Chapter 3 US History

Why did many of the first settlers of Pennsylvania come there?

• Tobacco farms were very profitable on this land.

• It was a place where Puritans could worship freely.

• Gold was discovered there.

• It was a place where Quakers could worship freely.

Many people came to America as indentured servants, which meant they

• made their living by capturing Africans as slaves for the New World.

• were motivated to convert the natives and do missionary work.

• paid for their voyage by working a set number of years

• had already bought several colonies while living in England.

The Southern colonies supported plantation economics. This meant they had large farms and grew crops, which they exported.

Which group of exports below would most likely have come from a Southern colony?

• cotton, indigo, and tobacco

• fish,whale products, and fur

• fish, rum, and iron bars

• textiles, spices, and iron bars

Which of the following individuals, who founded the colony of Rhode Island, was known for his feelings about freedom of worship?

• John Smith

• Roger Williams

• John Rolfe

• William Penn

Virginia was started by a joint stock company called the Virginia Company, who settled at Jamestown in 1607. What were initial settlers after?

• religious and political freedom

• precious metals and riches

• homes to start new families

• new land for the English king

In 1732, Georgia was founded as a proprietary colony. It was run by a group of English trustees who imposed many restrictions. The Georgian colonists were unhappy with the restrictions and wanted to be more like the other colonies.

In 1752, England gave in to the demands of Georgia's colonists, and Georgia became a

• independent colony.

• Puritan colony.

• royal colony.

• slave-free colony.

During much of the colonial settlement, there was a lot of fighting based on religious and social differences. At this time, William Penn established a place in America that protected freedom of worship. What did he name this settlement?

• Pennsylvania

• Massachusetts

• Maryland

• Rhode Island

Which of the following groups came to America on the Mayflower in 1620 and settled in Plymouth Colony?

• Mormons

• Catholics

• Pilgrims

• Quakers

What was the major reason the Massachusetts colony began?

• It served as a place for the Pilgrims and Puritans to freely practice their religions.

• It served as a sugar plantation.

• It was founded as a penal colony for all the expelled prisoners in England.

• It was founded in order to grow tobacco and enrich the King of England.

Roger Williams preached all over Colonial America before purchasing land from the Native Americans. What did he name the town he settled?

• Salem

• Princeton

• Jamestown

• Providence