Colonial Charters and Distribution of Land

What motivated English colonists to come to the colonies in America?

• To make money and gain a higher status in society

• To practice their religion freely and avoid persecution

• To get land of their own

• All of the above

What did a charter provide to the colonists?

• A legal document given by the king of England to take away your wages.

• A document that allowed people to marry in the Americas.

• It gave land to a company or individual to create a colony.

• Gave the right to American Indians to attack colonists.

What did the charters guarantee to the colonists?

• The same rights as citizens in England

• Representation in government

• An elected legislature

• All of the above

What type of charter required colonists to work, live by the rules, and meet the goals of the charter?

• Joining a Company

• Becoming a proprietor

• Becoming a royal colony

• Stealing land from American Indians.

What did the colonists work to provide the company with?

• Furs, lumber, and agricultural products

• Gold and silver

• Textiles and manufactured goods

• Food and water

What colonies were established by company charter?

• Virginia, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Delaware

• New York, New Hampshire, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania

• New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia

• None of the above

What colonies were established by proprietors?

• Virginia, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Delaware

• New York, New Hampshire, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania

• New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia

• None of the above

What did land ownership in colonial America allow men to do?

• Vote and hold government offices

• Practice any religion freely

• Become a proprietor

• Work for a company

What was the headright system in the Southern Colonies?

• A system where the government gave 50 acres of land to adult men and their best friends.

• A system where the government gave 50 acres of land to each person who worked for them.

• A system where the government gave 50 acres of land to each family.

• A system where the government gave 50 acres of land to each free African man.

What was the belief of American Indians regarding land ownership?

• Land could be owned by individuals

• Land use was shared or fought over, but the land itself was never owned

• Land could only be owned by the king of England

• Land could only be owned by the colonists