Chapter 2: Thirteen Colonies U.S. History

Which of the following is one reason for the settlement of Georgia?

• Look for gold in North America

• Protect English Colonies from the Spanish

• Promote Tobacco farming

• Provide a refuge for Catholics

Which of the following phrases best fits Rhode Island?

• Haven for religious dissenters

• Support for the establishes church

• Policy of religious intolerance

• Settlers originally from Virginia

Who was the most significant figure in the settlement of Connecticut?

• Cecilius Calvert

• Thomas Hooker

• William Bradford

• James Oglethorpe

Roman Catholics found a refuge in which colony?

• Massachusetts

• Delaware

• Maryland

• Geogria

The House of Burgesses was. . .

• The financial backer of the Pennsylvania colony

• The home of the governor in Virginia

• The first church in Maryland

• The first self-governing assembly in America

Why did the Pilgrims leave Holland?

• The Pilgrims were facing financial hardship

• The Dutch culture was harming the Pilgrim's children

• The Pilgrims wanted to separate from the Church of Holland

• The Dutch government banned their religion

Settlers came to America for all of the following reasons except

• Riches

• Land

• Religious Freedom

• to fight in the British Imperial Army

Which phrase does not apply to the Puritans?

• City on a hill

• Community of believers

• Holy Commonwealth

• Separation of Church and State

Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire all . . .

• were started by settlers from Massachusetts

• promoted antinomianism

• were started by gold seekers

• promoted religious dissension

What was the primary motivation for the settlement of Massachusetts?

• Financial Opportunity

• Religious Freedom

• Reform of Debtors

• Political Freedom