Chapter 3 Colonial America Quiz

Who was given the first charter to settle in North America?

• William Penn

• Walter Raleigh

• James Oglethorpe

• John Smith

What was the first permanent English Colony established in America?

• Philadelphia

• New Amsterdam

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

Which document helped establish the practice of self-government?

• Act of Toleration

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Constitution

• Mayflower Compact

Who was the Puritan dissenter that established Rhode Island?

• William Penn

• John Winthrop

• Roger Williams

• Anne Hutchinson

Which colony was founded as a safe haven for Catholics?

• Pennsylvania

• New Jersey

• Georgia

• Maryland

What was the name of the first formal government created in North America for the colonies?

• Mayflower Compact

• House of Burgesses

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Act of Toleration

Which colony was known as a 'holy experiment' by the Quakers?

• New York

• Virginia

• Delaware

• Pennsylvania

What was the mysterious word found carved into a tree at the lost colony of Roanoke?

• Croatoan

• Patroon

• Pacifist

• Indigo

Who was the leader of the Jamestown settlement?

• The Duke of York

• Peter Stuyvesant

• Walter Raleigh

• John Smith

Which colony was established as a place for debtors?

• Connecticut

• Rhode Island

• Georgia

• New Jersey