Unit 1 - Exploration and Colonization Practice Test

Who was the founder of the Connecticut colony?

• a. William Penn

• b. John Winthrop

• c. James Oglethorpe

• d. Thomas Hooker

Why was the Connecticut colony founded?

• a. religious freedom for Pilgrims

• b. Economic opportunity

• c. To promote self-government

• d. to Bernie.

• e. none of the above

Who was the founder of the Pennsylvania colony?

• a. William Penn

• b. John Winthrop

• c. James Oglethorpe

• d. Thomas Hooker

What was the reason for settlement of the Pennsylvania colony?

• a. economic opportunity in fur trade

• b. become a major port for trade/shipping

• c. religious and political freedom for Catholics

• d. separation of church and state

• e. none of the above

Who founded the Georgia colony founded?

• a. William Penn

• b. John Winthrop

• c. James Oglethorpe

• d. Thomas Hooker

Why was the Georgia colony settled?

• a solution to the English debt law

• Act as a defensive border from the Spanish

• economic opportunity

• all of the above

• none of the above

The significance of the Mayflower Compact was that it:

• established a framework for self-government in the Plymouth Colony.

• abolished slavery in the New World.

• declared independence from England.

• created the first written constitution in the world.

The Magna Carta is significant because it:

• limited the power of the king and established certain legal rights

• created the first written constitution in the world

• ended the feudal system in England

• established the right to vote for all citizens

Which colony was originally established by the Dutch and because it was a successful trading post, was taken over by the English?

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

• Georgia

• New York

In the Colonial Era, developments such as the New England town meetings and the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses represented

• colonial attempts to build a strong national government

• efforts by the British to strengthen their control over the colonies

• steps in the growth of representative democracy

• early social reform movements