Exploration, Colonization and American Revolution

Which of the following is a reason for exploration in America?

• looking for a way to India

• the wish to gain land for their mother countries

• the wish to set up churches

• all of the above

What is the name of the first settlement in America in 1803?

• Jamestown, VA

• New York, NY

• New Amsterdam

• Washington, DC

Which document was the first social contract in Plymouth?

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• Monroe Doctrine

• Constitution

Which colony was founded by Quaker William Penn?

• Virginia

• Maryland

• Pennsylvania

• Massachusetts

Which colony was founded for debtors and criminals?

• Virginia

• Maryland

• Georgia

• Massachusetts

Which colony was founded for Catholics to live?

• Virginia

• Maryland

• Georgia

• Massachusetts

What was the first legislature or congress in America?

• Parliament

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• senate

• house of representatives

Which was the turning point of the American Revolution?

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Vicksburg

• Battle of the Alamo

Why did the colonist need to form a new representative government?

• Distance from the British King

• the natural resources needed

• they copied other governments

• they needed a dictator

The Proclamation of 1763 did not let

• settlers eat pizza

• settlers cross the Appalachian Mountains

• settler live in shelters

• settlers set up new colonies