Early Colonial Settlements and Activities Quiz

The most common economic activity throughout the early English and Dutch colonies in North America was

• whaling.

• farming.

• manufacturing.

• mining.

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Ideas about spiritual, social, and political equality arose in the colonies in the 1700s in a religious movement called

• Separatism.

• the Enlightenment.

• the Great Awakening.

• Puritanism.

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How did Parliament's passage of the English Bill of Rights in 1689 affect England's North American colonies?

• Colonists became more interested in being governed by representatives they elected.

• Several colonies decided to unite and formed the Dominion of New England.

• The Great Awakening took place.

• A movement to end slavery developed.

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What was the central issue in the dispute between Britain and its American colonies?

• The restrictions Parliament placed on trade

• The presence of British troops in the colonies

• The colonists' right to religious freedom

• The power to tax the colonists

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In Grade 7 you learned about the Enlightenment, which shaped how some colonial leaders thought about individual rights. The Enlightenment had its origins in what earlier event in Europe?

• the Renaissance

• the colonial era

• the Reconquista

• the Crusades

​ (a)   : Queen Isabella hoped to convert Native Americans to Christianity

• True
• False

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Match the religious groups and where they could be found during the colonial era.

• Catholics

• Southern Colonies

• Puritans and Pilgrims

• Middle Colonies

• Quakers

• New England Colonies

What were the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth in 1620?

• Catholics

• Anglicans

• Separatists

• Puritans

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Maryland was founded for English ​ (a)   while Massachusetts was founded for ​ (b)   .

• Catholics
• Puritans
• Quakers
• Mormons
• Christians

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