How did joint stock companies work
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1.English colonies were established by joint-stock companies controlled by
clergymen
monarchs
business men
american indian leaders
2.This illustration shows American Indians working at a Virginia plantation. the first
picture is for this question
Under the English colonial system of mercantilism, American Indians became
enslaved persons who worked for free.
allies who shared land knowledge.
servants who earned modest wages.
experts who worked for food.
3.Which example best describes a French settlement in North America?
a colony in the northeastern US that focused on the harvesting of timber
a trading post in Quebec, Canada, that thrived on the trading of furs
a trading post in Montreal, Canada, that specialized in the selling of gold
a colony in the southeastern US that excelled at growing tobacco cash crops
4.Why were the English interested in colonizing the American Southeast? Check all that apply.
The region had agricultural land highly desirable for farming.
The region had an abundance of land to expand cash crops.
They sought a place to worship freely without persecution.
They wanted to stop French and Spanish expansion in the region.
The region had a expansive fur trading network.
5. The English gained control of the valuable Altamaha River by
building a fort at its mouth.
stationing troops along its banks.
negotiating peace with American Indians.
paying other countries to stay away.
6.French settlers had violent clashes with which American Indian tribe?
Iroquois
Algonquin
Huron
Wampanoag
7.Why did French settlers search for a Northwest Passage? Check all that apply.
to prevent Spain from sending goods back to Europe
to find a connection between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
to improve their ability to trade valuable goods from the East Indies
to increase their ability to more-easily trade valuable goods
to close off a potential trade route for the English
8.Which best explains how French and English settlers treated American Indians differently?
The French lived alongside them, while the English forced them off their land.
The French enslaved them, while the English treated them as equals.
The English carried diseases that killed them, while the French brought cures.
The English became trading partners with them, while the French forced them to work.