Colonial America Quiz

What did life in the Southern Colonies revolve around?

• Plantations

• Ship yards

• Factories

The Colony of Pennsylvania was founded by

• Thomas Hooker

• William Penn

• James Oglethorpe

• Andrew Sylvania

England passed the Navigation Acts to

• Open up trade to other European countries

• Make ocean routes safer

• Gain more profits from colonial trade

• Loosen control over the colonies

What was the purpose of the Act of Toleration passed in 1649?

• It protected the rights of Native Americans

• It provided religious freedom for all Christians

• It calmed disputes between the Middle Colonies and the Southern Colonies

• It preserved the culture of Africans living in the colonies

Puritans from Massachusetts created the colony of Connecticut because

• They felt the government of Massachusetts was too powerful

• They felt the government of Massachusetts was not powerful enough

• They believed in religious toleration

The colony founded as a place for people who owed money was

• Virginia

• North Carolina

• New York

• Georgia

Most of the work on southern plantations was performed by

• Indentured servants

• Slaves

• European Laborers

• The Jolly Green Giant

The economic theory of mercantilism is most consistent with which of the following statements?

• Economies will prosper most when trade is restricted as little as possible

• Colonies are of little economic importance to the mother country

• It is important for a country to import more than it exports

• A government should seek to direct the economy so as to maximize its exports

Bacon’s Rebellion was mostly supported by

• People protesting the arrival of slaves

• Wealthy landowners

• Farmers attempting to acquire new land

The _______ were a religious group that wanted to reform the Church of England.