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Chapter 2 Quiz 2
Switched-On Schoolhouse 2012 edition
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History
8th Grade
02/20/2013
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The leader who rescued Jamestown in its first years
 Definition
John Smith
Term
The Jamestown Governor who gave each man land
 Definition
Sir Thomas Dale
Term
The colonist who first planted tobacco
 Definition
John Rolfe
Term
Those who worked to pay their way to America
 Definition
Indentured servants
Term
John Rolfe married Pocahantas, the daughter of the Indian Chief-
 Definition
Powhatan
Term

 

When the law was changed to allow lifelong African slavery

profits for growing crops did what

 Definition
Increased
Term
The lawmaking body of Virginia was called the
 Definition
House of Burgesses
Term

True or False

When Virginians could help make laws, self government began in America.

 Definition
True
Term

Which of the following are true of the developing colony at Jamestown?

 

Tobacco became the main crop and made the colony profitable

 

The colony was started with families

 

The first African slaves were brought in by the Dutch in 1619

 

The London Company kept title to all the land for itself


The London Company did not allow the colonists any say in the government

 Definition
Tobacco became the main crop and made the colony profitable.
The colony was started with families.
The first African slaves were brought in by the Dutch in 1619.
The London Company kept title to all the land for itself.
The London Company did not allow the colonists any say in the government.
Term
A farm of many acres, worked by slaves or servants.
 Definition
Plantation
Term
A formal document granting special rights or privileges to a person or company
 Definition
Charter
Term
A group of Protestants who wanted to separate from the Church of England
 Definition
Separatist
Term
English Protestants who tried to simplify rituals in the Church of England
 Definition
Puritans
Term
The first settlement started by the Pilgrims was on the New England coast at
 Definition
Plymouth
Term
In signing the _________, the Pilgrims agreed to obey their government
 Definition
Mayflower Compact
Term
Who was the first governor of the Plymouth colony
 Definition
John Carver
Term
Who led a group of Puritans to Salem
 Definition
John Endicott
Term

Which of the following were true of the Massachusetts colonies

Settlers came seeking profits and adventure.


Puritans purchased a controlling interest in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.


Only Separatists could hold office and vote in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.


During the first winter, half the colonists at Plymouth died.


The people who came were persecuted by the Anglican Church.


The Puritans wanted to stay in the Anglican Church.


Cities begun by the settlers included Boston and Salem.


The colony was represented by the House of Burgesses.

 Definition


Settlers came seeking profits and adventure.


Puritans purchased a controlling interest in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.


Only Separatists could hold office and vote in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.


During the first winter, half the colonists at Plymouth died.


The people who came were persecuted by the Anglican Church.


The Puritans wanted to stay in the Anglican Church.


Cities begun by the settlers included Boston and Salem.


The colony was represented by the House of Burgesses.
Term

Match each person with the settlement he established.

        

Rhode Island               |  Thomas Hooker

Conneticut                   |  Roger Williams

New Hampshire           |  John Mason
Definition

 

Connecticut     -----------------------------     Thomas Hooker
Rhode Island   ----------------------------     Roger Williams
New Hampshire----------------------------     John Mason
Term
Sir Fernando Gorges' land grant was never settled, and part of it was claimed by
 Definition
Massachusetts
Term

What are the reasons settlers left Massachusetts for Rhode Island and Connecticut

They were exiled from Massachusetts.


The Indian wars drove them out.


They disagreed with the strict Puritan rule.


There was not enough land in Massachusetts.


A hurricane hit Boston.

 Definition
They were exiled from Massachusetts.
The Indian wars drove them out.
They disagreed with the strict Puritan rule.
There was not enough land in Massachusetts.
A hurricane hit Boston.
Term

 

Why were the Fundamental Orders important, and what did they provide for Connecticut colonists


 Definition
A document that gave not just church members but every citizen in the colony the right to vote and hold office.
Term
Lord Baltimore began Maryland for the _______.
 Definition
Catholics
Term

 

The __________Act of 1649 established religious freedom for both Catholics and Protestants.

 

 Definition
Toleration
Term
The Dutch governor of New Amsterdam was
 Definition
Peter Stuyvesant
Term
The written guarantee of New York colonists' rights was called the Charter of _________.
 Definition
Liberties
Term

Select the founders for the colony of New Jersey.

 

Berkeley
Penn
Carteret
Endicott
eight noblemen
Oglethorpe
Gorges

 Definition
Berkeley
Penn
Carteret
Endicott
eight noblemen
Oglethorpe
Gorges
Term
The religious group that settled Philadelphia was the
 Definition
Quakers
Term

The colonies given in payment of debts were

 

Carolinas
Delaware
Georgia
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

 Definition
Carolinas
Delaware
Georgia
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Term

What were the benefits that Penn offered in order to draw settlers to his colony

inexpensive land
tropical climate
religious freedom
free livestock
fair government
reduced passage across the Atlantic

 Definition
inexpensive land
tropical climate
religious freedom
free livestock
fair government
reduced passage across the Atlantic
Term

Match the colony with its description.

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New Jersey     land grant to eight noblemen, became a colony of small individual farms
Pennsylvania     land grant to eight noblemen, became a colony of large slave owning estates
Georgia     colony named after Sir George Carteret's English home
South Carolina     Penn's woods
Delaware     colony purchased from the Duke of York by William Penn
North Carolina     Oglethorpe did not allow slavery there
Definition
North Carolina     land grant to eight noblemen, became a colony of small individual farms
South Carolina     land grant to eight noblemen, became a colony of large slave owning estates
New Jersey     colony named after Sir George Carteret's English home
Pennsylvania     Penn's woods
Delaware     colony purchased from the Duke of York by William Penn
Georgia     Oglethorpe did not allow slavery there
Term
Why wasn't South Carolina upset when part of its land was given to Georgia
 Definition
They were glad for the additional settlements between themselves and Spanish Florida. These new setlements would provide a buffer between Carolina and Spanish Florida,which some viewed as a potential threat.
Term

Matching.

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amplified     The condition or fact of being represented.
representation     A person with the exclusive title to something.
proprietor     Made fuller and more extensive; expanded; enlarged
Definition
representation     The condition or fact of being represented.
proprietor     A person with the exclusive title to something.
amplified     Made fuller and more extensive; expanded; enlarged
Term

 

Describe how the company colony governments and proprietor colony governments were set up, and give colony examples of each.


 Definition
Company Colony Goverments

Given the right to govern, these companies elected a governer and a council to pass laws and to provide officers. Such companies established the colonies of Jamestown ans Puritan Massachusetts. Later, they changed their policies and allowed the colonists a voice in their government, hoping to make life more attractive to prospective settlers.

             Proprieter Colony Governments

Were usually granted a royal charter, giving them the right to establish and govern a colony. Many of the Middle and Southern Colonies began as propietary colonies, including Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Term

True or False

Rhode Island and Connecticut had self-government from the beginning because they were set up without the king's authority.


 Definition
True
Term
Which part of the colonial government headed the colony and carried out the king's orders
 Definition
The Proprietor
Term
Which part of the colonial government assisted the governor
 Definition
The Council
Term
Which part of the colonial government had members elected by the colonists
 Definition
The Assembly
Term

Which of the following were true of the relationship between governors and colonial assemblies by 1750-1760


The assemblies were growing weaker and less effective.


The governor had strong local support.


  The assemblies had gained experience and confidence.


The assemblies' support came from England.


The assemblies believed the colonists had a right to representation under their royal charters.


The assemblies were content to follow the royal decrees without question.


The governor frequently could not control the assembly.

 Definition


The assemblies were growing weaker and less effective.


The governor had strong local support.


The assemblies had gained experience and confidence.


The assemblies' support came from England.


The assemblies believed the colonists had a right to representation under their royal charters.


The assemblies were content to follow the royal decrees without question.


The governor frequently could not control the assembly.
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