People of the Colonial Era
Quiz by Janel Garner
Grade 8
Social Studies
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8.1.B: Social Studies - History
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- Q1Strict Puritan minister who wanted to establish a Utopian Society in Massachusetts Bay Colony; allowed only Puritans to voteRoger WilliamsWilliam BradfordWilliam PennJohn Winthrop30s8.1.B: Social Studies - HistoryEditDelete
- Q2Puritan minister who limited the government and expanded voting rights through the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut; known as the Father of American DemocracyRoger WilliamsJohn WinthropWilliam PennThomas Hooker30s8.1.B: Social Studies - HistoryEditDelete
- Q3Puritan minister banished from Massachusetts who started Rhode Island; believed in separation of church and state and freedom of religionRoger WilliamsWilliam PennJohn WinthroopThomas Hooker30s8.1.B: Social Studies - HistoryEditDelete
- Q4Quaker who established Pennsylvania and believed in equality of men and women; peace; and religious freedomWilliam PennJohn WinthropRoger WilliamsLord Baltimore30s8.1.B: Social Studies - HistoryEditDelete
- Q5Set up Maryland as a safe haven for Catholics; gave religious freedom to all ChristiansJames OglethorpeWilliam PennRoger WilliamsLord Baltimore30s8.1.B: Social Studies - HistoryEditDelete
- Q6set up Georgia as a refuge for debtors; limited farm size; prohibited alcohol; prohibited slaveryWilliam PennJames OglethorpeRoger WilliamsJohn Winthrop30s8.1.B: Social Studies - HistoryEditDelete
- Q7Led an insurrection which united white and black indentured servants to raid Indian villages and burn Jamestown to ground; increased the use of slaves and decreased use of indentured servantsPontiacJames OglethorpeNathaniel BaconJohn Brown30s8.1.B: Social Studies - HistoryEditDelete