The Colonies Develop

Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?

• New England
• Southern
• Mid-Atlantic
• Back Country

Which colonist was kicked out of Massachusetts Bay and started Providence?

• Thomas Hooker
• John Winthrop
• Roger Williams
• John Endecott

Why did the Puritans decide to leave England in the 1630’s?

• To escape the wrath of Kahn.
• To escape bad treatment by King James and religious freedom.
• To find riches and much gold.
• To escape the Pilgrims who were their sworn enemy

Why did people come to this New England region?

• religious freedom
• money
• trade
• gold

Which Massachusetts Bay colonist left and founded the first settlement in Connecticut?

• Roger Williams
• John Winthrop
• Anne Hutchinson
• Thomas Hooker

What is the name of the first written constitution in the New World?

• Mayflower Compact
• House of Burgesses
• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
• The Connecticut Plan

Legal contract calling for fair laws to protect the general good.

• Mayflower Compact
• Mayflower Law
• U.S. Constitution
• Plymouth Laws

What religious group founded the Maryland Colony?

• Catholics
• Quakers
• Puritans
• Christians

James Oglethorpe founded what colony for debtors?

• Georgia
• Carolina
• Virginia
• Maryland

Slaves made up more than _________ in Southern Colonies by 1700

• 20,000
• 1 million
• 300
• no way of telling since slaves weren't counted in Census