Intro to Colonies

The Middle Passage was

• Route that transported enslaved people from Africa to America

• Route that transported rum and molasses from Caribbean to Africa
• Route that transported manufactured goods from Europe to America
• Route that transported materials from colonial America to Africa

The first permanent English settlement in North America was:

• New Amsterdam

• Jamestown

• Massachusetts Bay

• Quebec

Who established Plymouth Colony in 1620?

• Pilgrims
• Puritans
• Anne Hutchinson

• Quakers

Which of the following was NOT a “cash crop” of the Southern Colonies?

• Cotton
• Wheat

• Indigo
• Tobacco

What was the name given to the first representative government of the Jamestown colony?

• House of Burgesses
• Mayflower Compact
• House of Lords
• Jamestown Assembly

What was the document that the men signed aboard the ship in the New World which intended to be an agreement for a democratic set of laws?

• The Jamestown Compact
• The Mayflower Compact
• The Jamestown Agreement
• The Mayflower Agreement

The New England region was made up of the following colonies:

• New York, Pennsylvania, Delware, New Jersey
• New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island
• Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

The Pilgrims were a group of Protestants who wanted to seperate from the Church of England.

• True
• False

The Southern Region was made up of the following colonies:

• Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
• New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey
• New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island

This region had a very diverse population who lived close together and featured the two most largely populated cities, Philadelphia and New York.

• Southern region
• Middle region
• New England region