Colonial America

What was the main reason for the founding of New Amsterdam?

• To establish a religious haven for Quakers

• To create a commercial venture

• To expand English influence in the Americas

• To establish a buffer against Spanish-controlled Florida

What was the impact of English rule on women in New York?

• They gained more economic freedom

• They lost economic freedom

• They gained political rights

• They lost political rights

Which colony was known as the 'best poor man's country'?

• New Amsterdam

• South Carolina

• Pennsylvania

• Connecticut

Who was the leader of Bacon's Rebellion?

• Nathaniel Bacon

• William Berkeley

• Edmund Andros

• George Washington

What were the two major effects of Bacon's Rebellion?

• Shift from slaves to indentured servants, desire for more colonial control

• Shift from indentured servants to slaves, desire for more colonial control

• Shift from slaves to indentured servants, desire for more religious freedom

• Shift from indentured servants to slaves, desire for more religious freedom

What was the Dominion of New England?

• A mega-colony formed by consolidating multiple colonies

• A rebellion against British rule

• A religious experiment in Massachusetts

• A trade agreement between England and the colonies

What was the significance of the English Toleration Act of 1690?

• It granted religious freedom to all Protestants

• It granted religious freedom to all colonists

• It granted religious freedom to all Quakers

• It granted religious freedom to all Catholics

What was the main occupation of most colonists in New England?

• Artisans

• Farmers

• Merchants

• Slaves