Which colony was established first?
What is: Jamestown
Which group believed in the "inner light"
What is: the Quakers
What was the Mayflower Compact?
What is: First plan for self-government in Plymouth
One economic activity in New England colonies?
What is: Shipbuilding
Most religiously tolerant colony
What is: Pennsylvania
Jamestown settlers came primarily for?
What is: Economic opportunity
William Penn founded which colony?
What is: Pennsylvania
Which colony established the House of Burgesses?
What is: Virginia
One economic activity in Southern colonies
What is: Tobacco plantations
How did Quaker beliefs affect gender roles?
What is: Women could participate in meetings
Plymouth settlers came primarily for?
What is: Religious freedom
True or false: Puritans allowed anyone to vote.
What is: false
True or false: The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was an early written constitution.
What is: True
How did religion affect education?
What is: Schools built to teach Bible reading
Which group established a theocracy in Massachusetts Bay?
What is: The Puritans
True or false: Jamestown faced famine and conflicts with Native Americans.
What is: True
How did religion influence daily life in Puritan communities?
What is: encouraged schools to read the Bible
How did religion influence government in Massachusetts Bay?
What is: Church leaders influenced laws
Example of religion affecting laws
What is: Blue Laws banning work and games on Sundays
Overall did colony religion contribute more to freedom or control?
What is: control in most colonies
What crop helped Jamestown survive and become profitable
What is: tobacco?
Which group celebrated Catholic feast days in Maryland?
What is: Catholics
Why could only church members vote in some colonies?
What is: To ensure leaders followed religious principals
True or false: Most Middle Colony colonists belonged to a single religious group.
What is: False
What is: Puritans were strict and less tolerant, Quakers were tolerant and allowed equality