American Colonies Review

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Consider the potential motivations someone might have to become an indentured servant: They are escaping poor family/home situations, They have a strong desire for new opportunities, They are enticed by the promise of freedom at the end of their working contract.

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All of the above

Front

The New England colonies were mostly settled by which group of people?

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Puritans

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Which colonies make up the New England colonies? Options: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island; Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Connecticut; Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland; Connecticut, New Hampshire, Delaware, Rhode Island

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Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

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The primary motivation for settling the New England colonies was

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Religious freedom

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What were the two main economic industries in the New England colonies?

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Fishing and lumber

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Which describes the geography of the New England colonies? Options: No coastline, Rocky soil, Short winters, Tropical climate

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Rocky soil

Front

Which adjective best describes Puritan culture?

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Strict

Front

The government laid out in the Mayflower Compact laid the foundation for what kind of government later in the United States?

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Democratic republic

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What is the name of the settlement in present-day Manhattan? Options: Fort Orange, Aquebogue, New Amsterdam, Belgium

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New Amsterdam

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The area of land in New York that the Dutch settled was called _________________.

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New Netherland