Colonial Resistance — Unit test Answers

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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
3

Which colony split into two colonies in 1712?

A
Florida
B
Georgia
C
Carolina
D
Virginia
4

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.
5

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.
6

Who sent troops to Lexington and Concord to capture stores of ammunition?

A
General Gage
B
Samuel Adams
C
John Hancock
D
George Washington
7

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.
9

A way that Europeans increased their wealth in the West Indies during the 1600s and 1700s was by

A
marching enslaved people to the West Coast to sell them.
B
reducing the size of their plantations.
C
allowing enslaved people to buy their freedom.
D
exporting products they had grown or made.
11

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
12

What slowed the growth of the African population by around 1850?

A
Many young men were placed into slavery.
B
Many young women were placed into slavery.
C
Many children were placed into slavery.
D
Many older adults were placed into slavery.
13

Because of the proposed Albany Plan of Union, colonists

A
joined the fight against the British in the French and Indian War.
B
began thinking of the colonies as separate from Britain.
C
began to resent having to serve in the British military.
D
gained a greater appreciation for British colonial control.
15

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.

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