Colonial History Quiz for Grade 8

What is a legal document granted by a monarch or governing authority that gives permission to establish a colony?

• Constitution

• Charter

• Treaty

• Decree

Who were the individuals that agreed to work for a set period in exchange for passage to the colonies?

• Slaves

• Indentured Servants

• Apprentices

• Merchants

What is the process of establishing settlements in new territories by a country to control and exploit its resources called?

• Immigration

• Colonization

• Urbanization

• Industrialization

Which of these pirates was not connected to North Carolina in some way?

• Blackbeard

• Stede Bonnet

• Anne Bonny

• Jack Sparrow

What term describes sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving?

• Embargo

• Blockade

• Quarantine

• C

Who were private individuals paid by one country to attack the ships or settlements of another country?

• Mercenaries

• Privateers

• Corsairs

• Buccaneers

What term originally referred to the western Piedmont and later referred to the Appalachian Mountains?

• Hinterland

• Backcountry

• Outback

• Wilderness

Where did the first permanent English colonists in North Carolina make their homes?

• Roanoke Island

• Jamestown

• Albemarle Settlements

• Plymouth

Who were the owners or rulers of the colony of Carolina after 1663?

• The Crown

• The Lords Proprietor

• The House of Burgesses

• The Colonial Assembly

What is the term for a person who agreed to work for a set period in exchange for passage to the colonies?

• Tenant Farmer

• Indentured Servant

• Sharecropper

• Serf