USHI.5 SOL PASS Study Guide Quiz (Grade 6)

What was the primary reason for the establishment of Roanoke Island?

• Religious freedom

• Economic venture

• Political asylum

• Scientific research

Which colony was settled by the Puritans to avoid religious persecution?

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Massachusetts Bay

• Georgia

Fill in the blank: The first permanent English settlement in North America was ________, established in 1607.

• A) Roanoke Island

• B) Jamestown

• C) Plymouth

• D) Massachusetts Bay

The Southern colonies depended on the New England colonies for ______.

• crops

• livestock

• manufactured goods

• grains

The New England colonies depended on the Southern colonies for crops such as ______.

• rice

• wheat

• corn

• barley

Who were relied upon for labor by large landowners in the South?

• Merchants

• Indentured servants

• Artisans

• Farmers

Free African Americans had limited ______ freedom and could work for pay.

• political

• economic

• social

• cultural

Specialization requires trade and increases ______.

• A) conflict

• B) productivity

• C) isolation

• D) competition

After which war did Great Britain tax the colonies?

• World War I

• The French and Indian War

• The Civil War

• The Revolutionary War

What did Great Britain do after the French and Indian War?

• Freed the colonies

• Taxed the colonies

• Ignored the colonies

• Supported the colonies.