Ch. 3 Colonial America

A document that grants the right to organize a settlement in an area is called a:

• charter
• compact
• headright
• policy

Where in America was religious tolerance first practiced?

• Boston
• Cape Cod
• Plymouth
• Rhode Island

New York was originally ruled by the Dutch and was called:

• New London
• New Orleans
• New Amsterdam
• New Jersey

A landowner in New Netherland was known as a:

• puritan
• Quaker
• indentured servant
• patroon

Quakers were __________ or people who refused to use force or fight in a war. 

• patroons
• debtors
• pacifists
• Indentured servants

The House of Burgesses is

• the first representative assembly in America
• a joint-stock company
• a written constitution
• the group that controlled Plymouth

Religion and politics were closely linked in which colony?

• Massachusetts Bay
• Jamestown
• Georgia
• New Jersey

Why was Pennsylvania established?

• religious freedom for Quakers
• it was a joint-stock company
• religious freedom for Pilgrims
• for profit

King Philip's War was caused by

• colonists taking Native lands
• high taxes
• the murder of the Plymouth Governor
• the murder of Chief Massasoit

Which colony was known for being a theocracy?

• Massachusetts Bay (Puritans)
• Plymouth (Separatists)
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island