Colonial America Quiz

Which describes a royal colony?

• a colony owned by a wealthy citizen

• a colony under the direct control of the king

• a colony with no government

• a colony with a representative government

The geography of the New England colonies was conducive to an economy based on which economic activities? Select TWO that apply.

• sugar production

• hunting

• shipbuilding

• cash crop farming

• trade

Which of the following was NOT one of the 13 original colonies?

• Virginia

• New York

• Pennsylvania

• Florida

Because they lacked immunity, what European disease killed the largest number of Native Americans?

• chicken pox

• measles

• mumps

• small pox

Which are examples of institutions adopted by early English settlers that contributed to the foundations of American democracy?

• Mayflower Compact in Plymouth and the House of Burgesses in Virginia

• headright system in Virginia and the representative assembly in Pennsylvania

• joint stock companies in Virginia and the Lords Proprietors in the Carolinas

• Quaker settlements in Pennsylvania and plantations in South Carolina

What was the main purpose of the headright system?

• to attract more settlers to the New World by giving away land to those who paid for their trip across the Atlantic

• to increase the size of the Puritan church by allowing children to become church members without a conversion experience

• to convert natives to Catholicism by promising them land if they attended church services regularly

• to bolster the economy of new settlements by bringing in one slave laborer for every indentured servant that arrived

What is a reason the colonies developed some form of self-government?

• The king demanded that all colonists be represented in colonial legislatures.

• Government representatives in England were too far away to govern the colonies adequately.

• Colonists refused to send goods to England unless they were allowed to vote on laws.

• The colonists adopted the government structure used by the Native Americans.

What was the main purpose of English colonies established in New England?

• to start plantations

• to act as safe havens for persecuted religions

• to act as penal colonies for British criminals

• to establish contact with Native Americans

What was England's primary motivation for exploring the North American continent and establishing colonies in the region?

• to spread Protestant religions to the inhabitants of the continent

• to gain wealth and remain competitive with other European nations

• to conduct scientific research on new forms of plants and wildlife

• to spread the ideas of democracy and self-government

English settlers came to the Americas for many different reasons. What is something that all English settlers had in common?

• religious beliefs

• language

• the goal of earning great wealth

• hatred of Native Americans