Practice Quiz Settlement of the 13 Colonies

Who was the strong leader of the Jamestown Colony, which said, if a man will not work neither shall he eat?

• John Smith

• John Rolfe

• Pocahontas

• Francis Drake

This chart shows the total amounts of tobacco imported by England in four different years. The information in this chart supports which situation in the British colonies?

• New England colonies began growing tobacco to support the high demand.

• Farming tobacco made the Jamestown colony an economic success.

• Tobacco was an easy crop to grow in all of the British colonies.

• Southern colonies stopped farming tobacco because it was too labor intensive.

This is an excerpt from the charter that established the colony of Jamestown.How did the first settlers’ response to this directive impact the colony?

• The first settlers followed it, and they established the House of Burgesses to make laws.

• The first settlers followed it, and they established one plantation to grow tobacco for the entire colony. 2

• The first settlers ignored it, and they adopted the social structure of the Powhatan tribe.

• The first settlers ignored it, and many of them died during what is known as the “starving time.”

This quote is from a famous sermon given by John Winthrop in 1630. What is one example of how these beliefs influenced life in Puritan New England?

• All New England towns had required schooling for girls and boys.

• All New England towns had a church, and only Puritans could vote.

• New England was known for welcoming religious believers from all backgrounds.

• Farming was the backbone of New England's economy, and it was a source of pride.

A Puritan seeking religious freedom would have most likely settled in which British colony?

• Georgia

• Massachusetts

• Pennsylvania

• Virginia

A Puritan seeking religious freedom would have most likely settled in which British colony?

• Georgia

• Massachusetts

• Pennsylvania

• Virginia

This is a list of things that influenced the development of the British colonies.

What is the best title for this list?

• Governing Bodies Created by Parliament

• Start of Self-Government in the British Colonies

• Influence of Religious Groups on Colonial Governments

• Governments That Allowed Women to Vote

What idea was the motivation behind the establishment of the colony of Rhode Island?

• abolition of slavery

• economic gain

• freedom of religion

• prisoner reform

This is an excerpt from a book written by Roger Williams in 1644.

What principle of American government was Williams outlining in this excerpt?

• checks and balances

• representative democracy

• separation of church and state

• rule of law

This is an excerpt from Roger Williams’s book,The Bloudy Tenent, published in 1644.

"God does not require uniformity of religion to be enacted and enforced in any civil state…true [civil government] and Christianity may both flourish in a state or kingdom…."

What action did Williams take to support the idea in this excerpt?

• He participated in the Salem Witch Trials.

• He started the colony of Rhode Island.

• He opposed town hall meetings in the Plymouth Colony.

• He pushed for Catholicism to be the official religion of Massachusetts.