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Thirteen Colonies

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Who settled the Plymouth Colony in 1620?

  • Anglicans
  • Quakers
  • Puritans
  • Separatists (correct)

    • How many passengers, including 35 Pilgrims, set sail aboard the Mayflower?

  • 75
  • 50
  • 100 (correct)
  • 125

    • What was the main reason for the establishment of Georgia as a colony?

  • To grow cash crops
  • To establish a royal colony
  • To serve as a buffer between Spanish Florida and South Carolina
  • To provide a place for debtors to go (correct)

    • Which country sent a naval fleet to seize New Netherlands in 1664?

    <p>England</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of the Duke who was given the New Netherlands territory?

    <p>Duke of York</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which state remained a part of Massachusetts until 1820?

    <p>Maine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who led the Native American alliance in the King Philip's War?

    <p>Metacom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many settlers were killed during the King Philip's War?

    <p>4,000</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who helped the Pilgrims during their settlement in Plymouth?

    <p>The Pawtuxet tribe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the basis for the modern Thanksgiving celebration?

    <p>The Pilgrims' first harvest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which colony was settled by Roger Williams and his supporters?

    <p>Rhode Island</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the punishment for dissenters in the Puritan colonies?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

    <p>John Winthrop</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which New England colony was settled for fishing purposes rather than religious freedom?

    <p>New Hampshire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which colony was established as a buffer between Spanish Florida and South Carolina?

    <p>Georgia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which crop was a cash crop grown in the Carolinas during this time period?

    <p>Rice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which colony was settled by debtors?

    <p>Georgia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which act granted religious freedom to all Christians living in Maryland?

    <p>Act of Toleration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who granted Lord Baltimore 100 million acres for Catholics to settle in Maryland?

    <p>King James I</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the King Philip's War?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the Salem witch trials?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Mayflower Compact establish?

    <p>The foundation for the colony's government</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following events to the year they happened:

    <p>Settlement of the Plymouth Colony = 1620 Mayflower set sail = 1620 Mayflower Compact established = 1620</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following places to their significance in the Plymouth Colony settlement:

    <p>Mayflower = Ship that transported the Pilgrims Cape Cod = Place where Mayflower anchored Virginia Colony = Initial intended destination of the Mayflower</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following terms to their descriptions:

    <p>Pilgrims = Separatists who settled the Plymouth Colony Mayflower Compact = First self government plan in the colonies Squanto = English speaking member of the Wampanoag who helped the Pilgrims</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following colonies with their founders:

    <p>New Jersey = Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkley Pennsylvania = William Penn Maryland = Lord Baltimore Delaware = William Penn</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following colonies with their primary settlement year:

    <p>New Jersey = 1660 Pennsylvania = 1682 Maryland = 1632 Delaware = 1638</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following colonies with their key features:

    <p>New Jersey = First settlement was Bergan Pennsylvania = Established as a 'Holy Experiment' Maryland = Settled as a proprietary colony Delaware = Separated from Pennsylvania to form its own colony</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following colonies with their significant acts or events:

    <p>New Jersey = Divided into East and West Jersey between 1674-1702 Pennsylvania = Granted a charter by King Charles II Maryland = Passed the Toleration Act of 1649 Delaware = Controlled by British Duke of York in 1664</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following colonies with their founders:

    <p>Plymouth Colony = Pilgrims Massachusetts Bay Colony = Puritans Rhode Island = Roger Williams Connecticut = Thomas Hooker</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following key individuals with their roles or actions:

    <p>Squanto = Helped the settlers grow corn John Winthrop = Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony Roger Williams = Founded Rhode Island David Thomson = Settled New Hampshire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following colonies with their distinctive features:

    <p>Plymouth Colony = First Thanksgiving celebration Massachusetts Bay Colony = Puritan laws tied to the beliefs of the Puritan Church Rhode Island = No religious persecution of Christians Connecticut = Citizenship based on land ownership, not religion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the colonies with their status or fate:

    <p>Plymouth Colony = Became part of Massachusetts Bay Colony Massachusetts Bay Colony = Became a royal colony in 1691 Rhode Island = Settled by dissenters New Hampshire = Became its own colony in 1679</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following territories with the year they declared independence or became a state:

    <p>Vermont = 1777 Maine = 1820 New Netherlands = 1624 New York = 1791</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following figures and events with the correct year:

    <p>Metacom's death = 1676 End of Salem witch trials = 1692 Settlement of New Netherlands = 1624 Maine becomes 23rd state = 1820</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following territories with their relevant details:

    <p>Vermont = 14th state Maine = 23rd state New Netherlands = Explored by Henry Hudson New York = Governor Andros</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following regions or cities with their characteristics or historical events:

    <p>New England = Center of commerce New Amsterdam = Original name of New York City Salem Village = Salem witch trials Maine = Part of Massachusetts until 1820</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following colonies with their corresponding descriptions:

    <p>Carolinas = By 1720, enslaved Africans outnumbered European settlers 2:1 Georgia = Established as a place for English debtors to serve their sentences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following facts with the corresponding colonies or regions:

    <p>Cash crops like tobacco, rice, indigo, and cotton = Southern Colonies Established as a place for English debtors = Georgia Not as commercial as New England and Middle Colonies = Southern Colonies Enslaved Africans outnumbered European settlers 2:1 = Carolinas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following colonies to their corresponding descriptions:

    <p>Georgia = Established as buffer between Carolina and Spanish Florida Carolinas = Enslaved Africans outnumbered European settlers in 1720</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following states with their year of independence:

    <p>Vermont = 1777 Maine = 1820</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following events with their corresponding years during the King Philip's War:

    <p>The war ended = 1676 Launch of united assault on colonial towns = 1675</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following facts about New England's economy:

    <p>Difficulties in growing crops due to = Climate and rocky soil Importance of = Fishing, whaling, and shipbuilding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following territories with their original names:

    <p>New York = New Netherlands New York City = New Amsterdam</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following colonies with their founding year:

    <p>Plymouth Colony = 1620 Massachusetts Bay Colony = 1630 Rhode Island = 1635 New Hampshire = 1623</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following individuals with their roles in the establishment of New England colonies:

    <p>Squanto = Helped settlers grow corn John Winthrop = Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony Roger Williams = Founded Rhode Island Thomas Hooker = Settled Connecticut</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following New England colonies with their distinctive features:

    <p>Massachusetts Bay Colony = Puritan laws tied to the beliefs of the Puritan Church Rhode Island = No religious persecution of Christians Connecticut = First written constitution in North America New Hampshire = Originally founded for fishing, not religious freedom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following punishments with the place where they were used:

    <p>Fines, public humiliation, execution, banishment = Massachusetts Bay Colony No punishment for religious dissent = Rhode Island</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following colonies with their primary settlers:

    <p>New Jersey = Dutch Pennsylvania = William Penn Maryland = Lord Baltimore Delaware = New Sweden Company</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following colonies with their key events:

    <p>New Netherlands = Seized by the British in 1664 New Jersey = Became a royal colony in 1702 Pennsylvania = Granted to William Penn in 1681 Delaware = Separated from Pennsylvania to form its own colony in 1701</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following colonies with their main industries:

    <p>New Jersey = Farming Pennsylvania = Logging, shipbuilding, and fishing Maryland = Farming Delaware = Farming</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following colonies with their notable laws or policies:

    <p>New Jersey = Settled by the Dutch Pennsylvania = Established as a 'Holy Experiment' Maryland = Passed the Toleration Act of 1649 Delaware = Initially part of Pennsylvania</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following colonies to their respective statuses or characteristics:

    <p>Carolinas = By 1720, enslaved Africans outnumbered European settlers 2:1 Georgia = Established as a place for English debtors to serve their sentences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following crops with their descriptions:

    <p>Cash crops = Grown in the Carolinas Tobacco, rice, indigo, cotton = Grown on farms and plantations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following colonies to their geographical classifications:

    <p>New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut = New England Colonies New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware = Middle Colonies Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina = Southern Colonies Georgia = Southern Colony</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following key facts about Plymouth Colony:

    <p>Plymouth Colony = Settled by Pilgrims (Separatists) in 1620 Mayflower = Ship that carried 100 passengers including 35 Pilgrims Mayflower Compact = Established the foundation for the colony’s government and was the first self government plan in the colonies Squanto = English speaking member of Wampanoag people who helped the Pilgrims</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following terms with their descriptions:

    <p>Mayflower = The ship that transported the Pilgrims Mayflower Compact = The document that pledged decisions would be made by the will of the majority Wampanoag = The community that had abandoned the area where the Pilgrims settled Cape Cod = The place where the Mayflower set anchor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following facts about the Plymouth Colony's establishment:

    <p>Mayflower's destination = A location near the Hudson River Reason for Wampanoag abandonment = Deadly disease caused by Europeans Characteristics of settlement area = Good water supply, good harbor, and cleared fields Mayflower Compact's significance = First self government plan in the colonies</p> Signup and view all the answers

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