C3S1-3 - English Colonies

What was the main reason why British Catholics left England to settle in North America?

• B/c the church of England did not allow them with worship freely.
• B/c there were more opportunities for Catholics in the Americas.
• B/c the got a charter to settle in Maryland. 

Which was an issue with the original colonist of Jamestown?

• The colonist where not good workers and were ill prepared
• The colonist were hard workers, but became sick from disease 
• The colonist put out a good effort but were too inexperienced to have success 

Which documents inspired the idea of religious freedom in our US Constitution?

• Mayflower Compact
• Toleration Act of 1649
• English Bill of Rights

Which documents inspired the idea of self government through a personal covenant?

• Mayflower Compact
• Toleration Act of 1649
• English Bill of Rights

Why did the South have a much larger African American population than the other two regions of the English colonies. 

• The weather was warmer, like how it was in Africa
• Africans moved their to farm so they could have more opportunities to gain wealth. 
• The South was reliant on farming and needed labor to produce enough food to gain wealth. 

People of Jamestown died b/c...

• their were environmental issues
• there were hostile natives nearby
• all are correct. 

The economy of New England colonies relied on...

• shipbuilding
• cash crops
• stable crops

The economy of the Middle Colonies relied mostly on..

• shipbuilding
• cash crops
• stable crops

New York and Pennsylvania are apart of what colony group?

• New England
• Middle
• Southern

Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island are apart of which colony group?

• New England
• Middle
• Southern