TCI Lesson 3: The English Colonies in North America

Which of these describes an indentured servant?

• Someone that pays his/her debt to a farmer by working without pay

• Someone that pays rent on his/her farm with a portion of the crops

• Someone that makes and sells candles to wealthy landowners

• Someone that was sold to a landowner and forced to work as a cook

Which of these describes the Separatists?

• They were English soldiers

• They shared religious beliefs

• They were wealthy English investors

• They shared a common occupation

Compare the characteristics of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. What did these and all other New England colonies have in common?

• They were self-governing

• They were colonized by Puritans

• They provided financial security

• They provided religious freedom

Which of these best describes the environment of the New England colonies?

• long, hot summers with mild winters

• harsh winters and rocky, hilly land

• broad coastal plains and fertile soil

• broad rivers, swamps, and wetlands

Which of these features made southern colonies unique?

• self-government

• religious freedom

• general assemblies

• tobacco plantations

Which document served as a written constitution?

• Maryland's Act Concerning Religion

• Connecticut's Fundamental Orders

• Pennsylvania's Great Law of 1682

• New York's Charter of Liberties and Privileges of 1683

How did Roger William's colony of Providence differ from the Puritan colony of Massachusetts?

• Enslaved people were made free

• Only religious men were allowed to vote

• American Indians were considered enemies

• People of different religious beliefs were welcomed

How did the government of New York differ from the other colonies?

• It was self-governed

• It was ruled by religious leaders

• It was led by a powerful general assembly

• It was ruled by a British-appointed governor

The actions and beliefs of the Quakers of Pennsylvania predicted which of these events?

• the failure of Roanoke

• the Mayflower journey

• the American Revolution

• the French and Indian War

Why did Virginia replace indentured servants with enslaved Africans?

• It was required by law

• Africa was closer than Europe

• Indentured servants were too sick to work

• It provided a permanent source of labor