Colonial Era Quiz

First permanent English settlement in the Americas?

• Rhode Island

• Massachusetts

• Atlanta

• Jamestown

Who introduced tobacco to Virginia?

• John Rolfe

• John Smith

• John Winthrop

• John Doe

Why was Georgia created?

• To be a educational colony

• To be a sports colony

• To be a military colony

• To be a defensive buffer colony

Gullah language, okra, yams, grits, shotgun homes, all come from what culture?

• African culture

• English culture

• Native America culture

• German culture

Why did people come to the New England colonies?

• economic opportunity

• religious freedom

• to go fish

• because England was crowded

What did the Southern colonies tend to attract?

• Young English men seeking financial gain

• Families seeking religious freedom

• Politicians seeking power

• Artists seeking inspiration

John Winthrop was a _______ leader?

• Pilgrim

• Puritan

• Virginia

• Native American

As long as the colonies made England money, they would let the colonies govern themselves, this was called...

• the Great Awakening

• Salutary Neglect

• Left alone law

• mercantilism

What was the relationship like in Southern Colonies with the Native Americans?

• Great

• Bad

What colony did Roger Williams found?

• New Hampshire

• Rhode Island

• Massachusetts

• Connecticut