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Religion in the 13 Colonies

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which best describes an important effect of the First Great Awakening?

a)

Followers put suspected witches on trial

b)

Puritans in England immigrated to settlements in the New World

c)

People became more emotionally engaged in religion

2.

The Great Awakening was

a)

a political movement that helped George Washington gain enough power to become president.

b)

a spiritual revival that influenced colonial society, economics, and politics and put colonists on a path to revolution.

c)

the name given to the ending of Sleeping Beauty.

d)

the revival that gave the Puritan church of Massachusetts more government power and made it the official religion of all the colonies.

3.

The Great Awakening influenced the ideas that started which conflict?

a)

French and Indian War

b)

American Revolutionary War

c)

War of 1812

d)

Quasi War

4.

The Great Awakening led many colonists to call for ______, ______, and ______ changes

a)

economic

b)

agricultural

c)

political

d)

societal

5.

Why did most people come to the New England colonies?

a)

They wanted the freedom to practice their religion the way they wanted.

b)

They wanted to make money by working in factories.

c)

They were taken from their home countries and forced to work there as slaves.

d)

They were looking for a more diverse place to live.

6.

What region had the Puritan religion?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

7.

Which religious group was primarily associated with the New England Colonies?

a)

Puritans

b)

Quakers

c)

Catholics

d)

Anglicans

8.

What was the primary reason for the establishment of the Maryland Colony?

a)

Economic opportunities

b)

Religious freedom for Catholics

c)

Trade with Native Americans

d)

Expansion of British territory

9.

Which colony was known for its policy of religious tolerance and separation of church and state?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Virginia

d)

Georgia

10.

What was the dominant religion in the Southern Colonies?

a)

Puritanism

b)

Quakerism

c)

Anglicanism

d)

Catholicism

11.

Which religious movement in the 13 Colonies emphasized personal faith and emotional involvement?

a)

The Enlightenment

b)

The Great Awakening

c)

The Reformation

d)

The Renaissance

12.

Who was the founder of Pennsylvania, known for advocating religious freedom and tolerance?

a)

John Winthrop

b)

William Penn

c)

Roger Williams

d)

James Oglethorpe

13.

Which colony was originally founded as a haven for Quakers?

a)

New York

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Maryland

d)

South Carolina

14.

What was a common feature of religious practice in the Middle Colonies?

a)

Strict adherence to Puritan beliefs

b)

Religious diversity and tolerance

c)

Mandatory church attendance

d)

Exclusive Catholic worship

15.

Which religious group faced persecution in both England and some of the American colonies, leading to their migration to the New World?

a)

Puritans

b)

Quakers

c)

Catholics

d)

Lutherans