13 Colonies
Primary or Secondary Sources
Literature
Age of Exploration
Religion in Colonial America
100

What crop helped Virginia succeed?

Tobacco

100

Primary or Secondary Source: Reading about an interview by an eye witness

Secondary, because it wasn't the interview itself

100

What was the main character's name in The Starving Time?

Elizabeth

100

Where did the Pilgrims land in Massachusetts?

Plymouth Rock

100

Why did the Puritans come to the colonies?

For religious reform

200

What was The Act of Toleration?

the rule for Catholics and Protestants to practice religion freely

200

Primary or Secondary Source: a diary

Primary, because its original source

200

Who was the suspected witch in The Witch of Blackbird Pond?

Hannah

200

Where did the Puritans land in Massachusetts?

Massachusetts  Bay

200

Why did the Pilgrims come to the colonies?

To escape religious persecution

300

Who ruled Florida?

The Spanish

300

Primary or Secondary Source: A piece of clothing from the event/time

Primary, its a direct memento from the time

300

T or F: John Smith was the captain of their ship in Blood on the River?

False

300

What years did the Age of Exploration happen?

1400-1600s

300

Which colony had the most diverse religious community?

New Amsterdam/ New York

400

Who were most of the original inhabitants of Georgia?

Debtors and Criminals

400

Primary or Secondary Source: A biography

Secondary, it is ABOUT someone, not by them

400

What level of the ship did the Colonists travel to America on?

the Tween Deck

400

Name a famous explorer

Christopher Columbus

Ameriga Vespucci

Ferdinand Magellan

400

William Penn founded Pennsylvania for what religious group?

The Quakers

500

What three points were in the transatlantic slave trade?

Europe, Africa, Americas

500

Primary or Secondary Source: a Speech

Primary

500

Where did Samuel and his ship stop before Virginia?

The Carribbean

500

Which English explorer found New Amsterdam for the Dutch?

Henry Hudson

500

What took place in 1692 as a result of the strict Puritan religious beliefs?

The Salem Witch Trials

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