Land Ownership in Colonial America

In colonial America, who decided who owned property in England?

• The colonists

• The king

• The royal governor

• The mayor

What did early colonists in the New England Colonies receive as a reward for taking risks?

• 100 acres of land

• 50 acres of land

• A house

• A ship

What did families have to promise to do to obtain land in the New England Colonies?

• Build a school

• Farm and improve the property

• Pay taxes

• Write a book

What could men do if they owned land in colonial America?

• Travel for free

• Vote and hold government offices

• Become a king

• Get free food

Who processed the land deeds in the New England Colonies?

• The mayor's office

• The royal governor’s office

• The king's office

• The local farmer

Who could buy land if landowners wanted to sell property in the New England Colonies?

• Only white men

• Only free African men

• White men and free African men

• Only the king

In the Middle Colonies, who could sell or gift land to others?

• The king

• The mayor

• The proprietor

• The colonists

Match the following terms:

• Port

• Sold to other countries

• Imports

• Royal customs offices were located here.

• Tariff

• Tax on goods

• Exports

• Bought from other countries

Match the following individuals.

• Brought the idea of land ownership.

• Europeans

• Life was harder for them that Europe.

• American Indians

• Were permitted to own land if sold to.

• African Men

• Believed land was not to be owned.

• Colonial Farmers