L1: New England-Middle-Southern Colonies

Question 1

Which colony was founded by William Penn as a haven for Quakers?

Answer 1

Pennsylvania

Question 2

Which colony was founded by the Puritans seeking religious freedom?

Answer 2

Massachusetts Bay Colony

Question 3

The Puritans sought to purify which church from Catholic practices?

Answer 3

Church of England

Question 4

The Puritans were primarily active in which region?

Answer 4

New England

Question 5

Which social issues have Quakers historically been involved in advocating for?

Answer 5

Women’s Rights
Abolition of Slavery
Prison Reform

Question 6

The Pilgrim Separatists sought religious freedom and separated from which church in England?

Answer 6

Church of England (Anglican Church)

Question 7

What was the Quaker’s view on women’s rights?

Answer 7

They supported them

Question 8

Which religion first showed opposition to slavery?

Answer 8

Quakers

Question 8

What is the Day of Doom?

Answer 8

The first published book in the colonies
A book about popular poems in the colonies
A book about the apocalypse

Question 9

Hard work and business success were signs of God’s grace for which group of people/religion?

Answer 9

Puritans / Puritanism

Question 10

The Middle Colonies consisted of which states?

Answer 10

Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Delaware

Question 11

What were the 3 cash crops that were grown in the Southern Colonies?

Answer 11

Rice
Tobacco
Indigo

Question 12

What was the system of indentured servant?

Answer 12

A form of labor where an individual is under contract to work without a salary to repay an indenture or loan within a certain timeframe.

Question 13

Which religious group believed the Bible to be the supreme authority on Earth?

Answer 13

Puritans

Question 14

Which religious group believed that humans were naturally sinful beings, that they had been born into sin?

Answer 14

Puritans

Question 15

What is the Massachusetts Body of Liberties?

Answer 15

A document originally published in 1641 - the first legal code established by European colonists in New England that composed of a list of liberties, rather than restrictions, intended for use as guidance for the General Court of the time.

Question 16

What was the natural benefit the Southern Colonies had?

Answer 16

Ideal warm/humid climate and arable land

Question 17

What were the differences between Pilgrims and Puritans?

Answer 17

Pilgrims wanted to disassociate / separate themselves from the Church of England
Puritans wanted to reform the Church of England

Question 18

Which year did the Pilgrim Separatists arrive in the New World?

Answer 18

1620

Question 19

Which year did the first settlers arrive in Jamestown?

Answer 19

1607

Question 20

Which country did the Pilgrim Separatists originate from?

Answer 20

England

Question 21

Where did the Pilgrim Separatists establish their first permanent settlement in the New World?

Answer 21

Plymouth (Southern Massachusetts) Colony

Question 22

Where was the first proper colony established?

Answer 22

Jamestown Colony