The English Colonies in North America

What was the religious tradition of WIlliam Penn and his followers that came to Pennsylvania?

• Puritans

• Anglicans

• Quakers

• Shakers

James Oglethorpe intended that the Georgia colony by settled by

• English debtors

• indentured servants

• religious Seperatists

• wealthy business people

Which of these colonies offered the most freedom for the people who lived there?

• Georgia

• Virginia

• Pennsylvania

• Massachusetts

Which of these made the laws in most of the colonies?

• the church leaders

• the king of England

• the English governor

• the elected assembly

Which of these colonies was most motivated by making a profit?

• Virginia

• Connecticut

• Pennsylvania

• Massachusetts

What was the first permanent English settlement established in 1607?

• Roanoke

• St. Augustine

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

Who was the Native American that aided the Jamestown colony and married John Rolfe?

• Sacagawea

• Pocahontas

• Squanto

• Samoset

Which colony was first founded by the Dutch?

• New York

• Delaware

• New Jersey

• Georgia

When they signed the Mayflower compact, the Pilgrims promised

• to establish the first colony in Virginia

• to obey the laws passed for the general good of the colony

• to meet together regularly to make important decisions

• to remain loyal to the King of England

Why did the population in Jamestown plummet between 1607 and the spring of 1608?

• The Algonquian Indians attacked and burned down much of the colony

• The London Company closed the settlement because it wasn't making a profit

• A combination of famine, disease, and a harsh winter killed many colonists

• Infertile soil caused many settlers to seek better farmland in the middle colonies