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Colonial Period

Colonial Period Quiz

This quiz has 25 questions

Q1. Which was the first successful English colony in America?

Q2. What was the main cash crop grown in colonial Virginia?

Q3. Who founded the colony of Maryland in 1634?

Q4. What was the Mayflower Compact?

Q5. Who led the Native American uprising against English colonists in Virginia in 1676?

Q6. Which colony was founded as a haven for Quakers?

Q7. What was the purpose of the Sugar Act of 1764?

Q8. Who wrote the pamphlet 'Common Sense', which helped ignite the American Revolution?

Q9. What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America?

Q10. Who named the colony of Pennsylvania?

Q11. Which colony was established as a barrier against Spanish expansion in the region?

Q12. Who led the settlement of Connecticut?

Q13. What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

Q14. Which colony was originally settled by the Dutch?

Q15. What was the primary reason for the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

Q16. Who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?

Q17. What was the purpose of the Navigation Acts?

Q18. Which colony was established by a group of Separatists seeking religious freedom?

Q19. Which event marked the beginning of the American Revolution?

Q20. Who was the leader of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?

Q21. Which colony was established as a penal colony?

Q22. Who was the leader of the Pilgrims on the Mayflower?

Q23. What was the significance of the Battle of Yorktown?

Q24. Who was the primary author of the Constitution of the United States?

Q25. What is the significance of the Stamp Act?