5th Grade Thirteen Colonies Quiz Question Preview (ID: 48568)


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Which class owned some land and a few servants or slaves?
a) the lower class
b) the middle class
c) the upper class
d) none of the above

Who worked as tradesmen, farmers, shopkeepers, and ship captains?
a) lower class
b) middle class
c) upper class
d) none of the above

Who had the wealthiest income and owned larger landholdings?
a) upper class
b) middle class
c) lower class
d) none of the above

Who depended on their masters for their daily needs?
a) the upper class
b) the middle class
c) the lower class
d) none of the above

Which class was made up mainly of servants, indentured servants, and slaves?
a) lower class
b) middle class
c) upper class
d) none of the above

Who had large homes and kept servants or slaves?
a) the upper class
b) the middle class
c) the lower class
d) none of the above

What religious group believed that people have an inner light to guide them. They were also known as the Society of Friends.
a) the colonists
b) the Pilgrams
c) the Strangers
d) the Quakers

Who was an appointed leader who would settle problems, hold trials for people accused of crimes, and collect taxes?
a) a Quaker
b) a justice of the peace
c) a tradesman
d) a pastor

Who granted land to begin a colony for Catholics??
a) Roger Williams
b) Thomas Hooker
c) Cecilius Calvert
d) Lord Baltimore

Who founded a town called Hartford, which joined with the other towns to become Connecticut?
a) Cecilius Calvert
b) William Penn
c) Thomas Hooker
d) Roger Williams

The belief that government should not meddle in church matters is called ---
a) justice of the peace
b) House of Burgesses
c) representative government
d) separation of church and state

A colony that had the king's permission to choose its own governor is called ---
a) proprietary colony
b) thirteen colony
c) Jamestown colony
d) royal colony

Who established the colony of Georgia because of his concern for debtors?
a) William Penn
b) James Oglethorpe
c) Thomas Hooker
d) Roger Williams

A colony directly controlled by the king or ruling monarch is called ---
a) a royal colony
b) a proprietary colony
c) a Jamestown colony
d) a thirteen colony

The ________________________________ was one of the first examples of representative government in America.
a) House of Burgesses
b) separation of chuch and state
c) royal colony
d) none of the above

Who led the first group of settlers to Maryland?
a) Lord Baltimore
b) Roger Williams
c) Thomas Hooker
d) Cecilius Calvert

Who started a colony where people of any religion would be free to worship as they chose?
a) Lord Baltimore
b) Thomas Hooker
c) Cecilius Calvert
d) William Penn

Who was a pastor who founded a town that grew and became Rhode Island?
a) William Penn
b) Roger Williams
c) James Oglethorpe
d) Thomas Hooker

Men met and had a say in decisions and voting was decided by the majority at ---
a) a town meeting
b) royal colonies
c) proprietary colonies
d) separation of church and state

A government in which the people elect men or women to represent them is called a ---
a) a royal colony
b) royal colonies
c) representative government
d) proprietary colony

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