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The Faith of the Colonists

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A member of the Church of England is called:

a)

a catholic

b)

an anglican

c)

a puritan

d)

a quaker

2.

The Puritans are most associated with which colonial region?

a)

New England

b)

The Southern Colonies

c)

The Middle Colonies

3.

What was the ultimate goal of the English Puritans?

a)

Destroy the Catholic Church

b)

Find gold in the New World

c)

Purify the Church of England

d)

Establish relations with Spain

4.

What do you call a person who is on a religious journey?

a)

A separatist

b)

A pilgrim

c)

Catholic

d)

Russian

5.

What was a separatist?

a)

Someone who left the Catholic faith

b)

Someone who separated from the Anglican faith

c)

A French soldier

d)

Native American

6.

William Penn is associated with which Christian group?

a)

Catholics

b)

Puritans

c)

Baptists

d)

Quakers

7.

The Puritans loved and accepted all other religious groups in their colonies.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The Puritans, Quakers, Catholics and Anglicans are all:

a)

Native Americans

b)

Asians

c)

Christians

d)

Jews

9.

Which colony was formed after Puritan dissenters left or were expelled from Massachusetts?

a)

Maryland

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Virginia

10.

What woman of the Massachusetts Colony was banished for having preached and led religious meetings?

a)

Nancy Regan

b)

Betsy Ross

c)

Anne Hutchinson

d)

Marie Boudreaux

11.

Who was exiled to Rhode Island from Massachusetts for having challenged the Puritan authorities?

a)

King George

b)

Roger Williams

c)

John Cotton

d)

George Whitfield

12.

What are the two branches of Christianity that are identifiable after the Protestant Reformation?

a)

Jews and Christians

b)

Catholics and Puritans

c)

Protestants and Catholics

d)

Catholics and French

13.

Which colonial regions are mostly associated with Roman Catholicism?

a)

New Spain and New France

b)

New England and Southern Colonies

c)

Middle Colonies and Southern Colonies

d)

Southern Colonies and Middle Colonies

14.

What is the real name for the Quaker faith?

a)

The Baptist Church

b)

The Religious Society of Friends

c)

The Roman Catholic Church

d)

The Church of England

15.

Which Religious group is mostly associated with the Southern colonies?

a)

Anglicans

b)

Catholics

c)

Puritans

d)

Separatists

16.

In which colonial region did most Quakers live?

a)

New England

b)

New Spain

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Middle Colonies

17.

Which colony was founded by the Puritans?

a)

Massachusetts Bay

b)

Jamestown

c)

New France

d)

Pennsylvania

18.

A period in which English colonists became extra religious.

a)

American Revolution

b)

French Revolution

c)

The Civil War

d)

The Great Awakening

19.

A travelling Protestant minister from England who was famous for preaching in the outdoors

a)

John Cotton

b)

George Whitfield

c)

Jonathan Edwards

d)

Martin Luther

20.

A Protestant preacher from the colonies who preached of an "Angry God"

a)

Jonathan Edwards

b)

George Whitfield

c)

Martin Luther

d)

William Penn