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Reasons for Founding the 13 Colonies: Week 23 Studies Weekly

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did religious congregations in New Jersey have to meet in homes and barns?

a)

There were no churches in America.

b)

There were too many members of one religion.

c)

There were so many different religions, they didn't have all meeting places.

d)

New Jersey would not tolerate them inside the churches.

2.

Why did the king want William Penn to leave England? Check all that apply.

a)

The king owed his dad money.

b)

The king wanted to see a colony called “Penn’s Woods.”

c)

Penn was a Quaker and Quakers refused to pay taxes.

d)

Penn was a Quaker and disagreed with the church of England.

e)

The king didn't like Penn.

3.

In what year did Lydia Broadnax become born a slave?

a)

1742

b)

1768

c)

1783

d)

1997

4.

In what year did George Wythe free Lydia Broadnax?

a)

1763

b)

2000

c)

1787

d)

1789

5.

What is the main idea of the article entitled “Life of Lydia Broadnax?”

a)

Lydia Broadnax was poisoned and almost died.

b)

Lydia Broadnax was blind, but she still led a great life.

c)

Lydia Broadnax was born a slave but was set free and led a good life.

d)

Lydia Broadnax owned a house where freed slaves could live.

6.

Elias Legarde came to Jamestown as a/an _____.

a)

Slave

b)

Indentured Servant

c)

Preacher

d)

Boat builder

7.

What two things made Elias Legarde unique?

a)

His faith

b)

His ancestry

c)

His profession or job

d)

His hair

e)

Being a slave

8.

Why is the history of enslaved people hard to trace?

a)

Records of their births and deaths were destroyed.

b)

No one really cared about slaves.

c)

They were considered property and could be bought, sold, or traded.

d)

Their records were hidden to protect them.

9.

Why did Oglethorpe establish the Georgia Colony?

a)

To help the Gullahs find a place to live.

b)

To keep poor people from going to prison back in England.

c)

To hide from pirates.

d)

To start huge farms.

10.

Why did Sir Calvert start the colony of Maryland?

a)

He was Catholic and wanted to escape the rules of the Church of England.

b)

He wanted to end slavery.

c)

He wanted to help the poor.

d)

He hated the Catholics.