History 011 - US History to 1877 » Spring 2022 » Quiz 2

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Question #1
Which of the Great Lakes lies closest to New York?
A.   Lake Huron
B.   All are at an equal distance
C.   Lake Ontario
D.   Lake Erie
Question #2
Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas, and Georgia were all similar in that they were all:
A.   founded after the restoration of Charles II to the throne
B.   founded as refugees for persecuted religious sects in England
C.   economically dependent on the export of a staple crop
D.   initially propriety colonies
E.   determined to keep slavery influence at a minimum
Question #3
To encourage settlers to come to jamestown, the headright system offered them
A.   employment
B.   profit sharing
C.   land
D.   passage to Virginia
Question #4
Which religious group was particularly irksome and disquieting to the Massachusetts Bay Puritans?
A.   Quakers
B.   Protestants
C.   Baptists
Question #5
Economically, the colony of Pennsylvania
A.   got off a very slow start
B.   received much help from New York
C.   never prospered
D.   became profitable very quickly
E.   had extensive plantations
Question #6
Which were the smallest of the original colonies?
A.   New York and Rhode Island
B.   Connecticut and Rhode Island
C.   Delaware and Rhode Island
D.   Maryland and Delaware

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