Thirteen Colonies Review

____________ created a colony for Quakers

• George Whitefield

• William Penn

• Anne Hutchinson

• John Winthrop

The ______________ first governed the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

• Anglicans

• Catholics

• Puritans

• Quakers

Which man is called the “Father of Connecticut” and founded Connecticut?

• John Haynes
• John Winthrop
• Thomas Hooker
• David Thomson

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Puritans?

• They insisted on plain clothing.

• They mostly lived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

• They considered themselves a part of the Church of England.

• They gave authority to bishops.

Why did the colonists establish their first towns and cities near the coast?

• to be able to plant crops in fertile soil
• to be able to get trees from large forests
• to be able to trade with American Indians
• to be able to receive supplies from Europe

How did New England town meetings encourage the development of democratic government?

• They made people feel a duty to be involved in community matters.
• They made people want to participate in community elections.
• They were where colonial governors were selected.
• They were where colonial legislative bodies met.

Which colony was established by a member of the religious group called the Society of Friends, or Quakers?

• Connecticut
• Georgia
• Pennsylvania
• Virginia

Which of the following was grown on plantations and increased the demand for slave labor in the lower South?

• corn and squash
• tobacco and cotton
• wheat and grain

Which of the following prepared the colonies for self-government?

• creating free markets
• building road systems
• selecting colonial governors
• establishing colonial legislatures

Which one of the documents below is NOT an early form of government in the colonies?

• The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Pennsylvania Frame of Government

• Mayflower Compact

• The Pledge of Allegiance