WorksheetsColonial America Learning Check #2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
When they were eventually caught in 1640, what happened to John Punch that was different than the other two indentured servants he ran away?
His service on his indentured servant contract was extended to LIFE while the two white servants only had a few years added to their contracts.
They all received a sentence of a "life of servitude".
Nothing, they were never caught and escaped to live in another colony.
In which colonial regions was slavery allowed?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
All 13 colonies
An indentured servant was someone who
was sold against their will into the service of someone for life.
was sold against their will into the service of someone for a specific period of time (usually 7 years).
willingly signed a contract of service to someone else for life.
willingly signed a contract of service to someone for a specific period of time (usually 7 years).
An enslaved person was someone who
was sold against their will into the service of someone for life.
was sold against their will into the service of someone for a specific period of time (usually 7 years).
willingly signed a contract of service to someone else for life.
willingly signed a contract of service to someone for a specific period of time (usually 7 years).
A colony was was under direct control of the monarch (king or queen) was called a
Royal colony
Charter colony
Proprietary colony
A colony was was under the control of a single person or investor was called a
Royal colony
Charter colony
Proprietary colony
A colony was was under the control of a group of people or investors (joint-stock company) was called a
Royal colony
Charter colony
Proprietary colony
The Magna Carta was
a document created in 1215 that stated the King had to follow the laws just like his subjects and that the rights of the people had to be upheld by the king.
A document signed by the Pilgrims in 1620 in which they agreed to have fair laws to protect the general good of the community.
Established in 1619, it was the first elected representative assembly in the 13 colonies.
The Virginia General Assembly was
a document created in 1215 that stated the King had to follow the laws just like his subjects and that the rights of the people had to be upheld by the king.
A document signed by the Pilgrims in 1620 in which they agreed to have fair laws to protect the general good of the community.
Established in 1619, it was the first elected representative assembly in the 13 colonies.
The Mayflower Compact was
a document created in 1215 that stated the King had to follow the laws just like his subjects and that the rights of the people had to be upheld by the king.
A document signed by the Pilgrims in 1620 in which they agreed to have fair laws to protect the general good of the community.
Established in 1619, it was the first elected representative assembly in the 13 colonies.
Spectral Evidence was
A victim's testimony that an accuser's spirit either appeared to them or was harming them. Only the victim could see or hear this evidence.
An accused person's confession to being a witch.
Evidence that was never allowed in court during the Salem Witch Trials because there was no way to prove it was real.
Which events happened to the Puritans during the months leading up to the Salem Witch Trials that gave the colonists a reason to think there were witches in their community? (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY)
A harsh and long winter
A smallpox outbreak
Attacks by local Native tribes
A women in a nearby town admitted to being a witch
The idea that people can only be governed when they give their permission is called
The Rule of Law
The English Bill of Rights
The Consent of the Governed
The idea that colonists believed the laws were meant to be applied to everyone equally was called
The Rule of Law
The English Bill of Rights
The Consent of the Governed
The first armed uprising against the Colonial government in 1676 led by a group of farmers who felt they were being over taxed and that the local government was not being fair regarding policies between the local colonists and Native Americans was called
The Salem Witch Trials
King Philip's War
The Starving Time
Bacon's Rebellion
