Question 1

Where, in the New World,  were Puritans settling?

Accepted Answer

New England

Answer

Virginia

Answer

the Middle colonies

Answer

Canada

Question 2

How did smallpiox affect Indians in the New World?

Accepted Answer

It killed millions of them.

Answer

It killed millions of enslaved Africans.

Answer

They were immune to the disease.

Answer

They transmitted the disease to English settlers.

Question 3

Why is the Mayflower Compact significant?

Accepted Answer

It was the first democratic constituion/government created in the colonies.

Answer

It led to the creation of the VA House of Burgesses.

Answer

It allowed colonists in New England to purchase land from the Indians.

Answer

It allowed colonists in Virginia to purchase slaves for the first time.

Question 4

When and where were enslaved people from Africa first brought to the English colonies?

Accepted Answer

1619, Jamestown, VA.

Answer

1709, Pjhiladelphia, PA.

Answer

1620, Plymouth, MA.

Answer

1607, Jamestown, VA.

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