Panther Time Pop Quiz Units 1-4 (20 questions)

What was the main reason for the founding of Jamestown?

• Religious freedom

• Economic gain

• Escape from war

• Scientific exploration

The Mayflower Compact was significant because it:

• Established self-government

• Created religious freedom for all colonies

• Allowed slavery in Plymouth

• Declared independence from England

Which colony was founded as a haven for Quakers?

• Massachusetts Bay

• Pennsylvania

• Rhode Island

• Georgia

The Salem Witch Trials occurred in which colony?

• Plymouth

• New York

• Massachusetts Bay

• Virginia

Roger Williams founded Rhode Island because he:

• Sought gold and land

• Wanted a colony based on religious tolerance

• Was exiled from New York

• Wanted to create a strict Puritan theocracy

The Georgia Colony was originally created to serve as:

• A trade hub

• A safe place for debtors

• A refuge for Puritans

• A colony for Quakers

The Navigation Acts were intended to:

• Expand trade between colonies and other nations

• Increase England’s control over colonial trade

• Allow colonists to trade freely with the French

• End mercantilism in the colonies

The First Great Awakening was important because it:

• United the colonies through religious revival

• Encouraged loyalty to the British crown

• Led to the signing of the Constitution

• Made slavery illegal in the North

The Albany Plan of Union was created to:

• Organize a colonial army against the French

• Encourage peaceful relations with Native Americans

• Establish religious tolerance in the colonies

• Create a trade alliance with Spain

What event led to the start of the French and Indian War?

• The signing of the Mayflower Compact

• Conflict over the Ohio River Valley

• The Battle of Yorktown

• The Proclamation of 1763