People And Places Quiz

Question 0

Pequot

Answer 0

These Native Americans fought in a war about land with the English setters in Massachusetts.

Question 1

Duke of York

Answer 1

He was the bother of the king of England who became proprietor of New York after the English took over New Netherlands.

Question 2

John Smith

Answer 2

He was the governor in Jamestown who made friends with the Powhatan Indians and was famous for the saying “He how does not work, will not eat.”

Question 3

John Winthrop

Answer 3

He was a lawyer and first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony. He is famous for saying, “ We shall be as a city on a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us.”

Question 4

James Oglethorpe

Answer 4

King Gorge II gave land in the new world to him to keep the Spanish and French away from South Carolina. Oglethorpe wanted to start a colony for poor people and debtors, so they wouldn’t go to prison in England.

Question 5

Wampanoag

Answer 5

1) Massasoit was leader of the Wampanoags when the pilgrims were there.
2) Metacomet ( king Philip ) lead Wampanoag people into King’s Philip’s war.
3) Wampanoags lost land, died, enslaved, and forced to leave
4) after this very few Wampanoags
5) FWMD

Question 6

William Bradford

Answer 6

He was governor of Plymouth Colony who made a agreement with Massasoit to live in peace.

Question 7

New England

Answer 7

This region was settled mainly by people who wanted religious freedom. The people here made their living by shipbuilding, lumber industry, fishing, whaling, and skilled craftsmanship.

Question 8

Squanto

Answer 8

He was a Native American who taught the Pilgrims to hunt, plant corn and fish.

Question 9

William Penn

Answer 9

He was a Quaker that believed in tolerance and started the colony of Pennsylvania.

Question 10

Middle Colonies

Answer 10

These colonies were started mainly by people who were tolerant of different religions and were interested in making a living in the new world.

Question 11

Roger Williams

Answer 11

He believed that the government should not make laws out religion. He was banished from Massachusetts and started the colony of Rhode Island.

Question 12

Southern Colonies

Answer 12

This region was made up of settlers who made their living on small farms or large plantations were slaves did most of the work. Some cash crops in this region were tobacco, indigo, and rice.

Question 13

Anne Hutchinson

Answer 13

She held meetings in her home were men and women talked about religion. She was banished from Massachusetts and went to Rhode Island.

Question 14

Charleston

Answer 14

This city was an important trading center in South Carolina.

Question 15

Pocahontas

Answer 15

A Powhatan princess who helped the setters at Jamestown by bringing them food.

Question 16

New York and Philadelphia…

Answer 16

…Were two important trading centers in the Middle Colonies.

Question 17

Powhatan

Answer 17

1) Powhatan Native Americans were friendly at first to Jamestown settlers at first
2) when settlers took more land for tobacco they fought back
3) In the end they had to leave
4) FLW

Question 18

Cod fish

Answer 18

This was a very important item in the economy if the Massachusetts Bay colony. There used to be so many, people thought they would always be there. Now there are very few fish left.

Question 19

Maryland

Answer 19

This colony was started by Lord Baltimore as a refuge for Catholics.

Question 20

Peter Minuet

Answer 20

He was the governor of New Netherland who bought Manhattan Island from the Manhates Indians and started a settlement called New Amsterdam.

Question 21

Peter Stuyvesant

Answer 21

He was a governor at the time of the English takeover of New Netherland.