Category: History of USA MCQs

Under a land grant from the king to the Calvert family, Lord Baltimore founded a colony at St. Mary’s, Maryland. What was unique about this colony?

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Under a land grant from the king to the Calvert family, Lord Baltimore founded a colony at St. Mary’s, Maryland. What was unique about this colony?
It was the only colony founded with a Catholic majority
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Only men allowed
All settlers were convicts
First Jewish colony

In 1664 the English annexed the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam thus giving them control of the Atlantic Coast from Carolina to Massachusetts. What was the new name given to New Amsterdam?

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In 1664 the English annexed the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam thus giving them control of the Atlantic Coast from Carolina to Massachusetts. What was the new name given to New Amsterdam?
New York
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Baltimore
Philadelphia
New London
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