Humanities Quiz 4/28/23

Southern colonies made laws to control slaves. What were laws the Southern colonized made to control slaves called?

• Slave laws

• Slave slave controls

• Slave codes

• Slave rules

What was the Mayflower Compact?

• A legal contract

• A famous book

• A flower

• A ship

Who was Anne Hutchinson?

• A governor

• A church leader

• A witch from Salem

• A religious speaker

What did the Toleration Act of 1649 do?

• It made it a crime to restrict the religious rights of Christians

• It made sure there were no criminals in the colony

• It made it a big crime to steal animals from others

• It was a big wall to keep enemies out of the settlement

In 1621 a Patuxet Indian helped the Pilgrims by teaching them survival useful skills like teaching them how to fertilize the soil using fish remains. What was his name?

• John Smith

• Pocahontas

• Sherlaly

• Tisquantum

What did John Smith do to improve Jamestown?

• He rewarded them with food for working

• He planted flowers to make it look better

• He made settlers work harder to build houses

• A & D are both correct

What were indentured servants

• People who signed a contract to work for those who paid for their passage to the New World

• People out of jail and forced to work

• Women who were permitted to work

• Workers who were given fake teeth to keep them healthy

Virginia colonists suffered very high death rates, resulting in​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• Shortage in labor/servants

• Shortage in resources (wood, etc)

• Shortage in water

• Shortage in soldiers

Jamestown was built with _____ in mind

• Food and water sources

• Defense from attacks

• Military/attack strategy

• Resources (wood, etc)

Jamestown was surrounded by marshland with a lot of ____ that made settlers sick

• Diseased mosquitoes

• Rabid bears

• Poisonous spiders

• Poisonous mushrooms