1. which challenge did the pilgrims face in their first few months at plymouth?
a) crop failures and starvation
b) severe winter cold and illness
c) regular attacks by spanish pirates
d) lack of resources with which to build
2. how did william penn's quaker beliefs affect the colony at pennsylvania?
a) suspicion of church hierarchy led to a loose town-hall form of government
b) pacifism encouraged them to pursue peaceful trade with native americans
c) strict rules and practices provoked dissension and rebellion among colonist
d) missionary zeal led colonist to bring native americans into their settlements
3. which environmental conditions made carolina a wealthy colony?
a) abundant freshwater sources for fishing
b) rich mineral stores in mountainous regions
c) many navigable rivers and streams for trade
d) climate and land suited to plantation farming
4. how did the proprietors of the maryland colony alter its government in 1635?
a) established the headright system
b) passed laws banning the slave trade
c) organized a representative assebly
d) gave control to a joint-stock company
5) the primary motivation for the establishment of the jamestown colony
a. to profit from the export of raw materials
b. to prevent dutch colonization
c. to start war with the spanish empire
d. to escape british tyranny against catholics