Early Colonies (Exit Quiz)

What country were the colonies from?

• England

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

The colony of Pennsylvania was originally settled by what group of people?

• Puritans

• Quakers

• Pilgrims

• Debtors

Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans leave England to settle in

Massachusetts?

• As an economic venture

• To escape debtors’ prisons

• They needed slave labor

• To avoid religious persecution

Which colony was settled by the separatists from the Church of England?

• Virginia Colony

• Plymouth Colony

• Pennsylvania Colony

• Massachusetts Colony

According to the timeline above, how many years passed between the

disappearance of all the settlers on Roanoke Island and the establishment of

the first permanent English settlement?

• 20

• 13

• 62

• 51