Ch. 2 Founding of the Colonies

Which of the following groups were the authors of the Maryland Act of Toleration trying to protect?

• Jews
• Puritans
• Quakers
• Roman Catholics

Bacon's Rebellion was initiated by a group of farmers who felt most directly threatened by

• an increase in royal taxes
• the power of large planters
• conflicts with American Indians
• the growth of the slave trade

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of indentured servitutde?

• poor workers, convicted criminals, and debtors received immigration passage and fees in return for work in the New World
• servants entered into their contracts voluntarily and kept some of their legal rights
• servitude was so valuable that there was no need for slaves until the 19th century
• servants had little control over their work and were sometimes a part of harsh and brutal treatment

Which system, used by the Virginia Company to attract colonists, promised parcels of land to immigrate to America?

• mercantilism
• headright
• capitalism
• joint stock

What was the first representative house in America and what colony was its home?

• Liberty Hall; Virginia
• House of Burgesses; Pennsylvania
• Plymouth House; Massachusetts
• House of Burgesses; Virginia

The Mayflower Compact helped to establish what?

• A government for the people
• A treaty with the Natives
• Directions on how to best fish
• Who was the best colonist

This colonial region has rocky soil and a short growing season.

• Southern Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• New England Colonies
• Northwest Colonies

Which group are the New England colonies?

• Connecticut 
  New Hampshire
  Rhode Island
  Massachusetts
• North Carolina
  South Carolina
  Virginia
  Maryland
  Georgia
• Pennsylvania
  Deleware 
  New York
  New Jersey
• Illinois
  Indiana
  Ohio
  Wisconsin

Which group are the Middle colonies?

• Connecticut 
  New Hampshire
  Rhode Island
  Massachuttes
• North Carolina
  South Carolina
  Virginia
  Maryland
  Georgia
• Pennsylvania
  Delaware
  New York
  New Jersey
• California
  Arizona
  New Mexico
  Washington

Which group are the Southern colonies?

• Connecticut 
  New Hampshire
  Rhode Island
  Massachuttes
• North Carolina
  South Carolina
  Virginia
  Maryland
  Georgia
• Pennsylvania
  Delaware
  New York
  New Jersey
• Florida
  Georgia
  Louisiana
  Alabama