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A colony granted by a king to an individual or group with full governing rights is called
a) proprietary
b) royal
c) debtor
d) charter

What was the main reason individuals came to America
a) money
b) adventure
c) crops
d) freedom

What is the term for a group of investors who share the company's profits and losses?
a) proprietary
b) royal
c) joint-stock
d) charter

Which colony was at various times owned by the Swedish, Dutch and English?
a) Maryland
b) Virginia
c) Pennsylvania
d) Deleware

In which colony did the starving time occur?
a) Maryland
b) Virginia
c) North Carolina
d) Massachusetts

Which colony was established as a place for debtors?
a) Virginia
b) Maryland
c) Georgia
d) Deleware

What is considered green gold?
a) Corn
b) Wheat
c) Tobacco
d) Cotton

Which document was the first written constitution in America?
a) Mayflower Compact
b) Act of Toleration
c) Articles of Confederation
d) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

The Pilgrims settled in
a) Roanoke Island
b) Jamestown
c) Plymouth
d) Williamsburg

Who is responsible for introducing tobacco into the American colonies?
a) John Smith
b) John Winthrop
c) Pilgrims
d) John Rolfe

Who established the colony of Rhode Island?
a) William Penn
b) Sir Walter Raleigh
c) John Winthrop
d) Roger Williams

What new name did the English give to the Dutch city of New Amsterdam?
a) New York
b) New Hamsterman
c) Philadelphia
d) Boston

Which of the following is not part of New England?
a) New Hampshire
b) Massachusetts
c) Vermont
d) Carolina

Metacom(et) fought in
a) Bacon's Rebellion
b) King Philip's War
c) Civil War
d) French and Indian War

Which colony was founded by Quakers?
a) Massachusetts
b) Maryland
c) Virginia
d) Pennsylvania

What term refers to a king giving a certificate or permission for land in America?
a) join-stock company
b) proprietary
c) charter
d) royal

Which colony split soon after is founding?
a) Virgnia
b) Massachusetts
c) New Hampshire
d) Carolina

This Virginia planter led attacks on American Indians and refused to honor the governor's promise to them
a) John Rolfe
b) John Smith
c) Nathaniel Bacon
d) John White

Which religious group practiced pacifism?
a) Puritans
b) Separtists
c) Pilgrims
d) Quakers

Who was the leader of Jamestown?
a) John Rolfe
b) John White
c) John Smith
d) John Doe

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