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Quiz about US History 3  Americas Colonization
Quiz about US History 3  Americas Colonization

U.S. History [3] : America's Colonization Quiz


How much do you know about the original colonies of America?

A multiple-choice quiz by kdizogg. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
kdizogg
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
285,273
Updated
Jun 30 22
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
11 / 20
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4859
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Top 10% Quiz
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Question 1 of 20
1. The very first successful colony to be created in the future Thirteen Colonies was ___________ and was founded by _______________. Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. The Plymouth Colony merged with the Massachusetts Colony in what year? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. Carolina was established by King Charles II for _______________. Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. When slaves were brought to the North American colonies from the West Indies, the cruel _________________ also followed with them, which would haunt African slaves for years to come. Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. Poor inhabitants of Virginia floated southward around the year 1653. They were outcasts and not wanted. What colony did these "squatters" form? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. Which three Indian tribes kept the colonists from advancing past the Appalachian Mountains until about 1770? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. Georgia was **at first** meant to be established as a _____________ colony. (Not what Oglethorpe wanted to establish it as) Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. James Oglethorpe founded ________________ as a ___________________. Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. After Roger Williams was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, where did he set up residence? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. William Penn set Pennsylvania up as a refuge for ______________. He managed to aquire the land because ________________ owed his dead father a large amount of money. Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. Pennsylvania was by far the most advertised of all the colonies, as Penn hired men to send out pamphlets in English, Dutch, French, and German.


Question 12 of 20
12. Which colony was granted a charter in 1662 and merged with the smaller colony of New Haven? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. The place names and traditions around New York are greatly affected by the _________ that had settled there in the early 1600s. For example: Breuckelen (Brooklyn) Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. The Dutch colony north of New Amsterdam was a very __________________ section of the New World. Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. After ________________, the Dutch director-general, had to give up his settlement to the British, King Charles II renamed the city of New Amsterdam _______________. Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. The colony of Delaware was split into two colonies after the original proprietors sold a large section in the West to a group of Quakers in 1674.


Question 17 of 20
17. ___________________ wanted to make the newly acquired and chartered region of Maryland a refuge for __________________ in 1632. Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. Which of the following people was a governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. ___________________ was purchased by Massachusetts in 1677. Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. __________________ claimed that if a person was truly destined to go to heaven before they were born, then that person wouldn't need to live a holy life and could break the law whenever they felt like it. They would still be saved. This person was then banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Hint



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1. The very first successful colony to be created in the future Thirteen Colonies was ___________ and was founded by _______________.

Answer: Virginia ; London Company

Virginia was established in 1607 by a charter granted to the London Company by King James I. The London Company, also known as the Charter of the Virginia Company of London, was established by a charter by King James I in 1606. Its primary purpose was to establish colonies in the New World. The earlier colony of Roanoke had vanished mysteriously.
2. The Plymouth Colony merged with the Massachusetts Colony in what year?

Answer: 1691

The Plymouth Colony only lasted 71 years before it became part of the Massachusetts Bay colony.
3. Carolina was established by King Charles II for _______________.

Answer: eight of his favorite nobles

Carolina was establish in 1670 after King Charles II gave a large amount of land that stretched all the way to the Pacific to eight of his favorite members of the court. They hoped to tie Carolina closely with the West Indies and grow sugar and other resources.
4. When slaves were brought to the North American colonies from the West Indies, the cruel _________________ also followed with them, which would haunt African slaves for years to come.

Answer: Barbados Slave Codes

The Barbados Slave Codes tied a slave to their owner for life, along with any children the slave might have. The codes gave the slave owners the right to do pretty much anything they wishes to them in the way of physical punishment.
5. Poor inhabitants of Virginia floated southward around the year 1653. They were outcasts and not wanted. What colony did these "squatters" form?

Answer: North Carolina

The Virginians basically laid claim to the land they happened to stumble upon. They grew tobacco on small farms with little need for any slaves. North Carolina was finally granted a charter in 1663.
6. Which three Indian tribes kept the colonists from advancing past the Appalachian Mountains until about 1770?

Answer: Cherokees, Creeks, Iroquois

The Savannah Indians were cut down as they were trying to find refuge in Maryland and Pennsylvania in 1707. The Tuscaroras and were cut down when they laid siege to a town in South Carolina in 1711. The Yamasees were dispersed when South Carolina settlers defeated them in 1715. The Iroquois, Creek, and Cherokee indians sat in the backcountry the whole time this was all happening.
7. Georgia was **at first** meant to be established as a _____________ colony. (Not what Oglethorpe wanted to establish it as)

Answer: buffer

The charter was granted to Georgia because it would protect the colonies from the Spanish in Florida and the French in Louisiana.
8. James Oglethorpe founded ________________ as a ___________________.

Answer: Georgia; debtors' colony

James Oglethorpe founded Georgia. He was deeply saddened by the fact that some of his friends had died in debtors' prisons. He made Georgia open to people of all conditions and beliefs.
9. After Roger Williams was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, where did he set up residence?

Answer: Providence, Rhode Island

Roger Williams set up the first Baptist Church in America in Providence, Rhode Island. He wanted to establish a place were everybody, even Catholics and Jews could worship. Rhode Island was seen as one of the most liberal of the thirteen colonies. The sudden influx of people that had been abused elsewhere earned Rhode Island many nicknames, such as "Rogue's Island" and "the Rhode Island Sewer."
10. William Penn set Pennsylvania up as a refuge for ______________. He managed to aquire the land because ________________ owed his dead father a large amount of money.

Answer: Quakers; the English crown

Penn acquired the land from the king in 1681 to settle the great debt that the crown owed Penn's deceased father. Penn called the massive fertile piece of land Pennsylvania, meaning "Penn's Woodland."
11. Pennsylvania was by far the most advertised of all the colonies, as Penn hired men to send out pamphlets in English, Dutch, French, and German.

Answer: True

These men were also known as the "First American Advertising Men." William Penn welcomed anybody who wanted to live in Pennsylvania. The mass of advertising worked and Penn managed to attract thousands of immigrants to Pennsylvania. By 1700, Pennsylvania's population was third in America. Virginia and Massachusetts were first and second.
12. Which colony was granted a charter in 1662 and merged with the smaller colony of New Haven?

Answer: Connecticut

New Haven was never granted a charter, but was founded in 1638 by emigrants from Massachusetts. When Connecticut was granted a charter in 1662, the smaller colony was forced to merge with the larger colony of Connecticut.
13. The place names and traditions around New York are greatly affected by the _________ that had settled there in the early 1600s. For example: Breuckelen (Brooklyn)

Answer: Dutch culture/people

The Dutch people settled the area around the Hudson River and used the land to expand their fur trade. New Amsterdam was the product of Dutch companies and their stockholders' interests for great monetary gains.
14. The Dutch colony north of New Amsterdam was a very __________________ section of the New World.

Answer: aristocratic

Aristocrats lined the Hudson River with vast estates that were known as patroonships. Patroonships were granted to promoters who could settle at least fifty people on them. The patroonships grew very large, some bigger than 400,000 acres.
15. After ________________, the Dutch director-general, had to give up his settlement to the British, King Charles II renamed the city of New Amsterdam _______________.

Answer: Peter Stuyvesant; New York

Peter Stuyvesant could not defend New Amsterdam when an English squadron appeared off the coast, due to lack of munitions. King Charles II granted the land to his brother, the Duke of York. The city of New Amsterdam was renamed New York in his honor.
16. The colony of Delaware was split into two colonies after the original proprietors sold a large section in the West to a group of Quakers in 1674.

Answer: False

The colony of New Jersey was the one that was split up. A group of Quakers bought it in hopes of creating a refuge for their fellow Quakers in 1674. Their dream came to an end, however, when the two Jerseys were combined and made into a royal colony in 1702.
17. ___________________ wanted to make the newly acquired and chartered region of Maryland a refuge for __________________ in 1632.

Answer: The Calverts; Catholics

Cecil Calvert had a vision of a refuge for Catholics in the New World. He died shortly after he had received a charter in 1632, but his son, George Calvert, took up his endeavor. Catholics living in Maryland were granted large estates overlooking the beautiful woodlands, but resentment and open rebellion brought forth by backcountry farmers, most of them Protestant, eventually lost the Calverts their proprietory rights.
18. Which of the following people was a governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

Answer: John Winthrope

John Winthrope was well educated and well-to-do. He became the Bay Colony's first governor.
19. ___________________ was purchased by Massachusetts in 1677.

Answer: Maine

Maine remained part of Massachusetts for almost 150 years until it became a separate state.
20. __________________ claimed that if a person was truly destined to go to heaven before they were born, then that person wouldn't need to live a holy life and could break the law whenever they felt like it. They would still be saved. This person was then banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Answer: Anne Hutchinson

Anne Hutchinson held very unorthodox views of the church and was banished from the Bay Colony for them. She set out for Rhode Island and finally settled in New York. Sadly, a band of Indians killed her entire family except for one of her children. There is a statue honoring her today outside of the Boston Statehouse.
Source: Author kdizogg

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