VUS SOL Review (SOL 2-6)

Who settled New England seeking freedom from religious persecution in Europe and formed a “covenant community” based on the Mayflower Compact?

• Puritans/Pilgrims

• Quakers

• Presbyterians

• Hugenots

Which colonial region was settled by mainly the Dutch, English and the German-speaking immigrants seeking religious freedom and economic opportunity?

• Northeast / New England Colonies

• Middle / Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Western Colonies

In VA, what were the people called who received large land grants from the King of England?

• Puritans

• Pilgrims

• Catholics

• Cavaliers

In VA, where did small farmers or artisans mainly settle?

• Along the James River

• Inland near the Appalachian Mountains

• Along the eastern coastline

• South near the North Carolina border

What settlement was established in 1607 by the Virginia Company of London as a business venture and was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

• St. Augustine

• Jamestown

• Williamsburg

• Plymouth

It operated in VA continuously and is known today as the General Assembly. It was established in the 1640’s and was the first elected assembly in the New World.

• The Virginia Legislature

• The General Court

• The House of Burgesses

• The House of Representatives

The explorations and settlements by the English in the American colonies, and the Spanish in the Caribbean, Central American and South America often led to violent conflicts with which group of people?

• French

• Mexicans

• Native Americans

• Dutch

The first Africans were brought against their will to Jamestown in what year to work on tobacco plantations?

• 1607

• 1619

• 1642

• 1776

This colonial region developed an economy based on shipbuilding, fishing, lumbering, and subsistence farming. Eventually, this region began manufacturing. Which region is being described?

• Northeast / New England Colonies

• Middle / Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Western Colonies

NY, NJ, Pennsylvania, and Delaware had shipbuilding, farming and trading. New York City and Philadelphia began to grow. Which region is being described?

• Northeast /New England Colonies

• Middle / Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Western Colonies