Topic 3 Lesson 2: English Colonies are Settled

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Topic 3 Lesson 2: English Colonies are Settled

Topic 3 Lesson 2: English Colonies are Settled

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Social Studies

7th Grade

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Kathryn Brandow

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Jamestown was established by the Virginia Company, a joint-stock company. Which of the following is true about a joint-stock company?

The company claimed complete ownership of all land used by the colonists.

Each colonist in Jamestown was a partner in the company

 Investors share in the profits or losses of the company.

The company, not the colonists, decided how the colony should be governed

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In 1619, the Virginia Company created the House of Burgesses, which

 created a system of checks and balances.

 was the beginning of representative government in America.

 could veto orders from the English monarch.

claimed exclusive authority in all English colonies.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the founding of Massachusetts differ from the founding of Virginia?

Massachusetts colonists sought wealth, while Virginia colonists sought religious freedom.

Massachusetts colonists sought independence from England, while Virginia colonists were loyal to the king.

Massachusetts colonists were loyal to the king, while Virginia colonists sought independence from England.

Massachusetts colonists sought religious freedom, while Virginia colonists sought wealth.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

English people who wished to establish their own churches were called

 Separatists

 Anglicans

 Pilgrims

Puritans

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The founding of Rhode Island was based on the principle of

religious tolerance

universal voting rights

representative government

separation of powers.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main cause of King Philip’s War?

the resistance of Native Americans against Christian missionaries

the steady advance of English settlers onto Native American lands

the refusal of New England settlers to trade with Native Americans

the desire of New England settlers to form an independent nation