Colonial America

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Social Studies
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6th - 12th Grade
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Hard
Todd Sisson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This man wrote about atrocities committed by the Spanish in the new world:
Bartolome de Las Casas
Sir Francis Drake
Samuel de Champlain
Peter Minuit
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This English colony mysteriously disappeared in the 16th century:
Jamestown
Newfoundland
Carolina
Roanoake
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is true of Jamestown?
It was founded for religious freedom
It was largely populated by families
Cotton was the main crop
It was intended to make money for investors
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In 1617, English colonies exported 500,000 pounds of this crop. Within forty years, they were exporting fifteen million pounds. What crop was it?
Cotton
Tobacco
Rice
Indigo
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"Puritans" were given their name because:
They demanded morally pure living
They believed true Christians should separate from the Church of England
They believed the Church of England should be purified from elements of Catholicism
They wanted to create a perfect Christian society
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This man was banished from Massachusetts, but established the colony of Rhode Island:
Roger Williams
Frank Jackson
John Winthrop
John Smith
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This Dutch colonial city later became the English city of New York:
New Haven
New Bedford
New Amsterdam
New Netherland
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