American Colonies Test

After the arrival of Europeans, many Native Americans died because of

• disease

• exposure to heat

• overcrowded conditions

• starvation

The Reformation can best be described as

• a type of government

• the study of scientific ideas

• a religious movement

• an artistic rebirth

The Jamestown settlers made a profit for their investors by raising

• maize

• tobacco

• wheat

• cotton

Protestants who left the Anglican Church and established their own churches were called

• Puritans

• Separatists

• New Anglicans

• Anglicans

Pacifists are people who

• sail in the Pacific Ocean

• explore new territories

• serve in government office

• refuse to fight in wars

People who paid for their passage to America with labor were called

• enslaved persons

• indentured servants

• proprietors

• tenant farmers

In signing the Mayflower Compact, the Pilgrims agreed

• to establish the first colony in Virginia

• to have community meetings every two weeks

• to obey laws passed for the good of the colony

• to remain loyal to the King of England

Which of these colonies was established as a place for debtors to make a fresh start?

• Georgia

• Maryland

• Virginia

• Rhode Island

How were the Puritans and the Pilgrims different? Select all that apply.

• The Puritans were given land in Virginia; the Pilgrims were given land in Massachusetts

• The Pilgrims believed in religious tolerance; the Puritans believed in strict religious rules

• The Puritans wanted to reform their church; the Pilgrims wanted to set up their own churches

• The Pilgrims all participated in government; the Puritans allowed only church leaders to govern

The Mayflower Compact was a

• pledge to obey the laws of the colony

• promise to keep peace with Native Americans

• pledge to the other colonies

• religious loyalty contract