Social Studies

What country did the thirteen American colonies belong to prior to forming the United States? *

• Spain

• Canada

• England

• Denmark

• France

Which colony did James Oglethorpe form as a place for debtors to settle? *

Connecticut and Massachusetts Bay colonies were considered part of this region. *

New York and New Jersey were originally founded by these people. *

• Germans

• French

• Spanish

• English

• Dutch

Queen Elizabeth I established the American colonies for this reason. *

• Trade ports

• Counter the Spanish

• Expand the British Empire

• All of the above

• None of the above

This colony was the first permanent English colony formed in the Americas. *

• Georgia

• North Carolina

• Virginia

• Pennsylvania

• South Carolina

Man who founded Pennsylvania for the Quakers.

• William Bradford

• James Oglethorpe

• Bill Sylvania

• John Smith

• William Penn

Who were the people who founded the Massachusetts Bay colony for religious freedom? *

• Quakers

• Catholics

• Virginians

• Puritans

• Muslims

Where was Christopher Columbus originally from?

What nationality was John Cabot?