Early Colonial Settlements and Activities Quiz
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The most common economic activity throughout the early English and Dutch colonies in North America was
whaling.
farming.
manufacturing.
mining.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ideas about spiritual, social, and political equality arose in the colonies in the 1700s in a religious movement called
Separatism.
the Enlightenment.
the Great Awakening.
Puritanism.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did Parliament's passage of the English Bill of Rights in 1689 affect England's North American colonies?
Colonists became more interested in being governed by representatives they elected.
Several colonies decided to unite and formed the Dominion of New England.
The Great Awakening took place.
A movement to end slavery developed.
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.5.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the central issue in the dispute between Britain and its American colonies?
The restrictions Parliament placed on trade
The presence of British troops in the colonies
The colonists' right to religious freedom
The power to tax the colonists
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In Grade 7 you learned about the Enlightenment, which shaped how some colonial leaders thought about individual rights. The Enlightenment had its origins in what earlier event in Europe?
the Renaissance
the colonial era
the Reconquista
the Crusades
6.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
(a) : Queen Isabella hoped to convert Native Americans to Christianity
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
7.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the religious groups and where they could be found during the colonial era.
Catholics
New England Colonies
Puritans and Pilgrims
Middle Colonies
Quakers
Southern Colonies
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