Colonial America Quiz

What was the first colony in the U.S.?

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Roanoke

• New Amsterdam

Who took control of Jamestown and built a fort in 1608?

• John Smith

• Nathaniel Bacon

• James Oglethorpe

• William Penn

What did indentured servants receive in exchange for working?

• Free passage to North America

• Land

• Money

• Education

Who led an attack against American Indians and the colonial government in Virginia?

• Nathaniel Bacon

• John Smith

• James Oglethorpe

• Roger Williams

Who were the Puritans?

• Protestants who wanted to reform the church of England

• Catholics seeking freedom

• Quakers promoting peace

• Pilgrims seeking new land

Who were the Pilgrims?

• Members of the Puritan Separatist sect

• Spanish explorers

• French traders

• Native American allies

What was the purpose of Bacon's Rebellion?

• To attack American Indians and the colonial government

• To establish a new colony

• To find gold

• To create a new trade route

What was the Mayflower Compact?

• A ship that sailed to America

• A legal contract for self-government

• A type of flower

• A new type of food

Who was Anne Hutchinson?

• A ship captain

• A religious leader with radical ideas

• A famous artist

• A queen of England

What did Peter Stuyvesant do?

• Discovered America

• Led the New Netherland colony

• Invented the telephone

• Wrote a famous book