American Colonial History Quiz

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The first written constitution in America, establishing a government for the Connecticut Colony.

A group of elected representatives responsible for making laws in the Virginia Colony.

This legal document provided freedom of religious practice to all Christians in the Maryland Colony.

He was the governor of New Amsterdam, a Dutch colony located in what is now New York City.

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He was a leader who founded the colony of Georgia, known for its focus on a protective buffer against Spain.

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Significant Migration: Thousands migrated from England to America and the West Indies in the 1630s.
Peter Stuyvesant: Served as governor of New Amsterdam.
Toleration Act (1649): Guaranteed freedom of worship for those professing belief in Christ.
Rhode Island: Founded by Roger Williams.
House of Burgesses: First legislative body established in Virginia.
Sir Anthony Ashley-Cooper: Proprietor of South Carolina.
James Oglethorpe: Founder of Georgia.
William Bradford: Author of "Of Plymouth Plantation."
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut: First written constitution in America.
Mayflower Compact: First document establishing self-government in America.