FACT SHEET:
1. Most colonies ended up being controlled as royal colonies by the end of the colonial period.
2. Pennsylvania colony was founded as a joint stock company.
3. The first Constitution in the American colonies was written in New York.
4. The Carolinas and Chesapeake colonies depended on plantation agriculture and production of a staple or cash crop.
5. Pennsylvania, New York & New Jersey are considered "Middle Colonies."
6. Rhode Island, Maryland and Pennsylvania all offered religious toleration.
7. Bacon's Rebellion occurred in Connecticut
true or false
1. False - Most colonies ended up being controlled as royal colonies by the end of the colonial period. (Some colonies, such as Connecticut and Rhode Island, remained self-governing proprietary colonies)
2. False - Pennsylvania colony was founded as a proprietary colony. (It was founded by William Penn as a haven for Quakers)
3. False - The first Constitution in the American colonies was written in Connecticut. (The first Constitution was actually written in Virginia, known as the Virginia Constitution of 1776)
4. True - The Carolinas and Chesapeake colonies depended on plantation agriculture and production of a staple or cash crop. (Tobacco was a major cash crop in the Chesapeake colonies, while rice and indigo were major crops in the Carolinas)
5. True - Pennsylvania, New York & New Jersey are considered "Middle Colonies." (These colonies were geographically located in the middle of the original thirteen colonies)
6. True - Rhode Island, Maryland, and Pennsylvania all offered religious toleration. (These colonies were known for their policies of religious freedom and tolerance)
7. False - Bacon's Rebellion occurred in Virginia. (It was a rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon against the colonial government in Virginia)