First Semester Quick Review

Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York and New Jersey make up:

• The Middle Colonies

• The New England Colonies

• The Southern Colonies

Pacifists are people who

• refuse to fight in wars

• explore new territories.

• serve in government office.

• sail in the Pacific Ocean.

Which statement best summarizes Captain Smith’s account of the conditions in the Jamestown colony?

• The colonists were tired, but they worked hard to build houses.

• The colonists were farming and getting ready for winter.

• The colonists were building a fort for defense against Native American attacks.

• The colonists were sick, miserable, and unwilling to help themselves.

The Jamestown colonists called the winter of 1609–1610

• the prosperous time

• the feasting time.

• the starving time.

• the thoughtful time.

The Pilgrims survived in Plymouth due to the help of?

• Squanto, Samoset and the Native Americans

• the Anglican Church

• Captain John Smith

• King James II

The Stamp Act caused riots and unrest in Boston.  The Stamp Act did what?

• placed a tax on almost all printed material

• put a a stop to westward expansion

• Made Native Americans to move west

• lowered a tax on sugar in order to stop smuggling

Georgia, Maryland, North & South Carolina, and Virginia make up:

• The New England Colonies

• The Middle Colonies

• The Southern Colonies

Looking closely and interpreting the map below, what would be the best title for the map?

• Early settlement travel

• The Great Awakening

• The National Origins of Colonists

• Triangular Trade Routes

The Declaration of Independence explains why the colonies chose to form a new nation.

• TRUE

• FALSE

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island make up....

• The Middle Colonies

• The New England Colonies

• The Southern Colonies