Southern and New England Colonies

Maryland and Massachussetts were both founded for this reason.

• Economic Opportunities

• Excellent Climate

• Political Freedom from Kings

• Religious Freedom

How was the founding of Georgia different from that of the other colonies?

• Started as a debtor's prison
• Started by the Dutch
• Started by the French
• Started by the Spanish

What was the original name of New York City?

• New Sweden
• New Amsterdam
• New Spain
• New Berlin

What role did Pocahontas play in Jamestown?

• Taught farming techniques
• Starred in Disney movies
• United colonists and natives
• Promoted religious freedom

What was the difference between a slave an an indentured servant?

• Slavery was temporary
• Slavery was permanent
• Indentured servitude was permanent
• There was no difference

What uprising in Virginia was caused by farmers not wanting to pay high taxes and protesting the treatment of the natives?

• French and Indian War
• Toleration Act
• Mayflower Compact
• Bacon's Rebellion

What was the purpose of slave codes?

• Gave slave owners absolute rights over their slaves
• Gave slaves their own rights
• A way for slaves to communicate
• Formed rules regarding the slave trade

Who were the Puritans?

• Pilgrims
• Group who wanted to purify the Church of England
• Native American tribe in Massachussetts
• Early explorers

Who were the Pilgrims?

• Group who settled Jamestown for Virginia Company in search of gold
• Group of natives who broke from their tribes to help the colonists
• Group who settled in Massachussetts, seeking religious freedom from Church of England
• Fictional group of people in funny clothes popularized by Disney movies

Which of the following is NOT a reason the Jamestown colonists struggled?

• They were unskilled and unprepared
• The winter was extremely harsh
• They had a bad relationship with the natives
• They suffered from salt water poisoning and other diseases