Section 1.1-1.2 post test

.What was the most important motive which brought the Separatists and Puritans to New England?

• religious reasons

• adventure

• the search for gold

• free land

“For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill, the eyes of all people are upon us. So if we deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken, and so cause Him to withdraw His present help from us, we shall open the mouths of enemies to speak evil of the ways of God….”

Use the quotation and your knowledge of history. What was the Puritans’ main goal in founding their colony in the Americas?

• to establish a large city

• to be a model community

• to have economic prosperity

Which colonial region had the greatest religious diversity?

• New England Colonies

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• New Spain Colonies

In which of the following colonial regions did religion play the greatest part?

• New England Colonies

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• New Spain Colonies

• Southern Colonies

In the 1660s, which of these colonial regions developed the most towns and cities?

• New England Colonies

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• New Spain Colonies

What was the English colonists’ attitude towards the Native Americans?

• Colonists were not willing to accept help from the natives

• Colonists’ first priority was to convert the natives to Christianity

• Colonists respected the rights of the natives to the land

• Colonists cooperated with the natives as long as it suited the purposes of the settlers

Which colonial society was least dependent of African slavery?

• New England Colonies

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• New Spain Colonies

In the 1600s, which two regions had the least in common?

• New England and Mid-Atlantic

• New England and Southern

• Mid-Atlantic and Southern

Why was the first English colony in North America established?

• financial gain for investors

• political freedom for settlers.

• religious freedom for settlers

• military supremacy for England

What was the main reason that so many Europeans went to the Middle Colonies?

• there were no Indian troubles there

• climate and soil were similar to Europe

• Europe was in a chaotic wartime condition

• the colony offered them freedom of religion and cheap land