Week 2, Day 3 SS

Multiple Choice

This is an excerpt from the Concessions of Pennsylvania of 1668.

What does this excerpt reveal about the colony of Pennsylvania?

• The work of farmers was valued over that of other residents.

• Lands were taken away from Native Americans without payment.

• Women were expected to participate in the government process.

• There was an expectation that Native Americans would be treated fairly.

Multiple Choice

What was one reason for the establishment of the colony of Georgia?

• to establish a colony where Jewish settlers would not be persecuted for their religious beliefs

• to set a buffer between the other British colonies and the Spanish settlements in Florida

• to experiment with the idea of creating a colony that was supported solely by industrialization

• to establish a colony for slaves who had earned or purchased their freedom

Multiple Choice

John is fleeing religious persecution with his family and wants to create a new society that will be a religious and moral example to others. In what colonial area is he most likely to settle?

• the New England colonies

• the Mid-Atlantic colonies

• the western territories

• the southern colonies

Multiple Choice

This chart contains information about New France and the British colonies.

The information in this chart supports what major difference between the two settlements?

• The settlers of the British colonies were more transient.

• The settlers of the British colonies were better explorers.

• The settlers of New France had better relationships with the Native Americans.

• The settlers of New France imported more slaves.

Multiple Choice

This is an excerpt from a letter sent by the lieutenant governor of the South Carolina colony to British Parliament in 1739.

What event is described in this letter?

• Bacon's rebellion

• Cherokee War

• Regulator Movement

• Stono Rebellion