Name ______________________________________________
Hour _____
Score________
Chapter 2: European Colonies in America
Section 1: Pages 41-45
1. What is the nation’s oldest city?
2. Why were missionaries sent to the New World?
3. Henry Hudson was searching for a ______________________________, but he actually found the __________
______________.
Section 2: Pages 47-50
4. ___________________ became the leader of Jamestown in 1608 and tried to impose _____________________
on the colony.
5. Which crop was essential to the survival of Jamestown, the first permanent colony in North America?
6. What was the significance of the House of Burgesses?
7. Identify three facts about indentured servants.
8. Describe two lasting effects from Bacon’s Rebellion.
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9. Predict why the House of Burgesses will be important to the foundation of the United States of America.
Section 3: Pages 51-56
10. Describe how the Mayflower Compact was remarkable in a couple of ways.
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11. The _______________________________ was a historic step toward _________________________.
12. Identify three facts about the Puritans.
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13. The Massachusetts Bay Colony grew faster than ___________________; _________________ colonists soon
established other towns nearby which included ________________, Watertown and _________________.
14. Roger Williams was a radical Separatist minister who believed in _____________________________. He
believed that _____________ and ________________ matters should be _____________________.
15. Roger Williams established a settlement in Providence, in what is now _________________________.
16. How did Anne Hutchinson contradict church leaders?
17. By the mid-1600s, the colonists were less dependent on the Indians; ________________, _____________ and
___________________were becoming more important than the fur trade in the New England colonies.
Section 4: Pages 60-65
18. William Penn named his new colony _____________________, and it would be a refuge for ______________
and other s suffering _________________________________.
19. Georgia’s early settlers included _____________________________ as well as _________________________
from Britain and _______________________________ from Germany and Switzerland.
20. Describe three beliefs of the Quakers.
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21. What was the Toleration Act?
Use the Quick Facts chart on page 65 to answer the following questions.
22. Joint-stock companies were __________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________.
Colonies included ____________________ and __________________________
23. Royal colonies were ________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________.
Colonies included ____________________
24. Proprietary colonies were ____________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________.
Colonies included: ___________________________
_________________________
___________________________
_________________________
___________________________
_________________________
___________________________
_________________________
25. Self-governing colonies were _________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________.
Colonies included ____________________ and __________________________
Name ______________________________________________
Hour _____
Score________
Chapter 2: European Colonies in America - Modified
Section 1: Pages 41-45
1. What is the nation’s oldest city? (pg. 42)
2. Why were missionaries sent to the New World? (pg. 42)
3. Henry Hudson was searching for a ______________________________, but he actually found the __________
______________. (pg. 45)
Section 2: Pages 47-50
4. ___________________ became the leader of Jamestown in 1608 and tried to impose _____________________
on the colony. (pg. 47)
5. Which crop was essential to the survival of Jamestown, the first permanent colony in North America? (pg. 48)
6. What was the significance of the House of Burgesses? (pg. 49)
7. Identify three facts about indentured servants. (pg. 49)
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8. Describe two lasting effects from Bacon’s Rebellion. (pg. 50)
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9. Predict why the House of Burgesses will be important to the foundation of the United States of America.
Section 3: Pages 51-56
10. Describe how the Mayflower Compact was remarkable in a couple of ways. (pg. 51)
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11. The _______________________________ was a historic step toward _________________________. (pg. 51)
12. Identify three facts about the Puritans. (pg. 52)
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13. The Massachusetts Bay Colony grew faster than ___________________; _________________ colonists soon
established other towns nearby which included ________________, Watertown and _________________. (pg. 53)
14. Roger Williams was a radical Separatist minister who believed in _____________________________. He
believed that _____________ and ________________ matters should be _____________________. (pg. 54)
15. Roger Williams established a settlement in Providence, in what is now _________________________. (pg. 54)
16. How did Anne Hutchinson contradict church leaders? (pg. 55)
17. By the mid-1600s, the colonists were less dependent on the Indians; ________________, _____________ and
___________________were becoming more important than the fur trade in the New England colonies. (pg. 55-56)
Section 4: Pages 60-65
18. William Penn named his new colony _____________________, and it would be a refuge for ______________
and other s suffering _________________________________. (pg. 60)
19. Georgia’s early settlers included _____________________________ as well as _________________________
from Britain and _______________________________ from Germany and Switzerland. (pg. 63)
20. Describe three beliefs of the Quakers. (pg. 63)
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21. What was the Toleration Act? (pg. 65)
Use the Quick Facts chart on page 65 to answer the following questions.
22. Joint-stock companies were __________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________.
Colonies included ____________________ and __________________________
23. Royal colonies were ________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________.
Colonies included ____________________
24. Proprietary colonies were ____________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________.
Colonies included: ___________________________
_________________________
___________________________
_________________________
___________________________
_________________________
___________________________
_________________________
25. Self-governing colonies were _________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________.
Colonies included ____________________ and __________________________