Colonies

Which group of colonies had the most diverse (people from many places and religions) population?

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

Most people came to the New England colonies for religious reasons.

• True

• False

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• New England Colonies

Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware

• Southern Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• New England Colonies

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

• Southern Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• New England Colonies

Which of these are types of charters?

• Proprietor

• Company

• Royal

• Consumer

What is a charter?

• A type of school

• A legal document giving a person or company the right/ability to create a colony

• A legal document that allowed indentured servitude

• A type of monarchy

Which of the following best describes how slaves were treated in the Southern colonies?

• • They were treated well and given free education.

• • They were beaten and treated very badly.

• • They were paid to do skilled jobs and housework.

• • They were paid to do work in factories.

What is a colony?

• • a place that has certain traits in common with other places near it

• • a place where people can’t practice their religion freely

• • a place that’s settled by people inside their home country but does not follow the rules of that home country

• • a place that’s settled by people outside their home country and belongs to or is ruled by that home country

What conclusion can be made about why Europeans started a settlement here?

• to mine for gold

• to access shipping ports

• to spread their religion

• to find new countries