Middle and southern colonies

Question 1

Which country was irritated when colonists began shipping through New Netherland to avoid its taxes and regulations?

Answer 1

England

Question 2

What was the main focus of the economy in New Netherland?

Answer 2

fur

Question 3

Which colony was taken over by James, Duke of York, without firing a shot?

Answer 3

New York

Question 4

What governor of New Netherland refused to surrender to the English but was not supported by the people?

Answer 4

Peter Stuyvesant

Question 5

In England, the Quakers were excluded from:

Answer 5

military service
government
universities

Question 6

The Quakers purchased land in New Jersey from

Answer 6

John Berkeley

Question 7

What became the MOST successful proprietary colony?

Answer 7

Pennsylvania

Question 8

Pennsylvania was founded by

Answer 8

William Penn

Question 9

When was pennsylvania founded

Answer 9

1682

Question 10

What group was known by the name “Society of Friends”?

Answer 10

Quakers

Question 11

What group first settled in Delaware?

Answer 11

Swedes

Question 12

Why did William Penn purchase Delaware?

Answer 12

He wanted to acquire an outlet to the sea to use in trading.

Question 13

What act allowed Maryland colonists to have freedom of religion

Answer 13

The toleration act

Question 14

Which of the following were characteristics of the colony of Maryland?

Answer 14

Maryland was the first proprietary colony.
The colony was established as a refuge for English Catholics.

Question 15

Although settlers in Maryland could elect a representative assembly, which of the following could they not do?

Answer 15

draft legislation

Question 16

What was the land that George Calvert asked Charles I used for?

Answer 16

a refuge for people of the Catholic faith

Question 17

The founding of the Carolinas provided colonies for settlement between what TWO states?

Answer 17

Virginia
Florida

Question 18

What kind of colonies were North Carolina and South Carolina

Answer 18

royal colonies

Question 19

Who was the founder of Georgia?

Answer 19

James Oglethorpe

Question 20

The exploration of which European nation laid the foundations of the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade?

Answer 20

Portugal

Question 21

the trade network that developed between West Africa, the West Indies, and the American colonies during the 16th and 17th centuries

Answer 21

Triangular Trade

Question 22

In what year did twenty Black servants arrived at the Jamestown colony

Answer 22

1619

Question 23

During the years of the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade, approximately how many people traveled the Middle Passage?

Answer 23

12.5 million

Question 24

Which of the following three statements are true about the Middle Passage?

Answer 24

Many who were put on ships were already sick.
13% of people who were put on ships didn’t survive.
The enslaved were kept below deck with barely any room to sit up.

Question 25

In what year was the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade outlawed in the United States?

Answer 25

1808

Question 26

The colonies had a large population increase from 1700-1776 because of immigration and what other main factor?

Answer 26

the large size of families

Question 27

What group replaced ministers as the leaders of public opinion?

Answer 27

merchants

Question 28

The French Huguenots migrated to America because they were being persecuted for:

Answer 28

their faith

Question 29

It was often difficult for people to better their positions in colonial society. T/F

Answer 29

False

Question 30

What social class are planters and merchants

Answer 30

upper class

Question 31

What social class are professional people, artisans, and farmers

Answer 31

middle class

Question 32

What social class are indentured servants

Answer 32

lower class

Question 33

The ease with which the colonists could improve their social status depended upon what TWO factors?

Answer 33

transportation
Communication