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The _________ prohibited Roman Catholics from migrating to the American Colonies.
English
French
Spanish
_________ colonies were under direct control of the king.
royal
charter
proprietary
Joint-stock companies provided a means for raising money to support a new colony.
true
false
The settlement of Connecticut arose out of controversy with Massachusetts.
false
true
The ________ founded Delaware.
Dutch
English
Swedes
French
The Pilgrims did not land in the area where they had obtained permission to settle.
false
true
Mercantilism was the economic system of Europe during the 1600s and 1700s.
true
false
The Puritans demanded a strict separation of church and state maters.
true
false
The Pilgrims were Puritans.
true
false
Both Roman Catholics and Protestants settled Maryland
true
false
Most of its colonies were originally charter colonies.
New England colonies
middle colonies
southern colonies
These colonies had original settlements by the Dutch and the Swedes.
New England colonies
middle colonies
southern colonies
One of its colonies was founded for Roman Catholics.
New England colonies
middle colonies
southern colonies
Governor who wanted his colony to be a "city on a hill"
James Oglethorpe
William Penn
Roger Williams
John Winthrop
Man who determined to build a colony that practiced separation of church and state
James Oglethorpe
William Penn
John Winthrop
Roger Williams
An English general who wanted to help debtors
James Oglethorpe
William Penn
Roger Williams
John Winthrop
A "Friend" who accepted a colony as a payment of a debt
William Penn
Roger Williams
John Winthrop
James Oglethorpe
Was heavily populated during the "Great Migration"
Georgia
Maryland
Massachusetts
Passed an Act of Toleration guaranteeing religious freedom
Georgia
Maryland
Massachusetts
Had Savannah as a first settlement
Maryland
Georgia
Massachusetts
Who received the land of the former Dutch colony of New Netherland from the King of England?
Sir George Carteret
John Berkeley
James, the Duke of York
Which Lord Baltimore established a colony for Roman Catholics?
John Berkeley
Cecilius Calvert
William Penn
William Penn was a ______.
patroon
Quaker
Puritan
Catholic
Which colony was settled by people from Massachusetts Bay who wanted more land?
Vermont
Connecticut
Georgia
New York
Check all of the following that were true of New Netherland.
Its claim was secured by Henry Hudson
It was settled by patroons
It was governed by Peter Minuit
It later became New Hampshire
Check all of the following that were true of Roger Williams.
believed that the church should control the government
founded the city of Providence
disagreed with Puritan leaders
bought land from the Indians
Joint-stock companies were used to form what type of colonies?
charter
patroon
proprietary
royal
Check all of the following people who contributed to the success of Plymouth colony.
William Bradford
Pocahontas
Squanto
Miles Standish
Delaware was different from the other English colonies in that is was______.
a charter colony
the home of many Quakers
first settled by Swedes
a good land for growing rice and indigo
Check all of the following that were true of Massachusetts Bay colony.
a charter colony
created the first written constitution in America
required everyone to attend church
settled by Puritans
What was the primary motive for the colonial settlement of New England?
more land
political freedom
religious freedom
adventure
Another name for the Society of Friends was______.
Puritans
Separatists
Quakers
Pilgrims
A colony supervised directly by the king was a _____.
proprietary colony
charter colony
royal colony
In what year did the pilgrims reach America?
1620
1607
1492
1513
To what religious group did the Pilgrims belong?
Quakers
Separatists
Puritans
The first written constitution drawn up in America was ______.
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
The Mayflower Compact
The Magna Carta
The Dutch colony that was later called New York
Delaware
New Amsterdam
New Netherland
Rhode Island
The name for those who received large grants of land in the Dutch colony
lucky ducks
patrons
patroons
merchants
Two cash crops important to the Carolina colonies
corn
tobacco
indigo
potatoes
Colonial city that became the leading center of government and culture among the southern colonies
Savannah
Williamsburg
New York
New Amsterdam
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