Colonial America: Key Events and Influential Figures

Colonial America: Key Events and Influential Figures

Assessment

Interactive Video

History, Geography, Social Studies

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video provides a comprehensive overview of colonial America, covering early English colonies like Roanoke and Jamestown, the arrival of Pilgrims and Puritans, and the geography and conflicts of the time. It discusses the middle and southern colonies, labor systems including indentured servitude and slavery, and trade practices like the triangle trade. The video also explains different types of colonial governance and highlights cultural and political developments, such as the Great Awakening and the Salem witch trials.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the first successful English settlement in the New World?

Roanoke

Jamestown

Plymouth

New Amsterdam

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

To outline the rights of women in the colony

To create a trade agreement with Native Americans

To establish a civil government and pledge loyalty to the King

To declare independence from England

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which colony was known for its religious freedom for Puritans?

Virginia

Rhode Island

New York

Massachusetts Bay

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a significant outcome of King Philip's War?

The establishment of the House of Burgesses

The opening of the region to colonial expansion

The signing of the Mayflower Compact

The creation of the Mason-Dixon Line

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why were the middle colonies sometimes called the 'breadbasket colonies'?

They were the main producers of sugar

They were excellent at growing wheat

They had a diverse population

They were the first to grow corn

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who founded Pennsylvania and for what purpose?

John Smith, for economic gain

William Penn, for religious freedom for Quakers

Roger Williams, for religious tolerance

James Oglethorpe, for a debtor's colony

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main economic activity in the southern colonies?

Mining

Shipbuilding

Agriculture

Fishing

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