Colonial America Trivia Questions
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What was the name of the colony founded by the Pilgrims that was governed as a branch of the Separatist Church?
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plymouth colony
On which ship did the Pilgrims sign a compact just before founding the Plymouth colony in 1620?
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mayflower
What ship, carrying 15 indentured servants, set sail for the New World on September 16, 1620?
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mayflower
On which ship was Peregrine White, the first child born to English parents in New England, born?
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mayflower
In 1763, which surveyors began work to resolve a boundary dispute between the Penns and the Calverts?
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mason & dixon
What crop was exported in quantities of 1.5 million pounds per year by the Virginia Company in the 1630s?
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tobacco
In which state was the Popham colony, founded in 1607 along the Kennebec River, the first English settlement?
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maine
Which colony absorbed the New Haven Colony by 1665?
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connecticut
Who was the husband of Pocahontas that sent the first export cargo of tobacco to England in 1614?
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john rolfe
What document, drawn up in 1620, formed the basis of Plymouth Colony's legal system?
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mayflower compact
Against which country did the colonists fight in King William's War, Queen Anne's War, and King George's War?
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france
What was the name of the land granted to Sir George Calvert's son, Cecilius, in honor of Queen Henrietta Maria?
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maryland
Who established Georgia as a colony for English debtors?
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james oglethorpe
Which of the original 13 colonies was dominated by Quakers and had a legislature that was reluctant to get involved in Western Indian wars?
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pennsylvania
Which colony's western boundary with Maryland was surveyed by Mason & Dixon in 1764?
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delaware
What island is considered the colony founded by Sir Walter Raleigh, even though he never actually went there?
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roanoke island
Which colony had leaders such as William Brewster and William Bradford?
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plymouth colony
What city was founded in 1630 on a peninsula originally named Shawmut by the indigenous people?
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boston
In which incident of 1770 did Robert Treat Paine prosecute British troops for murder?
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boston massacre
In 1742, James Oglethorpe won the Battle of Bloody Marsh, virtually ending the threat to Georgia from which country?
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spain
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