Early Colonial America and the Formation of American Identity Quiz

England established the first permanent settlement in the United States.

The first written framework of government in Plymouth Colony was the Mayflower Compact.

Georgia was founded as a haven for debtors and prisoners, becoming the last of the original 13 colonies.

The primary economic activity in the Southern colonies was farming and agriculture.

Christopher Columbus was the English explorer who made three voyages to the New World.

Plymouth colony was established by Separatists seeking religious freedom and became known as the Pilgrims.

John Smith was the leader of the Jamestown settlement in 1607.

The Mayflower Compact established the first system of self-government in the American colonies.

John Winthrop was the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630.

The Wampanoag tribe assisted the Pilgrims in their first year in the New World.

Phillis Wheatley was the first African American to publish a book in America.

Pennsylvania was known as a refuge for Quakers and was founded by William Penn.

Thomas Paine authored the pamphlet 'Common Sense' advocating for American independence.

The American Revolutionary War began with the events at Lexington and Concord.

Roger Williams founded Rhode Island as a haven for religious minorities.

Pope led the Pueblo Revolt against Spanish colonization in 1680.

Virginia colonists formed the first representative assembly known as the House of Burgesses.

The founding of the Maryland colony in 1634 was driven by the pursuit of religious freedom for Catholics.