27 Questions
Why did countries want colonies?
To increase wealth and power
What is a charter?
A document issued by the government granting the right to create a colony
According to mercantilism, what did a country need to do in order to have a favorable balance of trade?
Export more goods than they imported
Who signed a contract to work a certain number of years in return for passage to the colony and food, clothing, and shelter once they arrived?
Indentured servants
When were the first enslaved Africans brought to Jamestown?
1619
Which colony was the first to have a written constitution?
Connecticut
What was the name of the first legislature made up of elected representatives in North America?
House of Burgesses
Which colony was settled by Thomas Hooker in 1636?
Connecticut
What event led to the passing of laws making Africans hereditary slaves?
Bacon's Rebellion
Which colony in New England was settled by David Thomson in 1623?
New Hampshire
Which colony declared independence from Great Britain in 1777?
Vermont
Who helped the Pilgrims communicate and mediate with the tribal leaders of the Wampanoag people?
Squanto
Which colony was settled by Roger Williams and his supporters in 1635?
Rhode Island
What was the name of the deadly disease that swept through the Wampanoag community?
Smallpox
Who established the foundation for the colony's government with the Mayflower Compact?
The Pilgrims
Which European country settled New Netherlands in 1624?
Dutch
Which British duke gave the land between the Hudson and Delaware Rivers to Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkley in 1664?
Duke of York
Which European country settled New Jersey in 1660?
Dutch
Which European country settled New Sweden in 1638?
Sweden
Who was the Lord of the Southern Colony of Maryland?
Lord Baltimore
What was the religious majority in the Catholic haven of Maryland?
Protestants
Which Southern Colony was established as a place for English debtors to go and serve their sentences?
Georgia
Which Southern Colony had a labor force consisting mostly of enslaved Africans?
South Carolina
Which type of colony was supervised and governed by individuals who had been granted huge tracks of land by the British king or queen in return for political favors?
Proprietary colonies
Who settled on Roanoke Island in 1587 under the leadership of John White?
100 men, women, and children
What did the word 'CROAT' carved onto the palisades and the letters 'CRO' carved into a nearby tree indicate?
The settlers were living with the Croatan Indians
Who emerged as Jamestown's leader and declared that those who didn't work wouldn't eat?
John Smith
Test your knowledge of New England's history and trade routes with this quiz. Learn about the role of harbor towns in commerce, the Triangular Trade, the Middle Colony, and the settlement of New Netherlands by the Dutch.
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