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Colonial America

Colonial America

Question 1 of 4

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Why did the Puritans create the Massachusetts Bay colony?

Select one of the following:

  • The Puritans were looking for gold and glory.

  • The Puritans were were trying to get revenge on the Native Americans for stealing their goats.

  • The Puritans were seeking a safe place to practice religion.

  • The Puritans were looking to build a flourishing economy and trade.

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Question 2 of 4

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The Mayflower Compact and the House of Burgesses were similar in the way that they both had the idea of central government.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 3 of 4

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Name 3 reasons that England decided to colonize North America.

Select one or more of the following:

  • They wanted to find Africa.

  • They wanted market for English goods.

  • They wanted to find the Hudson River.

  • They wanted to plant the Catholic faith in the Americas.

  • They wanted to plant the Protestant faith in the Americas.

  • They wanted the King to find his wife.

  • They wanted new resources only to purify their spiritual waters.

  • They wanted to become more powerful from the new resources.

  • They wanted to make more allies for battling against the French, Spanish, and Portuguese.

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Question 4 of 4

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

The founders of the Jamestown Colony made sure that more money was invested in the Jamestown colony by making Jamestown a and bought in the colony.

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