SS EXAM REVIEW 2026 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE FINAL
EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Susan Constant - CORRECT ANSWER-the largest of three ships of the
English Virginia Company on the 1606-1607 voyage
Virginia Dare - CORRECT ANSWER-the first English child born in North
America
Anne Hutchinson - CORRECT ANSWER-came to Massachusetts in 1634
and questioned religious authorities of the colony's minister. She was put
on trial for speaking false ideas and claimed God spoke to her. She was
found guilty and ordered to leave the colony
Sir Walter Raleigh - CORRECT ANSWER-Queen Elizabeth gave him the
right to claim land in North America
Squanto and Samoset - CORRECT ANSWER-native Americans who
befriended the colonists and taught the Pilgrims how to grow corn, beans,
and pumpkins and where to hunt and fish' helped the Pilgrims make a
treaty with the Wampanoug people
,Sir George Calvert, Lord Baltimore - CORRECT ANSWER-wanted to
establish a safe place for fellow persecuted English Catholics; hoped that a
colony would bring him fortune
William Penn - CORRECT ANSWER-wrote Pennsylvania's first
constitution;In 1682 sailed to America supervising the building of
Philadelphia, "the city of brotherly love"; Designed the city himself, making
him America's first town planner
John Winthrop - CORRECT ANSWER-well-educated Puritan who
governed the colony's government; Lead about 900 men, women, and
children to Massachusetts Bay; most settled in Boston
Roger Williams - CORRECT ANSWER-the first colonist to be driven out of
Massachusetts; he felt that people should not be persecuted for their
religious practices; also believed it was wrong for settlers to take land away
from the Native Americans; created Rhode Island to be a colony where
people could have their own religious beliefs
Edward Braddock - CORRECT ANSWER-commander in chief of the
British forces in
America and sent him to drive the French out of
the Ohio Valley.
Pontiac - CORRECT ANSWER-Chief of an Ottawa village near Detroit;
joined together other Native Americans to attack the British
, Virginia Company of London - CORRECT ANSWER-a joint-stock
company that received a charter to settle in Virginia
Joint-stock company - CORRECT ANSWER-investors bought stock, or
part ownership, in the company in return for a share of its future profits
Debtors - CORRECT ANSWER-person of country that owes money
Backcountry - CORRECT ANSWER-a region of hills and forests west of the
Tidewater
Tidewater - CORRECT ANSWER-a region of flat, low-lying plains along
the seacoast
California Missions - CORRECT ANSWER-Spanish missionaries, San
Diego
Voting Rights - CORRECT ANSWER-white men with land could vote
originally
Albany Plan of Union - CORRECT ANSWER-An elected legislature would
govern these colonies, have the power to collect taxes, raise troops, and
regulate trade
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE FINAL
EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Susan Constant - CORRECT ANSWER-the largest of three ships of the
English Virginia Company on the 1606-1607 voyage
Virginia Dare - CORRECT ANSWER-the first English child born in North
America
Anne Hutchinson - CORRECT ANSWER-came to Massachusetts in 1634
and questioned religious authorities of the colony's minister. She was put
on trial for speaking false ideas and claimed God spoke to her. She was
found guilty and ordered to leave the colony
Sir Walter Raleigh - CORRECT ANSWER-Queen Elizabeth gave him the
right to claim land in North America
Squanto and Samoset - CORRECT ANSWER-native Americans who
befriended the colonists and taught the Pilgrims how to grow corn, beans,
and pumpkins and where to hunt and fish' helped the Pilgrims make a
treaty with the Wampanoug people
,Sir George Calvert, Lord Baltimore - CORRECT ANSWER-wanted to
establish a safe place for fellow persecuted English Catholics; hoped that a
colony would bring him fortune
William Penn - CORRECT ANSWER-wrote Pennsylvania's first
constitution;In 1682 sailed to America supervising the building of
Philadelphia, "the city of brotherly love"; Designed the city himself, making
him America's first town planner
John Winthrop - CORRECT ANSWER-well-educated Puritan who
governed the colony's government; Lead about 900 men, women, and
children to Massachusetts Bay; most settled in Boston
Roger Williams - CORRECT ANSWER-the first colonist to be driven out of
Massachusetts; he felt that people should not be persecuted for their
religious practices; also believed it was wrong for settlers to take land away
from the Native Americans; created Rhode Island to be a colony where
people could have their own religious beliefs
Edward Braddock - CORRECT ANSWER-commander in chief of the
British forces in
America and sent him to drive the French out of
the Ohio Valley.
Pontiac - CORRECT ANSWER-Chief of an Ottawa village near Detroit;
joined together other Native Americans to attack the British
, Virginia Company of London - CORRECT ANSWER-a joint-stock
company that received a charter to settle in Virginia
Joint-stock company - CORRECT ANSWER-investors bought stock, or
part ownership, in the company in return for a share of its future profits
Debtors - CORRECT ANSWER-person of country that owes money
Backcountry - CORRECT ANSWER-a region of hills and forests west of the
Tidewater
Tidewater - CORRECT ANSWER-a region of flat, low-lying plains along
the seacoast
California Missions - CORRECT ANSWER-Spanish missionaries, San
Diego
Voting Rights - CORRECT ANSWER-white men with land could vote
originally
Albany Plan of Union - CORRECT ANSWER-An elected legislature would
govern these colonies, have the power to collect taxes, raise troops, and
regulate trade
