8th grade U.S. History - Colonial America Exam

What crop was very important to the settlers at Jamestown?

• Corn

• Wheat

• Tobacco

• Potatoes

Who wanted trade with the Native Americans? Who wanted to take their land?

• Puritans... Quakers

• French... British

• Settlers... Native Americans

• Spanish... Dutch

Which colonies were called the Middle Colonies?

• Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut

• Virginia, Maryland

• New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

• Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina

What were England's first attempts at creating colonies in America?

• Jamestown, Plymouth

• Roanoke, Jamestown

• Plymouth, Roanoke

• Massachusetts, Virginia

What was the promise of the Mayflower Compact?

• Religious freedom

• Self-governance

• Trade expansion

• Land ownership

The Puritans came to America on what ship? Where did they settle a colony?

• Mayflower, Massachusetts

• Santa Maria, Virginia

• Nina, Rhode Island

• Golden Hind, New York

The slaves in the Colonies worked mostly doing what?

• Farming

• Manufacturing

• Trading

• Fishing

According to this chart, what colony was settled in 1635?

• New Hampshire

• Rhode Island

• Connecticut

• Massachusetts

According to this chart, why were the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colonies founded?

• for military bases

• to sell land

• to expand trade

• for religious freedom

What was Squanto famous for?

• He was a fierce warrior

• Creating manufacturing jobs

• Trading with the Pilgrims

• helping the Pilgrims to find food