The British Colonies

Which colony was created by the Pilgrims in 1620?

• Rhode Island

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Plymouth

• Connecticut

Which colony was formed by religious dissenter Roger Williams and was the most liberal colony in New England?

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Plymouth

• Maine

• Rhode Island

What colony began as a safe haven for English Catholics in the Americas?

• Pennsylvania

• Maryland

• New York

• New Jersey

Which colony was first established by the Dutch and named New Amsterdam before becoming a British colony?

• New York

• New Jersey

• South Carolina

• Deleware

Which colony was established by Quakers and was initially tolerant to Native Americans?

• Georgia

• Pennsylvania

• New Hampshire

• Virginia

Which southern colony imported large numbers of enslaved blacks to work on rice plantations?

• Virginia

• Maryland

• South Carolina

• Florida

What was the most southernly colony that was intended to be buffer against Spanish held Florida?

• Tennessee

• Alabama

• South Carolina

• Georgia