Colonial America Quiz - Domain 1

Which joint-stock company established the Jamestown colony in 1607?

• Virginia Company

• Plymouth Company

• Massachusetts Bay Company

• Dutch East India Company

Answer explanation

The Virginia Company established the Jamestown colony in 1607, making it the correct choice among the options provided.

What was the "leg" of the triangular trade that transported enslaved Africans to America known as?

• The Middle Passage

• The Eastward Voyage

• The Colonial Route

• The Western Trek

Answer explanation

The correct term for the leg of the triangular trade that transported enslaved Africans to America is 'The Middle Passage'.

What was the first unifying event in the American colonies that stressed individual relationship with God and questioning traditional authority?

• The Enlightenment

• The Great Awakening

• The Salem Witch Trials

• The American Revolution

Answer explanation

The Great Awakening was the first unifying event in the American colonies that stressed individual relationship with God and questioning traditional authority.

What was the first representative government in America, established in Virginia?

• The Virginia Assembly

• The House of Burgesses

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Continental Congress

Answer explanation

The House of Burgesses was the first representative government in America, established in Virginia in 1619.

Which war of colonial competition between Britain and France resulted in France losing, Britain taking its territory, and Britain building up tremendous debt?

• The Seven Years' War

• The War of Spanish Succession

• The Napoleonic Wars

• The French and Indian War

Answer explanation

The French and Indian War was the war of colonial competition between Britain and France that resulted in France losing, Britain taking its territory, and Britain building up tremendous debt.

What was the treaty that ended the French & Indian War called?

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The Treaty of Utrecht

• The Treaty of Ghent

Answer explanation

The Treaty that ended the French & Indian War was called The Treaty of Paris.

What was the act passed because of conflict between colonists and Indians, which prohibited colonists from crossing the Appalachian Mountains and going into Indian land?

• The Royal Proclamation of 1763

• The Stamp Act

• The Townshend Acts

• The Intolerable Acts

Answer explanation

The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was passed to address conflicts between colonists and Indians, prohibiting colonists from crossing the Appalachian Mountains into Indian land.

Which acts were a result of the Boston Tea Party and led to the closing of Boston's port and the meeting of the First Continental Congress afterward?

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Navigation Acts

• The Sugar Acts

• The Tea Acts

Answer explanation

The Intolerable Acts were a result of the Boston Tea Party, leading to the closing of Boston's port and the convening of the First Continental Congress.

What was the secret organization of colonists formed to resist British rule, led by Samuel Adams in Boston?

• The Liberty League

• The Freedom Association

• The Sons of Liberty

• The Colonial Coalition

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'The Sons of Liberty' because it was the secret organization of colonists formed to resist British rule, led by Samuel Adams in Boston.

Who wrote Common Sense, which logically argued for independence from Britain drawing upon Enlightenment rhetoric?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Paine

• John Adams

• Patrick Henry

Answer explanation

Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense, which logically argued for independence from Britain drawing upon Enlightenment rhetoric.