Unit 2/3 Test: Life in the Colonies/Colonial America Study Guide

Which of these was a major motivation for European exploration?

• education

• leisure

• freedom

• profit

What was the biggest killer of Indians from 1600 to 1675?

• Heart attack

• Guns

• Disease

• Famine

What was the main goal of the Spanish missionaries?

• to protect Indigenous people

• to teach their religion to Indigenous people

• to learn about the customs of Indigenous people

• to trade with Indigenous people

Which describes the relationship between the French and Indigenous groups?

• The French converted Indigenous people.

• they were business partners.

• The French enslaved Indigenous people.

• They were enemies.

Why did the London Company send colonists to Virginia?

• to start a moneymaking colony

• to make peace with Indigenous people

• to establish a trading post

• to create maps of the area

(a)   became the name of New Netherland after the English took it over in 1664.

• New Jersey
• New England
• New York
• New Hampshire

Which of these describes an indentured servant?

• Someone that was sold to a landowner and forced to work as a cook.

• Someone that makes and sells candles to wealthy landowners.

• Someone that pays their debt to a farmer by working for them without pay.

• Someone that pays rent on their farm with a portion of their crops.

The environment of the New England colonies is best described as (a)   .

• broad coastal plains and fertile so
• broad rivers, swamps, and wetlands
• harsh winters and rocky, hilly land
• long, hot summers and mild winters

Which of these features made the Southern colonies unique?

• religious freedom

• general assemblies

• self-government

• tobacco plantations

Compare the characteristics of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. What did these and all other New England colonies have in common?

• They provided financial security.

• They were colonized by Puritans.

• They were self-governing.

• They provided religious freedom.