Thirteen Colonies Test
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- Q1Which of these religious groups came to Maryland to escape religious persecution in England?CatholicsPuritansPilgrimsQuakers30s
- Q2Why were slaves important to plantation owners?They kept track of how many crops were producedThey did most of the work and were not paid at allThey rarely acted out against their ownerThey did most of the work and were paid minimum wage30s
- Q3Match the colony with the cash crop.Tobacco→VirginiaWheat, Barley, and Rye→MassachusettsIndigo→New YorkRice→Pennsylvania30s
- Q4Which colony was founded by the Quakers as a model of religious freedom and peace?New YorkMassachusettsPennsylvaniaMaryland30s
- Q5A colony under the direct control of the English crown is known as aSouthern ColonyProprietary ColonyRoyal ColonyNew England Colony30s
- Q6What do all three economic industries of the New England (Shipbuilding, fishing, and trading) colonies have in common?Cash cropsCenters of world tradeBased around agricultureBased around the water30s
- Q7The cash crops grown in the Middle Colonies earned them the nickname…The “Deep South”The “Holy Experiment”The “Breadbasket”The “Backcountry”30s
- Q8Why did Lord Baltimore set up the colony of Maryland?A place where people can govern themselvesA place where Roman Catholics can practice their religion freelyA place where debtors could start overA place where everyone is equal30s
- Q9Religious Tolerance is a term that is used to describe what two colonies?New York and New JerseyMaryland and Rhode IslandGeorgia and MassachusettsNorth and South Carolina30s
- Q10The Mason-Dixon Line is significant because itDivided the New England and Southern ColoniesDivided New England from the Middle ColoniesDivided Georgia from FloridaDivided the Middle and Southern Colonies30s
- Q11Which colony was founded by the Duke of York?New YorkNew JerseyDelawarePennsylvania30s
- Q12Quakers were Protestant reformers who believed thatEveryone should pay taxes to the Church of EnglandEveryone has the right to own a slaveEveryone is equal in God's eyesEveryone had a duty to serve in the army30s
- Q13Puritans were Protestants reformers who wanted toPurify (Reform) the Church of EnglandMove to the New World to make money selling cash cropsSeparate from the Church of EnglandJoin the Roman Catholic Church30s
- Q14Which of the following colonies was founded by James Oglethorpe as a place where debtors could start over and as a buffer from Spanish controlled Florida?North CarolinaVirginiaMarylandGeorgia30s
- Q15Why did the Puritans, Quakers, and Roman Catholics leave England?They all wanted to become rich in the English coloniesThey wanted to own plantationsThey all hated each otherThey wanted to escape religious persecution30s