13 Colonies of North America

Based on Gottlieb Mittelberger's account, which of the following best describes the journey for indentured servants across the Atlantic?

• The ships were packed with people, leading to terrible living conditions, disease, and a lack of proper food.

• The voyage was a comfortable and quick trip, with ample space and food for all passengers.

• Passengers were given private quarters and had a wide variety of fresh food and meat to eat during the journey.

• The voyage was long, but passengers had sufficient space to move around and were well cared for by the ship's crew.

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Which of the following was NOT a reason people came to the colonies?

• To own land

• To practice religion freely

• To escape taxes in England

• To start a new life

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What was a result of the English mercantilist policy for the colonies?

• Colonies could sell goods to any country.

• Colonies had to send raw materials to England.

• Colonies became independent from England.

• Colonies were free from English laws.

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How did the economy of Rhode Island differ from that of the other New England Colonies, according to the document?

• It was based on the slave trade and piracy, which disgusted the Puritans in other colonies.

• It was based on large-scale plantation farming of cash crops like rice and tobacco.

• It was based on a barter system and did not use any currency or trade.

• It focused solely on shipbuilding and excluded any other form of commerce or trade.

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Why did dissenters leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony to form new colonies?

• They wanted to find gold and riches.

• They disagreed with the strict religious rules and wanted more freedom.

• They were forced out by Native Americans.

• They wanted to start plantations.

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Which colony is known for its early commitment to religious tolerance?

• Massachusetts Bay

• Rhode Island

• Georgia

• New York

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Why did the New England Colonies have a more diverse economy compared to the Southern Colonies?

• They had more fertile land for farming.

• They relied on a variety of industries like shipbuilding, fishing, and trade.

• They had more enslaved laborers.

• They focused only on growing tobacco.

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What was the main reason the Duke of York's approach to governing New York was initially unpopular with the colonists?

• He refused to allow colonists to elect an assembly to make laws, unlike the other colonies.

• He established a self-governing council that was too democratic for the wealthy landowners.

• He taxed colonists on all goods they bought, even those imported from England.

• He forced all colonists to convert to the Anglican Church, which many refused to do.

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What was the primary purpose of the Act Concerning Religion passed in Maryland in 1649?

• To establish the Anglican Church as the official religion of the colony.

• To grant voting rights to all male colonists regardless of their religious beliefs.

• To guarantee religious liberty for Christians in the colony, protecting both Catholics and Protestants.

• To outlaw the practice of any religion other than Catholicism.

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The Act Concerning Religion in Maryland was important because it:

• Made Catholicism the only legal religion

• Protected religious liberty for Christians

• Gave women the right to vote

• Abolished slavery

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