Early Colonies Test

Question 1

Economic theory that emphasized commerce

Answer 1

Mercantilism

Question 2

System of trade involving Europe, Africa, and the Americas

Answer 2

The triangle trade route

Question 3

The defeat of the Spanish ________in 1588 helped open the way to English colonization

Answer 3

Armada

Question 4

The voyage from Africa to the Americas

Answer 4

The middle passage

Question 5

Approximately _____million Africans were kidnapped into slavery

Answer 5

20

Question 6

Manhattan was once____

Answer 6

New Amsterdam

Question 7

Leader of Massachusetts who hoped for a city upon a hill

Answer 7

John Winthrop

Question 8

Companies formed to spread risk over many investors

Answer 8

Joint stock companies

Question 9

Revolution of 1688

Answer 9

Glorious Revolution

Question 10

Where first English child was born in North America

Answer 10

Roanoke

Question 11

Before it was New Jersey much of it was____

Answer 11

New Sweden

Question 12

Cash crop of South Carolina

Answer 12

Rice

Question 13

Another word for contract to work

Answer 13

Indenture

Question 14

First successful English settlement on North America mainland

Answer 14

Jamestown

Question 15

Type of Connie where Gov. was appointed by the king

Answer 15

Royle

Question 16

Cash crop of the Chesapeake colonies

Answer 16

Tobacco

Question 17

Colonies founded as a buffer from Spain and Haven for debtors

Answer 17

Georgia

Question 18

King who authorized colonization and 1606

Answer 18

King James

Question 19

Banished for her belief that individuals could interpret scripture without ministers

Answer 19

Anne Hutchinson

Question 20

Under Queen Elizabeth, England became the champion of _____ Nations

Answer 20

Protestant

Question 21

Period Between Kings, 1649 to 1660

Answer 21

Interregnum

Question 22

Pennsylvania and Rhode Island had _____ of church and state

Answer 22

Separation

Question 23

Wanting to rid the church of England of Catholic hierarchies

Answer 23

Puritans

Question 24

The first government of Plymouth was created by the

Answer 24

Mayflower compact

Question 25

Acts passed to ensure English control of goods going into an out of the colonies

Answer 25

Navigation acts

Question 26

Colony founded as a haven for Catholics

Answer 26

Maryland

Question 27

Denied the vote in Rhode Island

Answer 27

Catholics

Question 28

Document that served as the Constitution for a colony

Answer 28

Charter

Question 29

Government run by religion

Answer 29

Theocracy

Question 30

Puritan churches of New England were each run by there

Answer 30

Congregation

Question 31

Type of colony controlled by one man or small group of men

Answer 31

Proprietary

Question 32

System used to encourage plantation owners to increase population of Virginia

Answer 32

Head right system if you paid for the passage of an indentured servant you would receive 50 acres of land

Question 33

Religion of William penn

Answer 33

Quaker

Question 34

Founded a colony after being banished from one

Answer 34

Roger Williams – founded Rhode Island

Question 35

English colony taken from Dutch in 1664

Answer 35

New York

Question 36

1649 act to guarantee religious freedom for all Christians in one colony

Answer 36

Toleration act Maryland

Question 37

Protestants believed in freedom of

Answer 37

Conscience

Question 38

Led rebellion in Jamestown in 1676

Answer 38

Bacon

Question 39

Dominant official church of southern colonies

Answer 39

Anglican like in England