American Colonies Emerge

Roger Williams established the settlement of Providence, Rhode Island with a belief in religious tolerance and

• the right of women to vote

• the ability of ordinary people to communicate directly with God

• the authority of the Pope

• the separation of government and religion

Why did English Catholics want to emigrate to America in the 1600s?

• Many Spanish Catholic colonies had been founded in America.

• Their religion limited the opportunities available to them in England.

• They did not wish to become indentured servants.

• Pennsylvania was a Catholic colony.

Which crop made Jamestown and the Virginia Company profitable?

• tobacco

• corn

• squash

• tomatoes

From a colonist's perspective, what advantage did slaves have over indentured servants?

• Slaves could not escape.

• Slaves were harder workers.

• Slaves were cheaper than indentured servants.

• Indentured servants were mostly female.

The army of Bacon's Rebellion was comprised (made up) mostly of

• former indentured servants

• Native Americans

• African slaves

• Virginia colonists

In 1664 New Netherland became an English colony when

• an English fleet of ships sailed into the harbor and demanded that New Netherland surrender

• Charles II gave the land to his brother James, the duke of York

• Anne Hutchinson moved there

• James, the duke of York, named it New York

Which of the following was NOT a European reason for exploration?

• wealth

• spread disease

• religious conversion

• economic opportunity

French explorers in North America hoped to find gold. Instead, they found that New France was rich in other resources, including

• silver and platinum

• oil and fish

• oil and silver

• fish and furs

____ was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for arguing that people need not attend church to be spiritual

• Anne Hutchinson

• Roger Williams

• John Rolfe

• Nathaniel Bacon

Joint-stock companies worked under contract for a certain number of years, while the employer paid for food, shelter, and the worker's trip to America.

• true

• false