USI Colonial America Test Review

The primary reason the Quakers settled in Pennsylvania was to —

• find gold deposits
• escape debtor's prison
• practice religion freely
• avoid paying taxes

This failed economic venture resulted in a mystery known as “The Lost Colony.”

• Jamestown
• Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Roanoke Island
• Georgia

Those who wanted to separate from the Church of England (separatists) settled at which of the following colonies?

• Massachusetts Bay 
• Plymouth
• Pennsylvania
• Jamestown

The first permanent English settlement in North America occurred at ____________.

• Jamestown
• Roanoke Island
• Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Plymouth Colony

Which group sought to "purify" the Church of England, and eventually settled at Massachusetts Bay Colony?

• Quakers
• Separatists
• Puritans
• Patriots

New England’s political and civic life centered around —

• plantations
• town meetings
• market towns 
• England

Each of the following is a member of the Southern Colonies EXCEPT

• Virginia
• Maryland 
• Delaware
• Georgia

Two or more people (colonies) depending on each other for goods and services is known as __________.

• specialization
• interdependence 
• slavery
• persecution 

Most slaves that came to the United States were captured in —

• Latin America
• Asia
• Africa
• Europe

Which colonial region specialized in shipbuilding, fishing, and naval sup?

• New England Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies