Question 1

A person who owes money

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debtor

Question 2

A person in charge of a colony's land

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proprietor

Question 3

An African American religious folk song

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spiritual

Question 4

A person whose job requires hard physical work

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laborer

Question 5

A place protected from threat or harm

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refuge

Question 6

Someone who works for a more experienced person to learn a skill

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apprentice

Question 7

After England captured the colony of New Netherland, King Charles

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gave the colony to his brother.

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gave the colony to William Penn.

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kept the colony for himself.

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gave the colony to his two friends.

Question 8

The proprietors of New York and New Jersey allowed colonists to

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take part in government

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to worship freely

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to trade with Europe

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to make treaties with the Lenni Lenape Indians

Question 9

William Penn wanted a colony that

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all Christians could live in peace

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was without a government

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ruled by the Church of England

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was ruled by King Charles

Question 10

How did William Penn gain land to form a colony?

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King Charles repaid a debt by giving Penn a piece of land

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The Duke of York gave Penn a part of New Jersey.

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The Duke of York gave Penn a colony.

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King Charles gave the Quakers a part of England.

Question 11

Many families in the Middle Colonies were

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farmers

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plantation owners

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laborers

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appretices

Question 12

Which of the following is true about colony proprietors?

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They did not tell the colonists what to produce.

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They did not practice religious tolerance.

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They did not rent land to the colonists.

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They told colonists how to worship.

Question 13

Which was the first permanent English colony?

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Virginia

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North Carolina

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South Carolina

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Georgia

Question 14

Virginia became the first colony to

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create an elected legislature.

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pass the Toleration Act.

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become a refuge for Catholics.

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put debtors in prison.

Question 15

Representatives in the Virginia legislature were called

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burgesses

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Angelicans

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plantation owners

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debtors

Question 16

After Virginia, how many more Southern Colonies did England form?

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four

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two

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one

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three

Question 17

What did Calvert want Maryland to be?

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a refuge for Catholics

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a refuge for servants

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a refuge for debtors

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a refuge for Anglicans

Question 18

The economy of the Southern Colonies was based on

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agriculture

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industry

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rice

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fishing

Question 19

Which colonies grew rice and indigo as their main crops?

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South Carolina and Georgia

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Maryland and Virginia

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South Carolina and North Carolina

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Virginia and North Carolina

Question 20

What was one difference between plantations and backcountry farms?

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Farmers' children learned to read and write from their parents.

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Backcountry farms were huge.

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Planters' children learned to read and write from their parents.

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Backcountry farms had overseers.

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