WorksheetsColonial America 1 & 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Why did the first settlers originally come to Jamestown?
they came to find gold
they came in order to be slave owners
they came to have religious freedom
they arrived in Jamestown by accident
Why was Roger Williams expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1636?
He supported the abolition of slavery
He supported religious freedom
He supported women's suffrage
He supported westward expansion of the colonies
What was the PRIMARY reason William Penn founded the mid-Atlantic colony of Pennsylvania?
He desired to have a government in which all citizens could participate.
He wished to found a logical, well-planned, religiously tolerant colony for the Quakers.
He failed to successfully take power in Massachusetts Bay Colony.
The English lost the war with the Dutch over control of New Amsterdam.
What is the "Middle Passage"?
It is the creation of the Panama Canal in Central America.
It is the transportation of slaves from Africa to the New World
It is the best route over the Rocky Mountains to get to California.
It is a crucial part of the Bible in which Calvinist doctrine can be found.
1. Why was the “Half-way Covenant” created in the mid-1700s?
to cut by 50% the amount of time it took to become a church member
to remind New England Puritans of their religious foundations.
to increase the population of the Southern colonies
to attract more people to settle in the Middle colonies
Benjamin Franklin’s ability to rise from the status of a poor candlemaker’s son to a respected member of the colonial upper class and a man of great wealth is an example of
Social Mobility
Natural rights
the plantation system
the Enlightenment
How did the settlers in Jamestown finance the journey to the Americas?
selling slaves
the VA company selling shares of their company
King of England giving the VA company money
Which colony was the last colony founded by England in North America?
Tennessee
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Georgia
What was the name of the agreement, signed by the Separatists (Pilgrims) on the Mayflower, that defined colonists’ first attempt at self-government?
Act of Toleration
Mayflower compact
Half way covenant
King Phillip's War
Which two prestigious New England universities were founded to provide ministers for the colonies?
Harvard / College of William and Mary
Harvard / Yale
Princeton / Yale
Yale / Yale
