2.3 - The Regions of British Colonies

What were the three types of colonies that developed in the English colonies?

• Corporate colonies, Royal colonies, Proprietary colonies

• Corporate colonies, Royal colonies, Independent colonies

• Royal colonies, Proprietary colonies, Independent colonies

• Corporate colonies, Independent colonies, Proprietary colonies

Which colony was founded in 1607 and is an example of a corporate colony?

• Jamestown

• Virginia

• Maryland

• Pennsylvania

What were the English colonists accustomed to in their government?

• Elections for representatives

• Monarchical decrees

• Military rule

• Feudal obligations

What was the distinctive force that set the tone for the colonies of Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay?

• Economic opportunity

• Religious motivation

• Military conquest

• Trade with natives

Who were the leaders that helped Plymouth colony grow?

• John Winthrop and George Calvert

• Captain Miles Standish and Governor William Bradford

• Charles I and Cecil Calvert

• Lord Baltimore and John Smith

What did Catholics lose the right to do after the Protestant revolt?

• Vote in elections for the assembly

• Own property

• Practice their religion

• Hold public office

What was the reward given to eight nobles by Charles II for helping him gain the throne?

• A huge tract of land between Virginia and Spanish Florida

• A large sum of money

• Titles of nobility

• A fleet of ships

What was the basis of the southern economy initially?

• Trading furs and providing food for the West Indies

• Manufacturing goods

• Mining precious metals

• Fishing and shipbuilding

What was the attitude towards religion in the Middle Colonies?

• Intolerant and restrictive

• Tolerant and diverse

• Strictly Puritan

• Exclusively Catholic

Who was the first governor of Georgia?

• William Penn

• James Oglethorpe

• John Smith

• George Washington