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WorksheetsChapter 2: Thirteen Colonies U.S. History
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 53mins
Which of the following is one reason for the settlement of Georgia?
Look for gold in North America
Protect English Colonies from the Spanish
Promote Tobacco farming
Provide a refuge for Catholics
Which of the following phrases best fits Rhode Island?
Haven for religious dissenters
Support for the establishes church
Policy of religious intolerance
Settlers originally from Virginia
Who was the most significant figure in the settlement of Connecticut?
Cecilius Calvert
Thomas Hooker
William Bradford
James Oglethorpe
Roman Catholics found a refuge in which colony?
Massachusetts
Delaware
Maryland
Geogria
The House of Burgesses was. . .
The financial backer of the Pennsylvania colony
The home of the governor in Virginia
The first church in Maryland
The first self-governing assembly in America
Why did the Pilgrims leave Holland?
The Pilgrims were facing financial hardship
The Dutch culture was harming the Pilgrim's children
The Pilgrims wanted to separate from the Church of Holland
The Dutch government banned their religion
Settlers came to America for all of the following reasons except
Riches
Land
Religious Freedom
to fight in the British Imperial Army
Which phrase does not apply to the Puritans?
City on a hill
Community of believers
Holy Commonwealth
Separation of Church and State
Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire all . . .
were started by settlers from Massachusetts
promoted antinomianism
were started by gold seekers
promoted religious dissension
What was the primary motivation for the settlement of Massachusetts?
Financial Opportunity
Religious Freedom
Reform of Debtors
Political Freedom
Which type of colony had the least self-government?
Royal
Proprietary
Trade Company
Charter
Which section of the colonies had the greatest cultural diversity?
Frontier
New England
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Before the English came, New Jersey was settled by the . . .
Portuguese only
Swedes and the Dutch
Spanish and the Portuguese
Dutch only
The Puritans' attitude toward the Anglican Church was that they wanted . . .
to stay in the church and improve it
to be left alone within the church
to separate from the church
to become the leaders in the church
What was a major reason for the quick growth of Massachusetts?
Friendly Indians
Lack of Disease
The Great Migration
Mild Weather
Which of the following were considered New England Colonies?
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut
Which of the following were considered Middle Colonies?
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut
Which of the following were considered Southern Colonies?
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut
Connecticut differed from Massachusetts in that it . . .
had less attractive land.
had peace with the Indians.
excluded Puritans.
did not require church membership for voting.
What was the major difference between Puritans and Pilgrims?
Staying in the Anglican Church
The issue of baptism
The issue of godly living
Obedience to the Roman Catholic Church
Which of the following is considered a Middle Colony?
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Which of the following is considered a New England Colony?
New Jersey
Delaware
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
True or False:
Georgia was the last of the original thirteen colonies to be settled.
True
False
True or False:
Belief in the covenant was strong among Quakers.
True
False
True or False:
The patroon system and headlights were means of obtaining land in the colonies.
True
False
True or False:
The Toleration Act of 1649 granted religious freedom to all settlers in Massachusetts.
True
False
True or False:
Harvard was America's first college.
True
False
True or False:
After ten years of work, an indentured servant in the New World received only his freedom.
True
False
True or False:
The Pilgrims were separatists, not Puritans.
True
False
True or False:
The Dutch fought the English fiercely for many years over control of New Netherland.
True
False
True or False:
The religious dissent in Massachusetts benefited New England because it spawned new colonies.
True
False
True or False:
The first Africans to arrive in Jamestown were treated as indentured servants who could gain their freedom after a period of work.
True
False
True or False:
Puritans firmly believed in mixing church and state.
True
False
True or False:
King Charles I played an important role in establishing the southern colonies.
True
False
True or False:
North Carolina had the greatest number of settlers among the southern colonies.
True
False
True or False:
Virginia and Massachusetts began with a communal system of common ownership of property.
True
False
In what year did shiploads of women and Africans first come to Virginia?
1649
1766
1521
1619
Who led a small group of pilgrims to Plymouth on the Mayflower?
John Winthrop
Miles Standish
William Bradford
Roger Williams
In what colony did the Quakers undertake a "Holy Experiment"?
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Maryland
Virginia
What type of colony was governed by a trade company or business?
Charter Colony
Proprietary Colony
Royal Colony
What type of colony was run by appointees of the king?
Charter Colony
Proprietary Colony
Royal Colony
What type of colony was controlled directly by the king?
Charter Colony
Proprietary Colony
Royal Colony
What did Puritans call the agreement that God had made with His people?
Mayflower Compact
Covenant
Declaration of the Rights' of Man
Promise
What Englishman explored the New York region for Holland?
Robert de la Salle
Henry Hudson
Roger Williams
Peter Stuyvesant
What work contract gave land to a colonist in exchange for labor?
Papal Bull
Gentlemen's Agreement
Indenture
A Bill
What heresy teaches that we do not have to obey the Scripture?
Arminianism
Transubstantiation
Calvinism
Antinomianism
What founder of Providence, Rhode Island, advocated complete separation of church and state?
John Winthrop
William Penn
Roger Williams
Sir Walter Raleigh
What colony was originally settled primarily by debtors?
North Carolina
Georgia
Connecticut
Delaware
Besides tobacco, what other major crop was grown in the Carolinas?
Rice
Wheat
Corn
Cotton
What was the Dutch system of settlement called?
Divide and Conquer System
Charter System
Patroon System
Servitude System
What visionary governor wanted to make the Massachusetts Bay Colony "a model of Christian charity"?
William Bradford
John Smith
George Whitefield
John Winthrop
New Sweden was an early name for what colony?
New York
New Hampshire
Delaware
New Jersey
What document of self-government did the Pilgrims sign when they first arrived in America?
Declaration of Independence
Mayflower Compact
Preamble
Articles of Confederation
