Colonial America Quiz 2

The first permanent English settlement in North America was...

• Roanoke Colony

• Jamestown

• Charleston

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

Pilgrims established the Plymouth Colony after fleeing England because...

• They were separatists from Anglicanism.

• They sought religious freedom.

• They were not welcomed in Holland.

• All of the Above.

Which of the following would be major parts of the New England economy?

• Shipbuilding and Manufacturing

• Wheat and corn farming

• Tobacco and rice

• Coal and Iron

Which of the following would be major parts of the Southern Colonies economy?

• Shipbuilding and Manufacturing

• Wheat and corn farming

• Tobacco and rice

• Coal and Iron

The biggest disruptor to the lives of Native Americans was...

• Disease

• Famine

• War

• Trade

The system of indentured labor used during the colonial period had which of the following effects?

• It enabled poor people to seek opportunity in America.

• It delayed the establishment of slavery in the South until 1750.

• It facilitated the cultivation of cotton in the South.

• It instituted social equality.

Which was founded for the purpose of being a Holy Experiment, allowing all religions to be practiced, even if they were not Christian?

• Maryland

• Pennsylvania

• North Carolina

• Georgia

Colonial cities functioned primarily as...

• Mercantile centers for collecting agricultural goods and distributing imported manufactured goods.

• Places where most poor immigrants settled and worked as independent artisans.

• Centers where large scale financial and banking operations were conducted.

• Places to which wage earners commuted from numerous surrounding communities.