8th S.S. - Ch. 3 Quiz (The English Establish 13 Colonies)

To attract more colonists to New Netherland, the patroon system

• offered a land grant to any person who brought 50 settlers to the colony

• established slavery in the colony

• guaranteed freedom of religion to anyone who settled in the colony

• granted voting rights to every male settler

What did New Jersey and Delaware have in common?

• Both colonies were founded on land from other colonies

• Both offered religious freedom to settlers

• Both had assemblies

• All of these are true

Which is NOT true of the colonies at Jamestown and Plymouth?

• Native Americans helped both colonies to stay alive

• Both were founded for religious reasons

• Some self government existed in each of the colonies

• At least half of the first colonists from each died from disease

King Philip's War began because

• French colonists from Canada attacked New England

• Colonists kept demanding more Native American land

• England's king Philip sent soldiers to attack France

• French colonists allied with Native Americans against the Puritans

Why did Richard Hakluyt urge England to start colonies in the America's?

• He thought colonies would provide markets for England's goods

• He wanted to resettle England's Puritans outside the country

• He hoped to convert Native Americans to the Catholic faith

• He wanted a place to send England's criminals and debtors

Which is true of Jamestown, Plymouth, and Massachusetts Bay?

• These colonies were all owned by the colonists themselves

• All of these colonies were financed by joint-stock companies

• In all three colonies, people spent their time searching for gold

• All of these are true

What do Bacon's Rebellion and King Philip's War have in common?

• Both were fought because colonists wanted more Native America land

• Both were revolts by colonists against the government of their colonies

• Both revolts were led by rich and powerful colonists

• All of these are true

Each investor in a _________ received pieces of ownership of the company called shares of stock.

• joint-stock company

• food

• Quakers

• indentured servant

__________ was a soldier and adventurer who is known for the phrase "He that will not work shall not eat."

• Pilgrims

• James Olgethorpe

• John Smith

• Mr. Batie

__________ were men and women who sold their labor to a person that would finance their passage to the colonies.

• Pilgrims

• indentured servants

• Quakers

• Puritans