Early Colonial America

Which colony was ORIGINALLY established as a Dutch trading center? Henry Hudson is famous for mapping the area.

• New York

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

• Georgia

What were people(like the Pilgrims) called who left England for life in the New World because they were unhappy with the Church of England?

• Separatists

• Missionaries

• Conquistadors

• Debtors

Which religious group first settled in Pennsylvania?

• Quakers

• Puritans

• Catholics

Which Colony was founded by James Oglethorpe as a refuge for debtors?

• Georgia

• New York

• Virginia

• Maryland

The first written constitution in America was _____________

• The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• The Virginia House of Burgesses

• the English Bill of Rights

• The Magna Carta

In which year was Jamestown, Virginia founded?

• 1607

• 1620

• 1519

• 1776

What influence did the Mayflower Compact, The Virginia House of Burgesses, and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut have on America?

• They promoted self-government

• They established universal suffrage

• They guaranteed equal rights to all

Identify the region based on its economy:

Farmers grew cash crops(grains), there were industries such as lumber and iron mills, and New York and Philadelphia were large trading centers.

• New England

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Identify the region based on its economy:

Depended on plantations(large farms) producing large amounts of cash crops, especially rice and tobacco.

• New England

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Identify the region based on its economy:

Based on shipbuilding, fishing, lumbering, small-scale subsistence farming, and, eventually, manufacturing.

• New England

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies