GED EXAM 2026/2027 | VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT | GRADED A+
Christopher Columbus - ANSWER Italian explorer, sailing on behalf of Spain
Virginia - ANSWER Where Jamestown was established
Massachusetts - ANSWER Where the pilgrims landed
Mayflower Compact - ANSWER Established a set of basic laws for the Pilgrims
Rhode Island - ANSWER Founded by Roger Williams (law dealings and religion kept separate)
Connecticut - ANSWER Founded by Thomas Hooker (where men could vote regardless of church
membership)
New Hampshire - ANSWER Established when colonists from Massachusetts moved farther North.
Maryland - ANSWER Founded by Cecilius Calvert (so Catholics could escape persecution)
North Carolina and South Carolina - ANSWER Settled because of it's quality farmland
New York - ANSWER Given by the king to his brother, the Duke of York
New Jersey - ANSWER Given by the Duke of York to his friends
Pennsylvania - ANSWER Founded by William Penn, for Quakers
Delaware - ANSWER Once part of Pennsylvania, then became a new colony
Georgia - ANSWER A colony started to keep French and Spanish out of South Carolina. Named in
honor of the king.
CORRECT | GRADED A+
Christopher Columbus - ANSWER Italian explorer, sailing on behalf of Spain
Virginia - ANSWER Where Jamestown was established
Massachusetts - ANSWER Where the pilgrims landed
Mayflower Compact - ANSWER Established a set of basic laws for the Pilgrims
Rhode Island - ANSWER Founded by Roger Williams (law dealings and religion kept separate)
Connecticut - ANSWER Founded by Thomas Hooker (where men could vote regardless of church
membership)
New Hampshire - ANSWER Established when colonists from Massachusetts moved farther North.
Maryland - ANSWER Founded by Cecilius Calvert (so Catholics could escape persecution)
North Carolina and South Carolina - ANSWER Settled because of it's quality farmland
New York - ANSWER Given by the king to his brother, the Duke of York
New Jersey - ANSWER Given by the Duke of York to his friends
Pennsylvania - ANSWER Founded by William Penn, for Quakers
Delaware - ANSWER Once part of Pennsylvania, then became a new colony
Georgia - ANSWER A colony started to keep French and Spanish out of South Carolina. Named in
honor of the king.