13 English Colonies test review

What was the first English settlement in North America?

• Roanoke
• Jamestown
• Plymouth

What was the first successful English settlement in North America?

• Jamestown
• Roanoke
• Plymouth

Why did the Pilgrims consider themselves Pilgrims?

• the journey had religious purpose
• Plymouth was a holy site
• they created a new church

What was the first written constitution in North America?

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
• Magna Carta
• Declaration of Independence

What religious group believed in pacifism and equality for everyone?

• Quakers
• Catholics
• Protestants

Why was the Glorious Revolution an important event?

• showed the power of the elected government over the monarchy
• beginning of the American Revolution
• beginning of the French Revolution

Analyze John Winthrop’s statement about Massachusetts, “We shall be as a city upon a hill, the eyes of all people are upon us.”  What was Winthrop saying?

• Massachusetts was an example for all other colonies to follow.
• Massachusetts should be built on high ground to avoid the same fate as Roanoke.
• He was trying to confuse the Spanish, who were looking to invade.

Who led an attack that showed that colonists would not be confined to the coast and increased the need for slaves so there would be no more rebellion? 

• Nathaniel Bacon
• John Winthrop
• William Bradford

What was the most important crop to North Carolina and Virginia?

• tobacco
• wheat
• indigo

Analyze the significance of the Magna Carta, which was signed by King John on June 15, 1215, on American government.

• It is where the principles of limited and representative government first appeared.
• It eliminated all powers of the monarch.
• It created the role of the president.