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Colonial Period

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. The Puritans believed that through God’s mercy and grace, a few people were saved. If you were a member of this chosen group, you were called a member of the __________. Prosperity was considered a sign that you belonged in this group.

a)

The Chosen

b)

The Puritans

c)

The Separatists

d)

The Elect

2.

1. A traveler or person who takes a long journey.

a)

Nomad

b)

Pilgrim

c)

Wanderer

d)

All of the above

3.

1. This is the belief that an omniscient God knows from the beginning who will be saved and who will be damned.

a)

Premonition

b)

Election

c)

Grace

d)

Predestination

4.

This is guaranteed salvation and happiness with God. God freely grants this to his chosen people.

a)

Grace

b)

Election

c)

Predestination

d)

All of the above

5.

America represented a chance for the Puritans to start over and create a “city of God” on earth. They referred to this as the

a)

New Eden

b)

New Canaan

c)

New Jerusalem

d)

All of the Above

6.

The belief that since Adam’s sin, all men are born in sin and deserve damnation is called ________________.

a)

Natural Depravity

b)

Natural Evil

c)

Sin

d)

All of the above

7.

This was the first book published in America.

a)

The New England Primer

b)

The McGuffey Primer

c)

The Bay Psalm Book

d)

The Anglican Prayer Book

8.

This is the belief that God directly intervenes in the world and in the life of his people.

a)

A miracle

b)

Election

c)

Grace

d)

Providence

9.

The belief that men who were poor shots should not hunt was upheld to prevent the sin of _____________.

a)

Pride

b)

Unprofitable Hunt

c)

Wasteful Shot

d)

All of the Above

10.

The Puritans based many of their beliefs on the religious doctrines of _____________________ (name the man or the title of his beliefs).

a)

John Smith or Smithism

b)

William Bradford or Puritanism

c)

John Calvin or Calvinism

d)

None of the above

11.

Puritans who believed that the Anglican church could not be reformed from within; and therefore, that they should separate from it were called ________________.

a)

Anglicans

b)

Separatists

c)

Puritans

d)

Americans

12.

This was the first permanent English colony established in America in 1607.

a)

Jamestown

b)

Plymouth

c)

Roanoke

d)

Columbia

13.

This was the colony that was established by the Puritans when they arrived in 1620.

a)

Jamestown

b)

Roanoke

c)

Plymouth

d)

None of the Above

14.

This was the name of the ship carrying Pilgrims to America.

a)

The Pinta

b)

The Mayflower

c)

The Speedwell

d)

All of the Above

15.

This ship had to turn back to England because of a leak. It's passengers were then placed on its companion ship making its way to America.

a)

The Mayflower

b)

The Columbia

c)

The Speedwell

d)

The Plymouth

16.

This was the style favored by the Puritans in writing, clothing, architecture, etc.

a)

Puritan Style

b)

Anglican Style

c)

Plain Style

d)

Ornate Style

17.

This was the style favored by the Southern colonies in writing, clothing, architecture, etc.

a)

Ornate Style

b)

Plain Style

c)

King George Style

d)

Anglican Style

18.

The Jamestown settlers primary purpose for establishing the colony was __________.

a)

To get rich.

b)

To export goods to England for profit.

c)

To move up in social class.

d)

All of the above.

19.

Puritan children learned to read from what book?

a)

The Bay Psalm Book

b)

The New England Primer

c)

The Anglican Prayer Book

d)

The Bible

20.

The first college founded in the United States was __________ which was founded in _______

a)

Harvard, 1620

b)

Yale, 1636

c)

Princeton, 1620

d)

Harvard, 1636

21.

If Puritan children continually misbehaved, they could be sent to live with another family that was more strict. This was called --------------.

a)

Church Placement

b)

Unprofitable Parenting

c)

Sending Out

d)

All of the Above