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Thirteen Colonies And Founding Colonists.
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Which of the following BEST describes the activity of the Southern region?
a) Merchant and Plantation economy
b) Plantation and small fishing economy
c) Small farms and boating
d) Artisans and craftspeople
This colonist wanted the government of Virginia to drive out Native Americans, which was refused, so the colonist led a rebellion burning the town until he was killed (1676).
a) William Penn
b) Nathaniel Bacon
c) John Winthrop
d) Roger Williams
This geographical region had rocky soil and short growing season made farming difficult. Its resources were forests for lumber and the Atlantic Ocean for fishing and whaling. Shipbuilding was a big industry here. One colony included was CT.
a) New England colonies
b) Middle (Mid-Atlantic) colonies
c) Midwest colonies
d) Southern colonies
This person founded Pennsylvania for religious freedom for many different groups and beliefs (1681)
a) John Smith
b) Anne Hutchinson
c) Roger Williams
d) William Penn
This geographical region had large amounts of grain grown, so it was known as the Breadbasket. One colony was NJ. It is part of:
a) New England colonies
b) Middle (Mid-Atlantic) colonies
c) Midwest colonies
d) Southern colonies
This individual founded Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in North America, 1607.
a) Roger Williams
b) William Penn
c) John Smith
d) Anne Hutchinson
What is a person who agrees to work for another person without pay for a certain length of time in exchange for transportation to the New World; After serving their time, they were released to be free citizens:
a) slave
b) indentured servant
c) apprentice
d) plantation owner
She banished from the Puritans and founded parts of Rhode Island, 1638
a) John Winthrop
b) William Penn
c) Roger Williams
d) Anne Hutchinson
Society here was more tolerant than elsewhere and accepted a mix of people, languages, religions and cultures.
a) New England Colonies
b) Middle (Mid-Atlantic) colonies
c) Midwest colonies
d) Southern colonies
This elected representative element of the Virginia General Assembly was the legislative body of the colony of Virginia.
a) Colonial Governorship
b) House of Burgesses
c) House of Lords
d) Mayflower Compact
As colonists and U.S. citizens continued to expand westward, Native Americans sometimes:
a) Attacked colonists in hopes of instilling fear and driving them from Native lands
b) Allied with European nations in wars against the U.S. in hopes of slowing down colonial movement
c) Engaged in treaties with the U.S. hoping to slow down westward movement
d) All of these
The main reason the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies were formed was for:
a) religious freedom
b) commerce
c) artison training
d) slave trade
Mercantilism is an economic system where:
a) Colonies are able to freely trade with other colonies under the same parent country.
b) A parent country takes resources and raw materials from a colony and sells finished goods back to colony.
c) Trade is allowed with West Indian nations only through leaders called Mercantiles.
d) None of these
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
a) The French vs. Indians (Native Americans)
b) The Spanish vs. the French
c) The French vs. the British and Indians (Native Americans)
d) The British and its colonies vs. the French and Indians (Native Americans)
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