People
Random
Vocabulary
Trivia
Colonies
100

Who opened the first public library in the colonies?

Ben Franklin

100

What was the event that led more than 300 people to Christ and created a greater sense of freedom?

The Great Awakening

100

What was a Puritan house of worship called?

Meetinghouse

100

What were the three social classes in the colonies?

Upper, Middle, Lower

100

What was the nickname of the Middle Colonies?

Bread Basket Colonies

200

Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania?

William Penn

200

What kind of people were in the lower class?

Slaves, Servants, Homeless

200

What was a short paper that talks about a single subject?

Pamphlet

200

What was the first representative government in the colonies?

House of Burgesses

200

Name one of the middle colonies.

1. Pennsylvania

2. New Jersey

3. New York

4. Delaware

300

Who was the woman kicked out of Massachusetts for teaching heresy?

Anne Hutchinson

300

What was a large farm in the south called?

Plantation

300

What is a belief that is contrary to scripture?

Heresy

300

What was one job of a Justice of the Peace?

1. Settled problems

2. Held trials

3. Collected taxes

300

Name one of the New England Colonies.

1. Massachusetts

2. Rhode Island

3. New Hampshire

4. Connecticut

400

Who was the man who preached with a very loud voice during the great awakening?

George Whitefield

400

What kinds of cash crops grew in the Southern Colonies?

Indigo, Sugarcane, Tobacco, Cotton

400

What was the name of a person who has completed an apprenticeship in trades, but was studying to become a master?

Journeyman

400

What was a colony that was ruled directly by the king?

Royal Colony

400

Name one of the Southern Colonies.

1. Virgina

2. North Carolina

3. South Carolina

4. Maryland

5. Georgia

500

Who was the pastor who led over 300 people to Christ during the Great Awakening?

Jonathan Edwards

500

Name the most well known invention by Ben Franklin that we still use today.

Bifocals

500

What is the belief that government should not meddle in church matters?

Separation of Church and State

500

What was a colony that had permission from the king to choose their own governor?

Proprietary Colony

500

What was the main industry in the Southern Colonies?

Farming (Plantations / Cash Crops)

M
e
n
u