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WorksheetsThe Next Colonies:1630-1663
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Which colony was known as the land of Freedom?
New Hampshire
Maryland
Why did Reverend John Wheelwright and his followers move to New Hampshire?
They want to start a new settlement and live according to their own will
They did not want to follow Puritan rules and to start their own settlement
How much land did King Charles give Lord Baltimore?
He gave him 12 million acres
About 15 million acres
What were Lord Baltimore's goals for his new colony?
To make money and have Catholics and protestants live in peace
To be rich and famous
Who did Lord Baltimore want to come to his colony?
English Farmers
The Virginians
Why did settlers start moving to Connecticut?
They wanted to build their own religious communities
To be the capital of the colony
Why did peace with the Native Americans not last very long?
The settlers moved and found a new settlement
The settlers took over native land
Who was Rhode Island's first leader?
Roger Williams
Lord Baltimore
What did the colony of Rhode Island become known as?
It became known as a place for religious freedom
Sandy shores and colonial towns
Who ruled the Carolina colony?
A group of Englishmen and the governor of Virginia
King Charles
Why did settlers come to the Carolinas?
They were promised land
To grow crops
Why did plantation owners have slaves?
They have slaves to grow crops
They have slaves to control the goverment
What were the settlers large farms called?
Hacienda
Plantations
How did the plantation owners learn to grow rice?
They learned it from slaves
They learned it from English settlers
Roger Williams escaped to Rhode Island.
True
False
Catholics were treated well in England.
False
True
King Charles gave Lord Baltimore 15 million acres of land.
True
False
Providence is the capital of Connecticut.
True
False
Slave can leave the plantation.
True
False
Settlers brought diseases that killed many native people.
True
False
