8th Grade US History: Unit 2 Review

What was the motivation for FRENCH colonization in North America?

• To convert Native Americans to Catholicisim

• To Grow Cash Crops in the Middle & SOuthern Colonies

• To mine for Precious Metals

• To profit from Fur Trading along the great lakes.

In what Southern Colony was the settlement of Jamestown located?

• Massachusetts

• Pennsylvania

• Virginia

• Georgia

Which Natural Resource is associated with the Southern Colonies?

• Fish

• Lumber

• Indigo

• Deep Harbors

Which Middle Colony was founded as a refuge for English Catholics?

• New York

• Connecticut

• Virginia

• Maryland

Fill in the blank:

The Colony of ___________ was settled for religious freedom by the Quaker people.

• New York

• Virginia

• Maryland

• Pennsylvania

Fill in the blank:

Religious Discrimination and the search for Religious Freedom resulted in the _________________.

• Southern Colonies growing cash crops

• Great Awakening

• England taking control of New York from the Dutch

• Enlightenment

Which of the following colonies / settlements was NOT founded for religious freedom?

• Connecticut

• Maryland

• Virginia

• Pennsylvania

This individual challenged the male establishment and male authority in Massachusetts and was expelled for her ideas.

• Sacagawea

• Anne Hutchinson

• Eliza Pickney

• Pocahantas

All of the Colonies developed their own strong self governing bodies due to which European Nation allowing them to do so?

• Virginia

• France

• England

• Spain

Which of the following is NOT a reason colonists began creating their own governments?

• Distance from Great Britain

• Need for a law making body / sturcture

• Traditional Rights of the English People

• The English King was very controlling of the colonies