8 Bellwork Tuesday, September 12, 2023

This quote is from a famous sermon given by John Winthrop in 1630. What is one example of how these beliefs influenced life in Puritan New England?

• All New England towns had required schooling for girls and boys.
• New England was known for welcoming religious believers from all backgrounds.
• All New England towns had a church, and only Puritans could vote.
• Farming was the backbone of New England's economy, and it was a source of pride.

Dutch explorers from the Netherlands formed colonies in which modern-day state?

• Florida
• Georgia
• New York
• New Jersey

This statement was made by John Smith during a difficult period in the Jamestown colony's history. Based on this statement, what generalization can be made about the colony's early years?

• Early settlers to Virginia relied on Native Americans for survival.
• A large gap between rich and poor existed in the colony's early years.
• All settlers were expected to contribute labor so the colony could develop.
• The Jamestown colony relied on slave labor to harvest crops and prosper economically.

England created most of its North American colonies in what region?

• East Coast
• Mississippi River Valley
• West Coast

Which 2 colonies were started by the 8 English Noble (Lords)proprietors?

• New York and New Jersey
• North Carolina and South Carolina

How did New Netherlands become New York?

• England sold the colony to the Dutch West India Company because they disliked the diversity.
• England took control of the colony by sending soldiers & forcing the Dutch to surrender. no one supports the Dutch governor at this time because less than 50% of the population was Dutch.

Equal rights for women

• Rhode Island

• Pennsylvania

• New Netherlands/New York

• Georgia

The land that became this colony was a payment of debt owed to the founder's father.

• Rhode Island

• Pennsylvania

• New Netherlands/New York

• Georgia

Debtors (people that could not pay their debts) were supposed to come to this colony, but few did.

• Rhode Island

• Pennsylvania

• New Netherlands/New York

• Georgia

Its population was the most diverse.

Diverse means including or involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds.

• Rhode Island

• Pennsylvania

• New Netherlands/New York

• Georgia