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Worksheets13 Colonies
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 18mins
The Mayflower Compact was signed by:
Every person on the Mayflower
Only the female Pilgrims on the Mayflower
All of the Pilgrims on the Mayflower
Only the male Pilgrims on the Mayflower
Why didn't John White immediately return to Roanoke with supplies?
Fighting between England and Spain
He got sick
He fell in love with Pocahontas
The king would not let him return
Who helped the settlers at Plymouth?
King Charles I
Pocahontas and her dad
Squanto and Samoset
John White
What is a headright?
A hat that straightens out your head.
A land grant given to encourage more people to come to the colonies.
A land grant that the king gave to encourage people to stay in Great Britain.
The government system in the New World.
What gave people the right to organize a settlement?
Charter
Headright
Mayflower Compact
Colonial Form
What was unique about the Quakers?
They liked maple and brown sugar oatmeal the best.
They were catholic and started the colony of Maryland to be able to practice their religion freely.
They believed everyone was equal and considered themselves pacifists.
They were pacifists and started the colony of New York.
What was someone called when they agreed to work for a master for a period of years in exchange for passage to America?
Slave
Separtists
Representative
Indentured Servant
Which region made their living by lumbering,fishing, whaling, trading, and shipbuilding? Not a lot of farming was possible here.
New England
Middle
Southern
Which region had ironworks as a major component of their economy?
New England
Middle
Southern
Who were Separatists?
People who left the Anglican Church to start their own church.
People who left the Catholic Church to start their own.
People separated from the European Empire.
People who separated from the Native Americans in the New World.
What would happen in Salem if/when someone was accused of being a witch?
They would go on trial and were usually found innocent.
They were automatically thrown off a ledge with cement tied to them.
They would go on trial and possibly receive punishment.
What was the outcome of the Salem Witch Trials?
All witches remained guilty.
Only those found guilty were verified of being a witch.
All those accused were said to have been innocent.
Everyone in Salem was given a broom in order to combat witchcraft.
Which of the following is synonymous with "national, tribal, racial, religious, or cultural background"?
Ethnic
Enforce
Policy
Tolerance
Which of the following means to apply a law or rule?
Policy
Enforce
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Ethnic
Cilla accepted Johnny even though his new hand looks "deformed". What does this show on her part?
Ethnic
Estate
Dominance
Tolerance
What is "a large area of land that has just one owner"?
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Pacifist
Estate
Headright
