Colonial America: Key Concepts and Events
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Social Studies
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the first permanent English colony and what year was it established?
Plymouth 1615
Jamestown 1607
Puritans 1766
Pennsylvania 1655
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Mayflower Compact (1620) is important because it-
Created the first written constitution in the colonies.
Established self-governance and majority rule.
Allowed for freedom of religion for all colonists.
Was signed by King George III
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What region in the 13 colonies relied heavily on large scale plantations and slavery?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Frontier Colonies
Southern Colonies
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Under Mercantilism, colonies existed only to-
Create independent governments
Provide wealth and raw materials to the mother country
Form military alliances
Spread democracy
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The geography of the New England colonies influence their economy due to rocky soil, cold climate, and access to the ocean/rivers?
True
False
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What are examples of Representative Government (pick all that apply)?
Virginia House of Burgesses
Mercantilism
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the 3 P's of New England?
Puritans, Pilgrims, Plymouth
Pilgrims, Pennsylvania, Plymouth
Plymouth, Puritans, Parliament
Pilgrims, Plymouth, Persecution
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