3.4-3.6 Quiz

In 1660, which nation controlled the lands between the New England Colonies and Virginia?

• the Netherlands

• 
  England

• Spain

What is true about the colonies of New York and New Jersey?

• Both colonies made slavery illegal.

• Both colonies were ethnically diverse.

• Both colonies prospered mainly through farming.

Which two cities in the Middle Colonies became prosperous centers of trade?

• Albany and New York

• Boston and Portsmouth

• New York and Philadelphia

Which words best describe William Penn’s relationship with Native Americans?

• kind and fair

• There was no relationship at all

• strict and cruel

Who were patroons, and how did they help the settlement of the Middle Colonies?

• wealthy colonial landowners Who paid for the new settlers' passage. In return, the settlers owed the patroons their labor and a share of their crops.

• Native Americans, who helped settlers find their way.

• Englishmen who bought and sold land.

The first enslaved Africans were brought against their will to which English colony?

• Georgia

• Virginia

• South Carolina

What was the motivation for Nathaniel Bacon’s Rebellion?

• He wanted the freedom to practice his own religion.

• He wanted more access to Native American land and resources.

• He was strongly against Virginia’s harsh treatment of Native Americans.

What are Slave codes?

• Rules over the behavior and punishment of enslaved Africans

• Codes Slaves used to escape

• laws Englishmen had to follow

How did the Great Awakening impact colonial society?

• It increased religious diversity and promoted the idea of religious freedom.

• It helped establish a single and powerful “American” church.

• It convinced most colonists that slavery was immoral for religious reasons.

What was the Middle Passage, and why did it result in so many deaths?

• leg of the triangular trade route that transported enslaved Africans, resulting in deaths from overcrowding, disease, and brutal conditions

• A trade route for spices between Europe and Asia

• A sea voyage taken by European settlers that faced storms and shipwrecks