Colonial America Review Assessment 2022

Which of the following best describes why early European explorers risked it all to travel to new places?

• They were tired of their home country.

• For "God, Glory, and Gold."

• To find the "Fountain of Youth."

• They were bored.

Which navigational tool helped early explorers travel the world?

• A water-tight ship.

• Crow's Nest

• GPS.

• A compass.

Before European explorers landed on the North American continent, there were no other civilizations.

• True

• False

What devastating impact did European explorers introduce to the Indigenous/Native populations of North America?

What were two food items, animals, and/or other products that were part of the Columbian Exchange?

Which of the following would you say is a good reason to leave your home country for a new one? Choose the answer that best suits you.

• Religious freedom. (Ability to worship, or not worship, what you want.)

• Famine (lack of food) in your home country and/or poverty.

• Violence (war and/or conflict).

• All of these are legitimate reasons to leave.

Using your drawing tool, CIRCLE the location of the first permanent North American colonies.

The United States started as a series of colonies. How many "original" colonies were there?

• 50

• 5

• 13

• 9

What challenge(s) and/or obstacle(s) did the first North America colonists face? Choose the best answer.

• Famine and disease.

• Conflicts between themselves and the Indigenous population.

• Weather and other environmental factors.

• All of these are corect.

One of these choices is not a region of the thirteen colonies. Which is one is it?

• New England Colonies

• Southwestern Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies