English Colonies

The actions and beliefs of the Quakers of Pennsylvania predicted which of these events?

• . the failure of Roanoke
• the Mayflower journey
• the American Revolution
• . the French and Indian War

Which of these documents is most similar to the Mayflower Compact?

• the Bible 
• the Constitution
• the Gettysburg Address
• the Emancipation Proclamation

How did Roger Williams’s colony of Providence differ from the Puritan colony of Massachusetts?

• Enslaved people were made free.
• Only religious men were allowed to 
• American Indians were considered enemies.
• People of different religious beliefs were welcomed.

Which of these colonies offered the most freedom for the people who lived there?

• Georgia
• Virginia
• Pennsylvania
• . Massachusetts

James Oglethorpe intended that the Georgia colony be settled by

• English debtors.
• indentured servants
•  religious Separatists
• wealthy business people.

Which of these features made the Southern colonies unique?

• self-government
• religious freedom
• general assemblies
• tobacco plantations

Why did Virginia replace indentured servants with African slaves?

• It was required by law
• Africa was closer than Europe.
• Africans were more willing to work.
• It provided a permanent source of labor.

Which of these describes an indentured servant?

• Jonathon paid his debt to a farmer by working for him without pay
• Samuel paid rent on his farm with a portion of his crops
• Cecilia made and sold candles to wealthy landowners.
• Sarah was sold to a landowner and worked as a cook.

What did the New England colonies have in common?

• They were self-governing.
• They were settled by Puritans.
• They provided financial security.
• They provided religious freedom.

Which of these made the laws in most of the colonies?

• the church leaders 
• the king of England
• the English governor
• the elected assembly