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Types of Colonies

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the three types of colonies during the colonial era?

a)

Charter, Royal, Proprietary

b)

Federal, State, Local

c)

Urban, Rural, Suburban

d)

National, Regional, Local

2.

What was the purpose of the charter?

a)

To describe the purpose of the colony

b)

To provide food and water

c)

To build ships

d)

To create laws.

3.

Which church was chosen as the official religion in a royal colony?

a)

Church of England

b)

Roman Catholic Church

c)

Lutheran Church

d)

Methodist Church

4.

What did the Mayflower Compact create?

a)

A new ship

b)

A set of laws

c)

A new country

d)

A new language

5.

What role did the charters play in the relationship between the colonies and Great Britain?

a)

They created conflict

b)

They outlined rights and rules for both sides.

c)

They dissolved the relationship

d)

They had no role.

6.

Who directly appointed the governor in royal colonies?

a)

The King

b)

The Proprietor

c)

Eligible Voters

d)

The General Assembly

7.

Who were the members of the House of Burgesses voted by?

a)

All residents

b)

White, land-owning males

c)

The King

d)

The Proprietor

8.

What did the colonists often interact with Parliament for?

a)

Tax collection

b)

Making laws

c)

Electing governors

d)

Appointing judges

9.

Who could vote in the elections for members of Parliament?

a)

Only people living in Great Britain

b)

All colonists

c)

Only landowners

d)

Only the King

10.

Where was the first elected representative government in the American colonies?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Plymouth

c)

Roanoke

d)

St. Augustine

11.

Who has power in a monarchy?

a)

The King or Queen

b)

White, Land-Owning Males

c)

An Elected Committee

d)

Governors

12.

Which type of colony gave the colonists the strongest voice?

a)

Royal

b)

Charter

c)

Proprietary

d)

They were all equal

13.

Who has power in an oligarchy?

a)

The King or Queen

b)

A Group of Men

c)

Slaves

d)

Voters

14.

In the 1700s, what was something illegal for slaves in the colonies?

a)

Eating meat on Sundays

b)

Unpaid labor

c)

Cutting their hair

d)

Learning to read and write

15.

The Mayflower Compact was a document of self-government, to....

a)

create temporary rules for the Plymouth colony.

b)

outline the legal differences between men and women.

c)

document the journey from England to the colonies.

d)

explain the differences between colonial governments.

16.

Which type of colony was most common?

a)

Charter

b)

Proprietary

c)

Royal

d)

Each had an equal number