Geography
Economics
Colonial Government
Stories from the New World
Miscellaneous
100

What ocean borders the eastern coast of the thirteen colonies?

Atlantic

100

What cash crop was mainly produced in the Southern colonies?

Tobacco

100

What document established the first form of self-government in Plymouth?

Mayflower Compact

100

Who is known as the "Father of New England" for his role in establishing the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

John Winthrop

100

What was the primary religious group in Pennsylvania?

Quakers

200

Name the river that was a critical transportation route in colonial America.

Mississippi River

200

What was the main purpose of trade routes established in colonial America?

Mercantilism 

200

What was the purpose of the House of Burgesses in Virginia?

First form of Self-government in the colonies 

200

Name the first successful English colony in America.

Jamestown

200

Name the colony founded by Roger Williams.

Rhode Island

300

Identify the colony known for its religious tolerance and diverse population.

Massachusetts 

300

How did the trans-atlantic trade benefit colonial economies?

Supplies, slavery

300

Daily TRIPLE

What type of government was established in most of the colonies?

Representative, democratic government

300

What was the outcome of Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia?

Answers vary- slavery, uprisings, slave codes

300

Which colony was established as a buffer against Spanish Florida?

Georgia

400

DAILY DOUBLE

Name the colony NORTH of Georgia Colony. 

South Carolina

400

What was the role of mercantilism in colonial trade?

Only mother-country benefits. 

400

How did colonial assemblies influence the development of democracy?

Power in Numbers

400

Describe the impact of the Great Awakening on colonial society.

a religious revival that took place in the American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s. It was a reaction to the Enlightenment, which challenged religion with science and reason.

400

What was the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

Breakaway from England for religious reasons

500

The Appalachian Mountains separated the English colonies from the _______ Colonies. 

French

500

Explain the significance of the Navigation Acts on colonial commerce.

Regulate trade between the colonies and England

500

What was the effect of the Glorious Revolution on colonial governance?

transitioning power in the colonies towards a more representative system, reducing the absolute authority of the Crown, and generally establishing a greater emphasis on Protestant religious freedom

500

DAILY DOUBLE 

Giles Corey was accused of Witchcraft by a jury of his peers. What was his test to see if he was practicing witchcraft? 

Pressing

500

How did enslaved Africans contribute to colonial culture?

Farming and other jobs as property

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