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William Penn was gifted the colony of _____, and was a member of the _____ religious group, who were known for being pacifists & maintaining positive relations with Native Americans
Pennsylvania, Puritan
Pennsylvania, Catholic
Pennsylvania, Quaker
Maryland, Catholic
What was the first elected legislature in colonial America? (It was created in Jamestown, VA)
Mayflower Compact
Charter of Liberties & Privileges
Fundamental Orders of Virginia
House of Burgesses
In which of the colonial regions would you most likely find those who practice the Puritan religion?
New England
Chesapeake
Middle
Southern
Which colony was created in order to form a barrier between the British colonies and Spanish controlled Florida?
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Louisiana
Which of the following colonies was originally founded as a "safe haven" for Catholics?
Massassachusetts
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Rhode Island
Which of the following colonial regions economy primarily focused on shipbuilding, trade, & fishing?
Southern
Chesapeake
Middle
New England
John Winthrop founded this colony and envisioned it to be a "City upon a Hill" for Puritans to look up to
Rhode Island
Massachusetts Bay
Delaware
Maryland
In which colonial region would you be most likely to find large plantations growing cash crops, an aristocracy social class, and a large population of African slaves?
New England
Middle
Chesapeake
Southern
_______ was a preacher who was exiled from the Massachusetts Bay colony for questioning the practices of the Puritan church. He would go on to be the founder of the Providence (Rhode Island) colony, which was known for its religious toleration.
Thomas Hooker
John Winthrop
Roger Williams
William Penn
Which of the following rebellions occurred because of Governor William Berkley's unfair treatment of lower class farmers & indentured servants?
Stono's Rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion
Metacom's Rebellion
Which of the following two colonies make up the Chesapeake region?
Maryland & Virginia
Virginia & Rhode Island
North Carolina & Maryland
Pennsylvania & Virginia
Which of the following colonial regions had the highest life expectancy and most balanced gender ratio?
Southern
Chesapeake
Middle
New England
_______ colonies were given as gifts by King Charles II after he was restored to the throne of England.
Proprietorship
Indenturedship
Chartership
Royal Colonies
True or False: Women had the right to vote in the Southern colonial governments (for example in the House of Burgesses)
True
False
This colony was given to King Charles II brother after England claimed/took it from the Netherlands.
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
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