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Worksheets13 Colonies Study Guide
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which Colonies were created so settlers could have religious freedom?
Virginia, New York, S. Carolina, New Hampshire
N. Carolina, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Virginia
New York, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Maryland
Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island
Why did Roger Williams leave the Puritan colony to start his own in Rhode Island?
He believed slavery was wrong.
He believed only religious men should be able to vote.
He thought everyone should be able to practice their own religion.
He though all Native Americans were enemies.
Who settled in the New England Colonies?
Pilgrims and Puritans
Dutch Merchants
French Huguenots
Slaves
Who helped save Jamestown by introducing tobacco?
John Smith
William Bradford
John Rolfe
Anne Hutchinson
What does persecute mean?
mistreat someone for their religious beliefs.
challenge someone's religious beliefs.
change someone's religious beliefs.
accept someone's religious beliefs.
What killed off the majority of the first settlers?
Starvation
Disease
Harsh Weather
All of the above
Which colony was chartered in 1733 and was founded for debtors?
Rhode Island
Georgia
New York
S. Carolina
The Southern Colonies has the lowest what?
Number of slaves
Taxes
Life Expectancy
Trade Ports
The New England Climate and Geography made what hard?
Building
Farming
Trade
Trapping
Which religious colonial group did not actively engage in persecution of religious minorities?
Pilgrims
Quakers
Puritans
Catholics
Separatists can also be called
Puritans
Quakers
Catholics
Pilgrims
What did John White find when he returned to Roanoke?
All the settlers missing or dead
The word CROATOAN carved into a tree
The colony destroyed
All of the above
Which settlement survived the "Starving Time"?
Jamestown
St. Augustine
Plymouth
Roanoke
What caused the shift from Indentured servants to African slaves in the Southern Colonies?
Slaves were cheaper
Plantations owners didn't trust indentured servants
Africa is closer than Europe
African slaves are willing to work harder
Who founded the colony of Georgia?
William Bradford
John Smith
James Oglethorpe
Lord Baltimore
What did the Mayflower Compact do?
Helped establish the idea of self-government
Allowed Europeans to travel to America
Allowed Native Americans to vote
Gave land to indentured servants
In 1675, conflict between the Puritans in Massachusetts and the Native Americans led to
The Mayflower Compact
The Salem Witch Trials
Bacon's Rebellion
King Philip's War
Which Country built the first permanent settlement in the New World?
England
France
Spain
The Netherlands
Which of the following was NOT true about the Salem Witch Trials?
Puritans believed the devil caused people to sin
Accusations were motivated sometimes by jealousy and hopes for economic gain
The accused were sometimes hung, pressed, burned, and drowned
All men and women found guilty of being witches were killed
Which colony did the Powhattan tribe feed and teach to grow their own food?
Plymouth
Jamestown
Massachusetts Bay
Philadelphia
