Colonial History Trivia Questions
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In which colony was Williamsburg the capital from 1699 to 1776?
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virginia
Which colony was William Brewster a spiritual leader of after arriving on the Mayflower?
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plymouth colony
What South American colony did the Portuguese transport Angolans to as slaves in the 1500s?
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brazil
Which nation colonized part of Somalia in the 19th century and invaded Ethiopia in the 20th century?
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italy
In which state did a hurricane in 1561 destroy a Spanish settlement at what is now Pensacola?
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florida
In early colonial Boston, only men who belonged to which religious sect were permitted to vote or hold office?
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puritans
Which clergyman went to England in 1643 to secure a charter for Rhode Island?
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roger williams
Which country governed Rwanda and Burundi as a single colonial possession until 1962?
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belgium
In which colony did the 1649 Toleration Act grant religious freedom to both Catholics and Protestants?
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maryland
Who was the Pilgrim that married Priscilla Mullins and had 11 children with her?
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john alden
Which colony had John Carver as its first elected governor in November 1620, who unfortunately died in April of the following year?
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plymouth colony
Who led over 100 colonists to land at Yamacraw Bluff in what is now Georgia in February 1733?
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james oglethorpe
In 1626, which Dutch governor purchased Manhattan from the Native Americans for trinkets valued at about 60 guilders?
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peter minuit
In which state was the first lasting English settlement established in 1670 and named Charles Towne?
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south carolina
What road served as the first mail route between major towns in Colonial America?
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boston post road
William Penn was given land in 1682 that later became which small state, as Pennsylvania had no coast?
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delaware
Which European countrys colony of Angola gained independence in 1975?
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portugal
What is France's only mainland New World possession that was known for its penal colony, including Devil's Island?
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french guiana
In which current U.S. state did Dutch colonists conquer New Sweden in 1655?
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delaware
Who surrendered New Netherland to the British in September 1664 without a shot?
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peter stuyvesant
Which company did the British government take over the rule of India from in 1858?
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east india company
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