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1. What religion were the Puritans a part of?

A Christianity B Judaism C Islam D Buddhism

2. Which of the following best describes the Puritan religion?

A English Christians who wanted to reform the Church of England from within B Dutch Christians who wanted to leave the Catholic Church C Italian Christians who wanted to reform the Catholic Church D English Christians who wanted to leave the Church of England

3. What made the Separatists different from the Puritans?

A The Separatists wanted to leave the Church of England B The Separatists were Catholic C The Separatists were Muslim D The Separatists were atheists

4. Why did the Puritans leave England?

A They were being persecuted by the Church of England B They wanted an adventure C They wanted to join the Catholic Church D All of the above

5. Which of the following was characteristic of the Puritan religion?

A All of the above B Their churches were simple buildings with few decorations C They had simple church services D Their church services were centered around the Bible

6. What colony did the Puritans first establish in 1630?

A Virginia Colony B Massachusetts Bay Colony C Pennsylvania colony D Jamestown Colony

7. Who was the leader of the first group of Puritan settlers?

A Roger Williams B William Penn C John Winthrop D James Oglethorpe

8. What colony did the Puritan settlements of Portsmouth and Providence form in 1644?

A Colony of Pennsylvania B Massachusetts Bay Colony C Jamestown Colony D Colony of Rhode Island

9. What Puritan leader formed the colony of Connecticut?

A William Penn B James Oglethorpe C Roger Williams D Thomas Hooker

10. What university was founded by the Puritans in 1636?

A William and Mary B Princeton C Harvard D Yale

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