Religion and the founding: colonial diversity, the Great Awakening and religious freedom

Grade 12 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   Massachusetts Bay

   Who made it: historians and textbooks writing today. When: today. Where: the United States. For whom: readers today. Why: to sum up what is known. Summary in our words, not a quotation: Founded in 1630 by Puritans. Most towns taxed residents to support the Congregational church, the colony's official church. Source card "Rhode Island". Who made it: historians and textbooks writing today. When: today. Where: the United States. For whom: readers today. Why: to sum up what is known. Summary in our words, not a quotation: Founded in 1636 by Roger Williams after Massachusetts banished him. Williams argued that government should not control religion. Baptists, Quakers and Jewish families settled there; Newport's Touro Synagogue opened in 1763. Source card "Pennsylvania". Who made it: historians and textbooks writing today. When: today. Where: the United States. For whom: readers today. Why: to sum up what is known. Summary in our words, not a quotation: Founded in 1681 by William Penn, a Quaker. Its 1682 laws let people who believed in God worship as they chose. Source card "Maryland". Who made it: historians and textbooks writing today. When: today. Where: the United States. For whom: readers today. Why: to sum up what is known. Summary in our words, not a quotation: Founded in 1634 as a refuge for English Catholics. Its Toleration Act of 1649 protected Christians who believed in the Trinity. Below the cards: each card is a summary in our words. The colonies differed: some had an official church supported by taxes, and some did not.

2. 1.

   In Esme's cards, who founded Rhode Island, and when?

   • Roger Williams, in 1636
   • William Penn in 1681, a Quaker founder
   • English Catholics, in 1634
   • The Puritans, in 1630
3. 2.

   Which colony was founded as a refuge for English Catholics, Jun asks?

   • Rhode Island
   • Pennsylvania, founded by a Quaker
   • Maryland
   • Massachusetts Bay
4. 3.

   What did Roger Williams argue about government and religion, by the card, Luz asks?

   • Government should not control religion
   • Quakers should leave
   • Government should collect taxes for one church
   • Each colony needs a king
5. 4.

   Which colony's founder was a Quaker, Milo asks?

   • Maryland
   • Massachusetts Bay
   • Rhode Island, where Quakers settled
   • Pennsylvania
6. 5.

   In which colony did a synagogue open in 1763, Noah asks?

   • Maryland
   • Massachusetts Bay
   • Pennsylvania, with its 1682 laws
   • Rhode Island
7. 6.

   Which colony had an official church supported by taxes, Pia asks?

   • Pennsylvania
   • Rhode Island, founded by Roger Williams
   • Massachusetts Bay
   • Maryland
8. 7.

   How many years passed from Rhode Island's founding (1636) to Virginia's statute (1786), Ren asks?

   • 150 years
   • 3,422 years
   • 160 years
   • 140 years
9. 8.

   How many years passed from Maryland's Toleration Act (1649) to the First Amendment (1791), Tala asks?

   • 242 years
   • 142 years
   • 3,440 years
   • 152 years
10. 9.

    Zee reads the words official church. What do they mean, by the cards?

    • A synagogue
    • A church the law supports with taxes
    • A town hall
    • A church that each person may freely choose to join
11. 10.

    Which sentence about the four cards is careful, Bo asks?

    • No colony had an official church
    • Each colony had the same rules on religion
    • The cards say which belief is true
    • The colonies differed on official churches