Pages 66-73 Intermediate Textbook Quiz

What religious group led the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

• Pilgrims
• Puritans
• Quakers
• Mennonite

Which of the following is NOT true of the Puritans?

• They established the first schools in America
• They held a strong belief in teaching girls and boys alike to read and write
• They established the first college in America
• They did not value education

What was ironic about the beliefs of the Puritans?

• instead of showing religious tolerance, people who had other religious beliefs were often punished even executed
• The would often allow meetings of religious groups that differed from thier own
• Everyone was welcome to town meetings even though they lived far away
• All of these are correct

Which of the following describes Anne Hutchinson?

• She hosted Bible study groups in her home
• She was an outspoken person who was a strong authority on religious topics
• She was eventually banished from her community
• all of these are correct

How did Roger Williams come to be the leader of Rhode Island?

• After being invited to become a church leader in South Carolina, his differing opinion on religious matters got him banished from the colony where he then settled Rhode Island.
• After being invited to become a church leader in Massachusetts, his differing opinion on religious matters got him banished from the colony where he then settled Rhode Island.
• After helping to start the Colony of New York, his differing opinions on economic matters got him banished from the colony where he started Rhode Island
• All of these are correct

What did the Economy of New England rely on?

• Shipbuilding
• Whaling
• Farming
• All of these are correct

Which of the following is NOT true about the middle colonies?

• It was the most diverse region of the colonies
• This area of the colonies grew sugar cane and cotton
• It had the highest number of Free Black Americans
• It had some of the most heavily populated cities in the colonies

What European group originally claimed the area around the Hudson River Valley?

• The French
• The Dutch
• The English
• The Spanish

What reason did the English give for taking over the colony of New Netherlands

• The English began to realize that they wanted English colonies between their Southern and New England colonies not colonies owned by a foreign country
• The English wanted to stop slavery in New Netherlands
• The English had made an agreement with the Dutch to trade New Jersey for New Netherland
• All of these

What were some of the advertisements that William Penn used when describing his colony?

• He told about the beauty of the land in the colony
• He promised religious freedom to all settlers
• He promised peace with the Natives to keep everyone free from conflict
• All of these are correct.