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Why did people come to the 13 Colonies?
a) hospitals and universities
b) religious freedom, cheap land, good jobs
c) to start wars with Native Americans for land and goods
d) Better healthcare, love, freedom
Who could vote in most colonies
a) All white people
b) Men and women who were free
c) Members of the church and their servants
d) White men who owned land
Describe New England's environment:
a) rich soil, iron deposits, forests
b) ocean, plains, deserts
c) rocky soil, good forests, ocean
d) good land for farming, mining, and shipbuilding
How were the Puritans and the King of England similar?
a) They had the same religion
b) They were equally powerful
c) They both tried to force people to be one certain religion or face punishment
d) They both lead wars against the Powhatan tribe in the New World
Each region had at least 1 colony that was founded for...
a) religious freedom
b) mining iron
c) farming cash crops
d) digging for gold
Describe the Pequot War:
a) The Pequots attacked the Narragansett and the English helped them both fight the Iroquois.
b) The English wanted Pequot land, so they planned a surprise massacre and killed/burned an entire village with allies.
c) The Pequot were tired of the settlers stealing land, so they banded together to destroy all English settlements
d) The Pequot and the English actually didn't fight- they signed a peace treaty to protect each other.
Describe King Philip's War:
a) Massasoit's son banded tribes together to try to drive the English out of the area forever, but lost.
b) The pilgrims attacked the new English settlers sent by King Philip
c) The Wampanoag joined forces with the English to defeat the Powhatan in return for guns
d) Powhatan's daughter led a surprise attack on Jamestown, killing 250 settlers. The settlers then wiped out the tribe.
What were the Middle Colonies known for?
a) shopkeeping, whaling, and lumber
b) small farms with rocky soil, iron making, and shopkeeping
c) cash crops, shipbuilding, and fishing
d) farming food, iron works, and trade
How did William Penn gain the land for Pennsylvania?
a) The King granted it to him, but he also paid the Lenape Native Americans for it.
b) The King gave it to him, and he kicked the Native Americans out
c) The Duke of York gave it to him as part of New York
d) His father left it to him in his will
Describe the Quakers:
a) violent, judgmental, argumentative, wealthy
b) peaceful, anti-slavery, anti-violence, religious
c) powerful, influential, persuasive, extravagant
d) constantly in conflict with natives, loyal to the King
What were the Southern Colonies known for?
a) they were expert shipbuilders- England started buying their ships!
b) their soil was used to grow food for the rest of the colonies
c) their land was filled with iron, silver, and gold
d) their soil and climate was perfect for farming cash crops
Which is NOT a reason Southern Colonies were founded?
a) To give debtors an opportunity to leave jail and work
b) For shipbuilding and whaling industries
c) Religious freedom for Catholics
d) For farming cash crops
Describe Bacon's Rebellion:
a) The colonists of Virginia attacked the colonists of Maryland for their land, but lost
b) Nathaniel Bacon led the best soldiers in a war against the Powhatan Confederacy
c) The government attacked the Native Americans in order to protect their wealthy citizens
d) The poor in Virginia attacked their government because they were tired of being poor/being attacked by Native Americans
What crop did Jamestown discover that was grown in the Southern Colonies for years?
a) tobacco
b) rice
c) indigo
d) cotton
How did Georgia become a colony?
a) William Penn created it as a haven for Quakers to practice their religion
b) King of England established it as a slavery colony from the start in order to grow cotton and export to England
c) Oglethorpe brought prisoners to work the land and pay off their debt; no slavery at first until the King took over
d) Calvert established it for Catholics since they were persecuted in England
Why did Southern Colonies use more slaves for longer than other colonies?
a) The south actually had the exact same number of slaves as every other region in the Colonies
b) They hated African Americans more than other people in the colonies and wanted to punish them
c) Their large plantations needed many workers; slaves worked for free, so their profits were high
d) The slaves were free to the plantation owners if they lived in the south, whereas the other colonies had to pay for slaves
What natural feature in the environment helped create big cities such as Boston, New York City, and Charleston?
a) harbor/port
b) ocean
c) forests
d) good soil
Which region allowed everyone to attend free schools?
a) Southern Colonies
b) Middle Colonies
c) New England Colonies
d) All 13 Colonies
Which region was the most diverse (different cultures, skills, etc.)?
a) Southern
b) Middle
c) New England
d) All Colonies
Which colonies were founded with a treaty with or purchase from the local Native Americans?
a) South Carolina, Delaware, New Jersey
b) Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Rhode Island
c) Carolina, Connecticut, Virginia
d) Virginia, Maine, Delaware
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