The English Colonies in North America Exam

Which of these describes an indentured servant?

• Someone that pays their debt to a farmer by working for them without pay.

• Someone that pays rent on their farm with a portion of their 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.

• The Puritans colonized them.

• They provided financial security.

• They provided religious freedom.

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

• long, hot summers and mild winters

• harsh winters and rocky, hilly land

• broad coastal plains and fertile soil

• broad rivers, swamps, and wetlands

Which of these features made the 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 Williams’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.

• Religious leaders ruled it.

• It was led by a powerful general assembly.

• A British-appointed governor ruled it.

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.