US Ch 3 (Multiple Choice and Completion)
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- Q1
Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?
to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony
to prevent some of the colonists from voting against the leaders
to show that they opposed representative government
to help them govern their new colony fairly
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Signing the Mayflower Compact represented the second step toward self-government in the Americas. Which action represented the first?
electing the House of Burgesses
signing the Declaration of Independence
labeling some people as Separatists
forming a new Parliament
30s - Q3
Why did many enslaved African Americans flee to Spain’s Florida colony?
They were given land if they helped defend Florida.
They were allowed to live in Spanish towns as equals.
They were given free religious training at the Spanish missions.
They were given the right to vote and participate in local government.
30s - Q4
San Antonio, Texas, was originally founded in as a
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Native Americans were important to keeping which type of Spanish settlement running?
missions
pueblos
All of these
forts
30s - Q6
What was the main reason that the Spanish established missions?
to convert the Native Americans to Christianity
to create centers of farming and trade
to supervise the plazas
to teach the Native Americans crafts
30s - Q7
By 1763, the three major Spanish settlements in the Florida colony were
scattered about the colony.
in the southern part of the colony.
to supervise the plazas
centered around forts.
30s - Q8
What was the main function of the Spanish Borderlands?
to protect the lands of Native Americans
to protect the lands of Native Americans
to protect Mexico from other European powers
to protect the trade routes into Canada
30s - Q9
What is the difference between a proprietary colony and a royal colony?
The first is run by a king, the second by an individual.
The first is run by an individual or family, the second by the king.
A royal colony is larger.
The first is run by a king, the second by a king’s family.
30s - Q10
Which Middle Colony was known as “America’s breadbasket”?
New York
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
30s - Q11
The Pennsylvania Dutch were actually _________________ immigrants.
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Which of the following best describes New England’s climate?
short warm summers and long snowy winters
short mild winters and long hot summers
long mild winters and long mild summers
short mild winters and short mild summers
30s - Q13
Why did the Puritans leave England?
to escape persecution by England’s king
to freely practice their Catholic faith
to escape those engaged in witchcraft against them
to show their devotion to the Church of England
30s - Q14
What did Anne Hutchinson and Thomas Hooker have in common?
Both became leaders of the Puritans in Massachusetts.
They established new churches in Rhode Island.
Both disagreed with Puritan leaders and left Massachusetts.
Together, they founded Hartford, Connecticut.
30s - Q15
Who was King Philip?
Metacom, the chief of the Wampanoag
the Catholic bishop who founded Rhode Island
the King of England in the mid-1600s
the leader of the Massachusetts Puritans
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