WorksheetsThe Faith of the Colonists
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A member of the Church of England is called:
a catholic
an anglican
a puritan
a quaker
The Puritans are most associated with which colonial region?
New England
The Southern Colonies
The Middle Colonies
What was the ultimate goal of the English Puritans?
Destroy the Catholic Church
Find gold in the New World
Purify the Church of England
Establish relations with Spain
What do you call a person who is on a religious journey?
A separatist
A pilgrim
Catholic
Russian
What was a separatist?
Someone who left the Catholic faith
Someone who separated from the Anglican faith
A French soldier
Native American
William Penn is associated with which Christian group?
Catholics
Puritans
Baptists
Quakers
The Puritans loved and accepted all other religious groups in their colonies.
True
False
The Puritans, Quakers, Catholics and Anglicans are all:
Native Americans
Asians
Christians
Jews
Which colony was formed after Puritan dissenters left or were expelled from Massachusetts?
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Virginia
What woman of the Massachusetts Colony was banished for having preached and led religious meetings?
Nancy Regan
Betsy Ross
Anne Hutchinson
Marie Boudreaux
Who was exiled to Rhode Island from Massachusetts for having challenged the Puritan authorities?
King George
Roger Williams
John Cotton
George Whitfield
What are the two branches of Christianity that are identifiable after the Protestant Reformation?
Jews and Christians
Catholics and Puritans
Protestants and Catholics
Catholics and French
Which colonial regions are mostly associated with Roman Catholicism?
New Spain and New France
New England and Southern Colonies
Middle Colonies and Southern Colonies
Southern Colonies and Middle Colonies
What is the real name for the Quaker faith?
The Baptist Church
The Religious Society of Friends
The Roman Catholic Church
The Church of England
Which Religious group is mostly associated with the Southern colonies?
Anglicans
Catholics
Puritans
Separatists
In which colonial region did most Quakers live?
New England
New Spain
Southern Colonies
Middle Colonies
Which colony was founded by the Puritans?
Massachusetts Bay
Jamestown
New France
Pennsylvania
A period in which English colonists became extra religious.
American Revolution
French Revolution
The Civil War
The Great Awakening
A travelling Protestant minister from England who was famous for preaching in the outdoors
John Cotton
George Whitfield
Jonathan Edwards
Martin Luther
A Protestant preacher from the colonies who preached of an "Angry God"
Jonathan Edwards
George Whitfield
Martin Luther
William Penn
