English Colonies and Roots of Revolution

Which English Colony was started by the Dutch, but taken by an English Duke who renamed it for himself

• Massachusetts

• New York

• Pennsylvania

• Virginia

Which English Colonies had plantations and slavery?

• New England colonies

• Middle colonies

• Southern colonies

• French colonies

Which colony was started by Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson after they were expelled by the Massachusetts Puritans?

• New Hampshire

• New York

• Rhode Island

• Connecticut

Which colony was started by a Quaker, named William Penn?

• Massachusetts

• New York

• New Jersey

• Pennsylvania

What document was signed by Pilgrims and strangers on a ship? It created a system of self-government, based on voting and majority rule?

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Fundamentals of Connecticut

• Mayflower Compact

Which colonies had long, cold winters and rocky soil? Not good for farming cash crops.

• New England colonies

• Middle colonies

• Southern colonies

• French colonies

What cash crop made Virginia a success for the English?

• tobacco

• cotton

• rice

• sugar

Georgia was named after King George II and was started so that this group could have a new beginning:

• Slaves

• Indentured Servants

• People who were in debt

• women

Which document was the first constitution of England and limited the power of the ruler/king?

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Which English document further strengthened the rights of the people to have elections and representation in the parliament?

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamentals of Connecticut