AnswersU.S. History IThe New England Colonies

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The headright system encouraged the growth of plantations in Virginia by

A
establishing a race-based system of enslavement that provided plantation labor.
B
giving land to colonists who paid for servants or enslaved people to come to Virginia.
C
giving food, lodging, and employment to people who came to Virginia to work as servants.
D
allowing proprietors to establish laws for the colony and make a profit from the colony.
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Farming in the early New England colonies was challenging because

A
English laws restricted which crops farmers could plant.
B
unfamiliar weather and soil conditions affected cultivation.
C
foreign plants soon grew out of control in the American soil.
D
English investors promoted manufacturing over farming.
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Why was the House of Burgesses significant in colonial America?

A
It was the first example of representative government in the colonies.
B
It was first to establish the separation of governmental powers.
C
Its leader was the only elected governor in the colonies.
D
Its members were elected by freemen in Pennsylvania.
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Why was slavery especially common in the colony of South Carolina?

A
It grew more corn and wheat than any other southern colony.
B
Indentured servants refused to do farm work on plantations.
C
Plantation owners from Barbados brought enslaved workers with them.
D
Slave codes kept people in other colonies from using enslaved workers.
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Typically, colonial villages in New England

A
were home to enslaved farm workers.
B
welcomed people of all religions.
C
had different ethnic neighborhoods.
D
were built around an area called a common.
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During the 1600s and 1700s, the economies of the middle colonies

A
grew as they became centers of trade because of their location.
B
grew as sugar and cotton plantations flourished in Virginia and Maryland.
C
stagnated as farmers struggled with difficult soil and weather conditions.
D
stagnated as attacks by American Indians impeded steady trade with Europe.
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Which New England colony was established by the Separatists?

A
Massachusetts Bay
B
Rhode Island
C
Providence
D
Plymouth
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Maryland was different from the other English colonies because

A
it was founded on behalf of Roman Catholic colonists.
B
it established good relations with American Indians.
C
it grew tobacco as a lucrative cash crop.
D
it was created as a proprietorship, unlike any other colony.
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Civil magistrates in Massachusetts set up a special court in 1692 to

A
try Peter Zenger for libel.
B
try people accused of witchcraft.
C
pass the Half-Way Covenant.
D
create the Frame of Government.
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Many original settlers in the Carolinas came from

A
Spain.
B
Ireland.
C
France.
D
Barbados.
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What led to violent reprisals by colonists toward local Indigenous people in Virginia during the early 1600s?

A
the actions of Indigenous nations that killed colonists
B
the encroachment of local tribes onto settlers’ land
C
the destruction of soil due to sugar crops
D
the enslavement of Indigenous people by plantation owners
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What led to King Philip’s War?

A
Local American Indians refused to obey English law.
B
Narragansett Indians and colonists attacked a Pequot fort.
C
Pequot Indians attacked an English trading post.
D
Colonist settlement on Wampanoag land increased.
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An important religious leader during the First Great Awakening was

A
William Penn.
B
Peter Zenger.
C
Anne Hutchinson.
D
Jonathan Edwards.
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Lord Baltimore was made the proprietor of Maryland by

A
William Penn.
B
the king of England.
C
Cecil Calvert.
D
the duke of York.
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Why did the Pilgrims and the Puritans establish colonies in the New World?

A
to follow Separatist beliefs
B
to benefit the Church of England
C
to practice their religions freely
D
to avoid an impending religious war
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Why were the Society of Friends persecuted in England during the 1600s?

A
They refused to bear arms in war.
B
They offered support for the monarchy.
C
They supported France and opposed Britain.
D
They supported slavery in Britain.
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What actions led to conflict between colonists in New England and local American Indians?

A
Colonists moved onto American Indian lands and expected the American Indians to obey colonial law.
B
American Indians resented the successful farming methods of colonists and raided their stores of food.
C
American Indians resented the attempts of colonists to convert them to Christianity and attacked their churches.
D
The English government recognized the sovereignty of American Indians, which angered colonists in New England.
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Which best describes the relationship between colonists and Indigenous people in the early days of the Georgia colony?

A
The relationship was good due to the policies of James Oglethorpe.
B
The relationship was poor due to the policies of John Smith.
C
The relationship was strained due to the Tuscarora War.
D
The relationship was good due to the Yamasee War.
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The First Great Awakening in the American colonies

A
featured traveling preachers who gave fiery sermons.
B
led to the formation of exclusive social groups in cities.
C
consisted of small crowds of government officials.
D
created harmony within most religious groups.
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Which middle colony was originally founded by the Dutch?

A
New York
B
Pennsylvania
C
Maryland
D
Virginia

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