US History 1st Semester Exam Review Quiz

Which colony was the first successful colony established in North America?

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

• Petersburg

In what year was Jamestown founded?

• 1620

• 1776

• 1607

• 1617

What kind of crop grew well around Jamestown and became the colony's first cash crop to England?

• tabacco

• cotton

• corn

• rice

When enslaved Africans were loaded onto boats to be taken and sold, this part of the triangular trade route was called what?

• the American Passage
• the Middle Passage
• the Lower Passage
• the African Passage

The "Triangular Trade" was a network between which three locations?

• Europe, Africa, Asia

• Europe, India, Australia

• North America, West Indies, South America

• Europe, Africa, America

set of rules for self-governance established by the Pilgrims and other English settlers who traveled to the New World on the Mayflower

• US Constitution

• English Common Laws

• Mayflower Compact

• House of Burgesses

Which colonial region is known for shipbuilding and fishing industry?

• Southern

• New England

• Middle

• New York

The colonies in yellow belong to what region?

• New England Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies
• France

Which colonies made most of their money from farming because of rich soil?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Which colony did the Catholics live in?

• Maryland

• Georgia

• Pennsylvania

• New York