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For whom did the Massachusetts Bay Colony provide a safe religious haven?

A
people of all beliefs
B
Puritans and Separatists
C
Puritans only
D
Church of England members
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As governor of New Netherland, Peter Stuyvesant

A
forced colonists to pay high taxes.
B
granted colonists full religious freedom.
C
prohibited colonists from enslaving workers.
D
forced colonists to live with poor sanitation.
3

Who was Metacomet?

A
a Pequot chief
B
a Wampanoag chief
C
a Narragansett chief
D
a colonial governor
4

A result of the declining role of religion in Puritan society during the late 1600s was the

A
Frame of Government.
B
trial of Peter Zenger.
C
Salem Witch Trials.
D
policy of salutary neglect.
5

Salutary neglect is best defined as

A
the ability to elect people who make up the government.
B
the right to print criticism of officials as long as it is true.
C
the theory that colonies exist to benefit their mother country.
D
the policy of overlooking certain things in order to get positive results.
6

What started the Yamasee War between settlers and Indigenous people in South Carolina in 1715?

A
The Yamasee attacked Jamestown and burned it to the ground.
B
Settlers allied with the Tuscarora attacked the Yamasee.
C
Settlers attacked the Yamasee for encroaching on their land.
D
The Yamasee attacked white traders and their families in South Carolina.
7

Why did William Penn establish the colony of Pennsylvania?

A
to provide a refuge for Quakers
B
to create new trading markets
C
to provide a refuge for English Catholics
D
to earn money for the Dutch West India Company
8

Why was the Massachusetts Bay Company formed?

A
to establish the Mayflower Compact
B
to establish the Jamestown settlement
C
to establish a Pilgrim colony in the New World
D
to establish a Puritan colony in the New World
9

Which statement best explains why the colony of New York had a diverse population?

A
The colony was settled by people from several European countries.
B
The colony was settled by Quakers, who were tolerant of other religions.
C
The colony was settled by Catholics, who were tolerant of other religions.
D
The colony was settled by Caribbean colonists and their enslaved workers.
10

During the early days of their establishment, New Netherland and Pennsylvania both

A
had good relations with American Indians.
B
had poor relations with American Indians.
C
restricted the freedom of religion.
D
split into separate English colonies.
11

New England colonists struggled to export goods to England because

A
there were very few colonial cities.
B
the colonies did not have any resources to export.
C
the colonies could not compete with Plymouth.
D
agriculture was already a major challenge for the colonists.
12

What was one reason New England colonies required larger towns to hire teachers?

A
They believed reading and writing were necessary to study the Bible.
B
It helped unify their towns which typically had diverse populations.
C
They believed it was necessary to ensure separation of church and state.
D
Their colonists tended to have less wealth and education than other colonies.
13

Why was the colony of Georgia established?

A
to create an alliance with New Spain
B
to give debtors from Britain a fresh start
C
to make money from cash crops
D
to make money from the timber trade
14

Which colony split into two colonies in 1712?

A
Florida
B
Georgia
C
Carolina
D
Virginia
15

A significant effect of the First Great Awakening was that it

A
stopped new churches from growing.
B
slowed the growth of universities.
C
caused division among religious groups.
D
led to less religious tolerance.

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