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A review over the different types of colonies and their individual origins.
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1
Which of the following was more important in the New England Colonies?
Family
Commerce
2
Which of the following religions preached acceptance, peace, and a direct relationship with God
Protestants
Puritans
Quakers
Calvinists
3
Why did the Puritans leave Europe?
Freedom from Corruption
They were starving
They were told to by their creator
Religious Independence
4
True or False: The Glorious Revolution was extremely bloody.
False
True
5
Which European nation took an active interest in colonization during the English Republic?
Holland
The Netherlands
Germany
France
6
What was designed to persuade people to populate Virginia?
House of Burgess
Gold
Silver
Headright System
7
Which of the following led to a host of legal and social changes in the Colonies?
Glorious Revolution
Act of Union 1707
English Bill of Rights
Salem Witch Trials
8
What were early New England towns typically built around?
Capitol
Chruch
Court House
Town Center
9
Which region was the Carolina Colony most closely tied to?
Europe
Caribbean
New England
Mexico
10
Which religious group will the people of Maryland eventually ban?
Puritans
Protestants
Catholics
Calvinists
11
What happened when James II dissolved Parliament in the late 1600s?
Parliament passed a series of new laws
A Civil War
Nothing
Parliament invited an invasion by William & Mary
12
How did the English acquire New Netherland?
Issued a charter
Declared War
Bought It
Stole It
13
True of False: Colonization continues under the governance of Oliver Cromwell.
False
True
14
Who was banished preaching a direct relationship with God and creating trouble in Massachusetts
Sally Mason
Anne Hutchinson
Roger Williams
John Winthrop
15
Who was the man who turned Jamestown around?
Humphrey Gilbert
John Rolfe
John Smith
John Winthrop
16
In which colony did the first slaves arrive?
Connecticut
Virginia
Massachusetts
Maryland
17
Which of the following was more important in the Chesapeake Colonies?
Commerce
Family
18
Who was the person who helped Plymouth Colony survive the first winter?
Pocahantas
Magwa
Squanto
Sacajawea
19
What crop turned Jamestown around?
Sugar
Tobacco
Indigo
Cotton
20
Connecticut was created from which of the following congregations?
Quakers
Calvinists
Anabaptists
Puritans
21
Which region was the most valuable in the New World for England?
Mexico
Caribbean
Chesapeake
New England
22
Who were the main source of labor during the early Colonial period?
The Community
Slaves
Indentured Servants
Hired Hands
23
Which of the following areas will remain apart of Massachusetts until after the Revolution?
New Hampshire
Maine
Connecticut
Rhode Island
24
Pennsylvania was begun by which of the following men?
William Penn
Benjamin Franklin
King Charles II
George Whitfield
25
Who was the head of England during its republic?
King Charles I
King Charles II
King James I
Oliver Cromwell
26
True or False: A proprietor was an owner of a colony?
True
False
27
The Navigation Acts were meant to end the economic participation of which nation?
Netherlands
Holland
Germany
Spain
28
Maryland was a colony meant for which religious group?
Calvinists
Catholics
Quakers
Puritans
29
Who was banished for stealing church members? Also created Rhode Island.
Ann Hutchinson
John Winthrop
John Rolfe
Roger Williams
30
True or False: A proprietor is a salesman
False
True
31
Which of the following was the first SUCCESSFUL colony for the English?
St. John's
Roanoke
Croatoan
Jamestown
32
Who was the descendant and inheritor of the title Lord Baltimore?
Nathaniel Bacon
Cecil Calvert
George Calvert
Roger Williams
33
Who was the Carolina Colony named for?
King Charles I
Queen Charlotte
Queen Caroline
The King's Wife
34
Which of the following ideas came about as a result of the Glorious Revolution?
Right to Bear Arms
Quartering of Troops
No Excessive Bail
No Cruel or Unusual Punishment
35
What was Carolina's main purpose at first?
Making Money
Storage Colony
Buffer Colony
Agriculture
36
What happened as a result of paranoia on the Massachusetts frontier?
The Glorious Revolution
Salem Witch Trials
Massacre at Mystic
37
Which of the following was the first Puritan Colony?
Massachusetts Bay
Plymouth
New Haven
Concord
38
Which city was set up by the Dutch as a large trading post?
Nassau
Rochester
Philadelphia
New Amsterdam
39
Under the Navigation Acts, which ships were allowed to carry goods from the Colonies?
Dutch Ships
English ships
Colonial ships
French Ships
40
What was the main cash crop of the Chesapeake region?
Cotton
Indigo
Rice
Tobacco
41
Which Caribbean colony was most valuable to England in the
early
colonial period?
Barbados
Turks and Caicos
Bahamas
Jamaica
42
Who was the first Lord Baltimore?
Roger Williams
Cecil Calvert
John Winthrop
George Calvert
43
Which of the following is most true about life in early New England?
Short Life Expectancy
Healthy Lifestyle
High Infant Mortality
Low Population
44
Who introduced tobacco to Virginia from the Caribbean?
Humphrey Gilbert
John Rolfe
John Smith
John Winthrop
45
Which of the following united England and Scotland into Great Britain and a world-wide empire?
Act of Union 1803
Act of Union 1707
The Unity of Crowns
46
Why was the Caribbean so valuable?
Bamboo
Coffee
Cocoa
Sugar
47
Carolina is divided into two holdings due to which of the following:
a royal decree
Constant Indian attacks
Proprietors dividing the holding
A Spanish Raid
48
Which of the following was not a Chesapeake Colony?
Maryland
New Jersy
Virginia
49
Who was the leader of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Ann Hutchinson
John Rolfe
Roger William
John Winthrop
50
Which modern states make up what was New Netherland?
New Jersey
Virginia
New York
Georgia
51
How long did the typical contract for an indentured servant last?
8-10 Years
3-5 Years
4-7 Years
15-20 Years
52
Under which king is the monarchy re-established after the Republic ends?
James I
Charles II
James II
Charles I
53
What was the main source of labor on Caribbean Islands?
Slaves
Europeans
Indentured Servants
Natives
54
Who was Pennsylvania meant for?
Everyone
Catholics
Protestants
Quakers
55
What did William and Mary of Orange sign once the Glorious Revolution was complete?
Bill of Rights
A new English Constitution
The Constitution
English Bill of Rights
56
What are some of the things that allowed the Salem Witch Trials to happen?
Lack of Food
Indian Raids
Extreme Superstition
French Raids
57
Nathaniel Bacon is responsible for a rebellion of......
Slaves
Indentured Servants
Native Americans
58
Which of the following was a characteristic of Chesapeake Colonies?
Very close together
Family Focused
By Water
Spread Out
59
Which was cheaper: Indentured Servants or Slaves?
Slaves
Indentured Servants
60
The Act of Union allowed for Britain to become which of the following types of government?
Direct Democracy
Federal
Dictatorship
Republic
61
Which king wanted to make grand standing changes to both English and Colonial governments?
Charles I
James I
James II
Charles II
62
What did the Pilgrims create to legalize their colony once they reached what is now Massachus?
House of Burgess
Mayflower Compact
New England Charter
Chesapeake Charter
63
True or False: Nathaniel Bacon's Rebellion led land holders to begin relying on slaves.
False
True
64
What is one thing that both New England and Chesapeake Colonies had in common?
Settlement Spread Apart
Both valued Family Life
Settlements Close Together
Both had issues with Natives
65
Which of the following groups could not vote in limited republic of Pennsylvania?
Catholics
Indians
Women
Puritans
