SSW - Week 23 - Reasons for Founding the 13 Colonies

Which people settled the Delaware colony first?

• Dutch

• Europeans

• Swedish

• American Indians

In which area was government based on religion?

• Maryland

• North and South Carolina

• Rhode Island

• Massachusetts Bay

Which area was seen as a good place to raise cash crops?

• Maryland

• North and South Carolina

• Rhode Island

• Delaware

Which of the following is not an accomplishment of George Wythe?

• he was a respected lawyer

• he was the first Virginian to sign the Declaration of Independence

• he was America's first law professor

• he married a freed slave named Lydia Broadnax

What was Lydia Broadnax able to accomplish that many slaves were unable to?

• the right to vote

• a seat in government

• property ownership

• a career in law

Why is the history of enslaved people hard to trace?

• records of their births and deaths were not maintained

• no one really cared about the history of slaves

• their records were hidden because people did not want anyone to know they existed

• they were seen as property and could be bought, sold, or traded

How is a slave different from an indentured servant?

• an indentured servant does not get a place to live and an enslaved person does

• an indentured servant is never freed and will always work without pay

• an enslaved person works without pay for their whole life and is never freed

• an indentured servant works only on farms and enslaved servants only work on plantations

What two things made Elias Legarde unique?

• his profession and his faith

• his ancestry and his faith

• his professions and his ancestry

• his faith and his ancestry

What was Elias Legarde's religion?

• he belonged to two religions

• he was a Puritan

• he was a Christian

• he was a Sephardic Jew

How did people keep contact with their family members?

• they wrote letters

• they used face time

• they sent text messages

• they talked to them on telephones