English Colonization U.S. History Name: __________________________ 1st 6 weeks English Colonization What was the first permanent English settlement in the New World _____________? A. New York C. Philadelphia B. Boston D. Jamestown 2. Name the reason that Europeans decided to colonize the New World. A. God C. Gold B. Glory D. All of the Above Two examples of representative government during the early colonial period were Virginia House of Burgesses and the Mayflower Compact Popular sovereignty and democracy The Articles of Confederation and the Declaration of Independence The Magna Carta and Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 4. Jamestown was founded in _____________. A. 1776 C. 1607 B. 1492 D. 1215 5. The type of economic power that England was engaged in is called A. tyranny C. monopoly B. mercantilism D. corporate regulation