CHAPTERS 1~SECTIONS 1-3 QUIZ
Who were the Pilgrims?
A separatist group that left England in the early 1900s to escape religious persecution
A random group of people fleeing the country because they were in trouble
What was the General Court?
The court that assembled in Georgia
A Massachusetts assembly of representatives elected by male church members to govern
Who was Lord Baltimore?
Helped his father Sir George Calvert establish Maryland
Helped his son establish Georgia
What is an apprentice?
A boy that goes to learn a skill he all ready knows
A young boy who learned a skilled craft from an expert
Who is James Oglethorpe?
He established the colony of Georgia for debtors from England
He established Pennsylvania for indentured servants
What was Propriety Colony?
An English colony in which the king gave land to proprietors in exchange for a yearly payment
A colony made for slaves to work for rich people
What are Slave Codes?
The code of what slaves get for their work
Set rules for slaves behavior and denied slaves their basic rights
What was the London Company?
A joint-stock company formed to allow a group to share the risk and cost of establishing a colony
A company made in London to sell goods
What was the Royal Colony?
The colony of kings, queens, and their children
Colony under direct control of the English crown
Who is Thomas Hooker?
He left Massachusetts for religious reasons and established the colony of Connecticut
He left Pennsylvania for being in debt
Who was Squanto?
An Indian who helped the pilgrims with farming and relations with other Indians
An Indian who helped the pilgrims kill their enemies
What was the Headright System?
Gave people all over the world free land
Gave settlers of Virginia 50 acres of land for paying their own way to the colony
What was the Toleration Act of 1649?
The first law supporting religious tolerance passed in the English colonies
The law passed that forced people to get along no matter race, religious beliefs, or gender
Who was Pocahontas?
The first Indian allowed in the colonies
Daughter of a Powhatan leader
Who was William Penn?
Established all the middle colonies
Leader who established colony of Pennsylvania
Who were the immigrants?
People who left the country of their birth to live in another country
People who left to find their families that moved away
What is the definition of a quaker?
One of the most loved religions in England
One of the most despised religions in England
Who are William and Mary?
Second college founded in the New England colonies
First college founded anywhere
Who was Anne Hutchinson?
A woman that believed woman should be superior to men
A woman that was forced out of Massachusetts colony for her religious beliefs
Who was John Winthrop?
Leaders of the puritans
Leader of the Quakers
What was Jamestown?
The second largest city in Pennsylvania
First permanent English settlement in North America
Who were the Puritans?
Strict religious group settled in the Massachusetts colony
Strict government that believed everyone has a pure soul
What are staple crops?
Crops that are always needed
Crops that are needed to help make paper
Who is Nathaniel Bacon?
He led a war in the 1600s
Led a frontier revolt by settlers against Indians
Who was John Smith?
Took control of Jamestown in 1608 and made many improvements
He established the London Company
Which colonies used plantations?
Southern
Middle
New England
Which colonies used the headright system?
Southern
Middle
New England
Which colonies needed slaves for large farms?
Southern
Middle
New England
Which colonies had more educated children?
Southern
Middle
New England
Which colonies was fishing important to its economy?
Southern
Middle
New England
Which colonies was trade important to?
Southern
MIddle
New England
Which colonies were Philadelphia and New York were centers of commerce?
Southern
Middle
New England
Which colonies were the home to puritans?
Southern
Middle
New England
Which colonies was tobacco the most important crop to?
Southern
Middle
New England
Which colonies had important cash crops such as: tobacco, rice, and indigo?
Southern
Middle
New England
Religion was important part to daily life in which colonies?
Southern
Middle
New England
Which colonies had staple crops?
Southern
Middle
New England
What were the Southern Colonies?
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
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