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All the following were economic activities in the New England colonies except:
a) Lumber
b) Fishing
c) Plantation System
d) Ship Building

South Carolina was known for which two major cash crops?
a) Rice and Indigo
b) Wheat and Grain
c) Oats and Corn
d) Tobacco and Oats

What was the first written constitution in America?
a) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
b) Magna Carta
c) Declaration of Independence
d) Mayflower Compact

What was created in 1620 and in an early example of self-government?
a) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
b) Magna Carta
c) Frank Seale Middle School
d) Mayflower Compact

Which colony was founded as a place for debtors to make a fresh start?
a) Georgia
b) Pennsylvania
c) Maryland
d) New York

Which of the following colonies were founded for economic gain?
a) Georgia
b) New York
c) Maryland
d) Pennsylvania

What colony was established as a safe place for Catholics to worship?
a) Massachusettes
b) Pennsylvania
c) Georgia
d) Maryland

What colony was establish as a safe pace for Quakers to worship?
a) Massachusettes
b) Pennsylvania
c) Georgia
d) Maryland

Economic theory in the colonial era, that states the colonies only exist to benefit the Mother Country is known as what?
a) Capitalism
b) Communism
c) Democracy
d) Mercantilism

Who founded Connecticut?
a) Thomas Hooker
b) Roger Williams
c) William Penn
d) John Smith

Who founded Pennsylvania?
a) Thomas Hooker
b) Roger Williams
c) Willliam Penn
d) John Smith

What year did the Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth?
a) 1620
b) 1607
c) 1603
d) 1600

Why did the Pilgrims leave England?
a) to meet Landyn
b) To celebrate the first Thanksgiving
c) to find gold in America
d) To escape religious persecution

What were the 4 New England Colonies?
a) New York, New Jersey, South Carolina, and Georgia
b) Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island
c) New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania
d) Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware

What is the nickname given to the Middle Colonies?
a) The Cold Ones
b) The Bread Basket
c) The Wrong Place
d) The Oats

What group of people were known for their belief in equality and for being pacifist?
a) Quakers
b) Catholics
c) Pilgrims
d) Puritians

What is the significance of the year 1607?
a) Plymouth
b) Massachusettes
c) Jamestown
d) Maryland

All of the following are reasons for European Exploration and Colonization except:
a) practice their religion
b) industrialization
c) claim land for their King and Country
d) for a better life

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