DE2 Test Review - Colonial America

Which statement best explains why James Oglethorpe helped to found the colony of Georgia

• to promote religious tolerance

• to provide help to the poor

• to establish plantations

Which of the following statements could apply to both the Middle and New England Colonies

• Their geography encouraged trade

• Their landforms supported plantation agriculture.

• Their waterways made it possible to travel long distances.

Which of these values was most important to William Penn?

• profit

• power

• religious tolerance

Which statement best describes the religious laws in the Maryland colony?

• The Anglican Church was banned.

• Protestants were not allowed to vote.

• Christians were allowed to practice the religion of their choice.

What step did James Oglethrope take to ensure peaceful relations between Georgia settlers and local Native Americans?

• He formed an alliance with other proprietors.

• He purchased a large amount of land at a high price.

• He signed a treaty allowing the settlers to occupy the land.

What was the main reason that people signed up to become indentured servants?

• to escape from a prison sentence

• to pay for transportation to the colonies

• to gain the right to vote in colonial assemblies

Which caused Maryland's Act of Religious Toleration to be passed?

• Protestants and Catholics were demanding equal voting rights.

• Conflict between Protestants and Catholics grew increasingly violent.

• Protestants and Catholics desired freedom of worship.

The primary reason most settlers came to the Southern Colonies was that they wanted

• political rights

• religious freedom

• to own a farm

Which factor was most responsible for the spread of slavery in the Southern colonies.

• Rapid industrialization.

• Increased cultivation of cash crops.

• Sudden closing of European trade markets.

The Middle Colonies differed from the other English colonies because they

• achieved greater wealth

• developed better trade

• supported religious diversity