7th Grade Social Studies Review

In the early 1600s, why did England want colonies in North America?

• To conquer the Natives

• To get more raw materials

• To spread religion

• To start a new planet

What happened to the colony of Roanoke?

• Everyone disappeared

• They discovered gold

• They started the first Thanksgiving

• It became North America's capital

In the 1600s, why did England want colonies in North America?

• To conquer the Natives

• To start Thanksgiving

• To get more raw materials

• To defeat the Russians

In the American Revolution, he warned that the "regulars were coming", not the "British were coming"

• George Washington

• Paul Revere

• Sam Adams

• Ben Franklin

He wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Ben Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton

He led the colonial army against the British in the American Revolution.

• George Washington

• Sam Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

• Paul Revere

What were French colonies in North America during the 1600-1700s called?

• New France

• New Paris

• Catalonia

• Pergundia

The French were mainly using their colonies in North America to

• Trade fur

• Farm

• Fight Natives

• Search for gold

England's law making body is called

• House of Senate

• House of Representatives

• Parliament

• House of Pancakes

How many original colonies were there in North America under England's control?

• 10

• 12

• 13

• 20