Colonial America Quiz

The British included people from

• Germany.

• Holland.

• Ireland.

• Scotland.

The economies of the colonial regions differed because they had different

• governments.

• languages.

• origins.

• resources.

Plantations specialized in producing

• fine food.

• cash crops.

• dairy cattle.

• wood furniture.

Someone who agreed to work for an employer for a set period of time in order to pay off a debt was called

• a slave.

• an apprentice.

• an assembly man.

• an indentured servant.

Massachusetts Bay was founded to protect

• Baptists.

• Catholics.

• Puritans.

• Quakers.

Why was Rhode Island founded?

• as a trade center.

• for religious freedom.

• for large tobacco farms.

• as a place for the poor to settle.

Why were the Quakers mistreated in England?

• They refused to obey laws.

• They often received special favors from the king.

• They taught that people should overthrow kings by force.

• They practiced a different religion from most English people.

Which of these was a disadvantage of Maryland as a place to settle?

• Crops grew poorly.

• There were no industries.

• Mosquitoes spread disease.

• There were no ports for ocean ships.

Why was Georgia founded?

• to help poor people avoid being jailed for their debts.

• to trade with Spanish colonies.

• to raise taxes from new settlers.

• as a home for former slaves.

In 1644, the British took what would become New York from the

• Spanish.

• Dutch.

• French.

• American Indians.