s wanting to become a tax collector?
A.
to show his support for the king
B.
to be exempt from certain taxes
C.
to gain political power in the colony
D.
to get a portion of the taxes he collected
 

 10. 
Who was the Quaker sent to the Albemarle as deputy governor when the Carolina colony was divided into two colonies?
A.
John Archdale
B.
George Dumont
C.
John Gibbs
D.
Seth Sothel
 

 11. 
In the early 1700s, what church was made the official church of the Carolina colony?
A.
Anglican
B.
Baptist
C.
Methodist
D.
Quaker
 

 12. 
What Indians tried to destroy the Pamlico settlements?
A.
Catawba
B.
Cherokee
C.
Sioux
D.
Tuscarora
 

 13. 
What did Virginia demand before agreeing to send troops to help Carolina against the Tuscarora Indians?
A.
a payment of $100,000 for supplies
B.
the return of land north of Albemarle Sound
C.
the naming of a Virginian as governor of Carolina
D.
a formal agreement saying Carolinians would aid Virginia if needed
 

 14. 
What region in Carolina became prosperous after the Tuscarora War?
A.
Albemarle
B.
Bath
C.
Cape Fear
D.
Pamlico
 

 15. 
What natural resource was used to produce naval stores?
A.
longleaf pine
B.
natural gas
C.
oil
D.
seawater
 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 1. 
A(n) ____________________ is an annual land tax that was paid by land owners to the Proprietors.
 

 

 2. 
English laws that identified the colonial goods to be taxed were known as _________________________.
 

 

 3. 
The act of trying to overthrow the government is known as ____________________.
 

 

 4. 
The town of _________________________ was established where the Trent and Neuse rivers come together.
 

 

 5. 
_________________________, a surveyor, was tortured and executed by the Indians because he was thought to be the one responsible for the intrusion of whites into Indian land.
 

 



 
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