True/False
The Pilgrims were Puritans.
False, they were Seperatists
Most of its colonies were originally charter colonies.
Options:
A. New England Colonies
B. Middle Colonies
C. Southern Colonies
A. New England Colonies
Was heavily populated during the "Great Migration."
Options:
A. Georgia
B. Maryland
C. Massachusetts
C. Massachusetts
Roger Williams did all of the following except...
Options:
A. Believe that the church should control government.
B. Found the city of Providence.
C. Disagree with the Puritan leaders.
D. Buy land from the Indians.
A. Believe that the church should control government.
What was the primary motive for the colonial settlement of New England?
A search for religious freedom.
Both Roman Catholics and Protestants settled Maryland.
True
Governor who wanted his colony to be "a city upon a hill"
Options:
A. James Oglethorpe
B. William Penn
C. Roger Williams
D. John Winthrop
D. John Winthrop
Passed an Act of Toleration guaranteeing religious freedom.
Options:
A. Georgia
B. Maryland
C. Massachusetts
Maryland
All of the following are true of New Netherland except that...
Options:
A. Its claim was secured by Henry Hudson.
B. It was settled by patroons.
C. It was governed by Peter Minuit.
D. It later became New Hampshire.
D. It later became New Hampshire.
What is another name for the Society of Friends?
Quakers
The English prohibited Roman Catholics from migrating to the American colonies.
False
An English general who wanted to help debtors.
Options:
A. James Oglethorpe
B. William Penn
C. Roger Williams
D. John Winthrop
A. James Oglethorpe
All of the following are true of the Massachusetts Bay Colony except that it...
Options:
A. Was a charter colony.
B. Created the first written constitution in America.
C. Required everyone to attend Church.
D. Was settled by Puritans.
B. Created the first written constitution in America.
Which Lord Baltimore established a colony for Roman Catholics?
Options:
A. John Berkeley
B. Cecilius Calvert
C. George Carteret
D. William Penn
B. Cecilius Calvert
In what year did the Pilgrims reach America?
1620
The Dutch founded Delaware.
False
These colonies had original settlements by the Dutch and Swedes.
Options:
A. New England Colonies
B. Middle Colonies
C. Southern Colonies
B. Middle Colonies
Joint-stock companies were used to form which type of colonies?
Options:
A. Charter colonies
B. Patroon colonies
C. Proprietary colonies
D. Royal colonies
A. Charter colonies
Who received the land of the former Dutch colony of New Netherland from the King of England?
Options:
A. Sir George Carteret
B. John Berkeley
C. James, the Duke of York
D. William Penn
C. James, the Duke of York
What document is generally regarded as the first written constitution drawn up in America?
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Mercantilism was the economic system of Europe during the 1600s and 1700s.
True
Man who determined to build a colony that practiced separation of church and state.
Options:
A. James Oglethorpe
B. William Penn
C. Roger Williams
D. John Winthrop
C. Roger Williams
Which colony was settled by people from Massachusetts Bay who wanted more land?
Options:
A. Connecticut
B. Georgia
C. New York
D. Vermont
A. Connecticut
Delaware was different from the other English colonies in that it was...
Options:
A. A charter colony.
B. The home of many Quakers.
C. First settled by the Swedes.
D. A good land for growing rice and indigo.
C. First settled by the Swedes.
Which colonial city became the leading center of government and culture among the Southern colonies?
Williamsburg