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WorksheetsSSUSH1 & SSUSH2
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
The first successful British colony in North America was
a)
Roanoke, Virginia
b)
Boston, Massachusetts
c)
Plymouth, Massachusetts
d)
Jamestown, Virginia
2.
Who was Powhatan?
a)
the first African slave to arrive in Virginia by way of the Middle Passage
b)
a Native American chief who was shot and killed by New Englanders in Rhode Island
c)
a Native American chief who ruled over much of the Virginia territory when English settlers arrived
d)
a Native American chief who made peace with the Pilgrims and helped them through their first winter
3.
Which of the following regions would have featured the MOST diversity during the late 1600s and 1700s?
a)
Mid-Atlantic
b)
New England
c)
Southern
d)
Western
4.
Originally a Dutch colony, it was taken by the British in 1664 because of its valuable location at the mouth of the Hudson River. Which colony was it?
a)
New York
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Deleware
d)
Rhode Island
5.
What colony did France found along the St. Lawrence River in 1608 for the purpose of establishing and protecting a successful fur trade?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Quebec
c)
New York
d)
Plymouth
6.
A Puritan leader concerned with maintaining a high level of church membership in New England despite the growing influence of the nonreligious world on Puritan youth would have been MOST supportive of
a)
Salem Witch Trials
b)
Halfway Covenant
c)
3/5 Compromise
d)
Bacon's Rebellion
7.
How was the settlement of Virginia different from the settlement of Massachusetts?
a)
Mass. was created as a haven for Quakers from England.
b)
VA was settled primarily for economic reasons rather than to escape religious persecution.
c)
VA was created as a haven for Native Americans to escape persecution by English colonists.
d)
Mass. was settled primarily for economic reasons rather than to escape religious persecution.
8.
What role did tobacco play in the history of Jamestown?
a)
It was the main crop the founders of Jamestown hoped to grow when they first established the colony.
b)
It caused fighting when the colonial government outlawed the crop and would not allow it to be imported.
c)
It turned out to be the cash crop that saved the colony.
d)
Although Virginians tried to raise tobacco, the crop failed miserably.
9.
Virginia’s House of Burgesses fulfilled which of the following roles?
a)
It met on board the Mayflower to draft laws that would help institute representative government in Massachusetts.
b)
It sparked the American Revolution by meeting and selecting Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence.
c)
It helped establish representative government in the colonies by serving as the first official elected body in British North America.
d)
It drafted a treaty ending the French and Indian War.
10.
The presence of which pair of geographic conditions discouraged the development of a plantation economy in the New England colonies?
a)
wide coastal plain & absence of good harbors
b)
flatlands & lack of forests
c)
rocky soil and short growing season
d)
numerous rivers & humid climate
11.
A person who worked for another for 4-7 years to work off the debt he owed for his passage to the Americas; granted freedom and some land when time had been served
a)
Indentured servant
b)
Slave
c)
Mestizo
d)
Separatist
12.
Which economic policy was based on the ideas that the American colonies existed primarily to provide an economic benefit for Great Britain?
a)
mercantilism
b)
free trade
c)
socialism
d)
laissez-faire capitalism
13.
Why did slavery grow in the American colonies in the middle 1600's?
a)
Given the harsh colonial conditions, Englishmen refused to come to America.
b)
Colonial leaders saw the advantages of using slaves over indentured servants.
c)
Poor conditions along the African coasts meant more Africans were willing to leave.
d)
Large scale wards in W. Africa meant more slaves were available driving prices down.
14.
All of these conditions in England led leaders to encourage people to migrate to America EXCEPT
a)
overcrowding in the cities
b)
the refusal to join the Catholic Church
c)
a lack of economic opportunities
d)
a need to find sources for raw goods.
15.
He introduced a new type of tobacco to VA which proved to be highly demanded in Europe and highly profitable to the southern colonies.
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
John Rolfe
c)
John Smith
d)
Peter Stuyvesant
16.
English Protestants who wanted to "purify" the church of any Catholic aspects of the religion
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Puritans
c)
Libertarians
d)
Baptists
17.
This town became the financial and trade center of the colonies and continues to hold that position today in the United States.
a)
New York, NY
b)
Boston, MA
c)
Philadelphia, PA
d)
Charleston, SC
18.
Native American who taught Plymouth settlers how to farm, hunt, fish, etc in order to survive in the New World.
a)
Powhatan
b)
Metacom
c)
Squanto
d)
Sacagawea
19.
A Native American uprising in Mass. led by Metacom who joined several Native tribes together but was defeated by English settlers in the end.
a)
Bacon's Rebellion
b)
King Philip's War
c)
Whiskey Rebellion
d)
Bleeding Kansas
20.
Which of the following nations was MOST impacted by England’s desire to claim New York?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Portugal
d)
the Netherlands
21.
A type of business in which many investors buy shares of ownership in a company and share any profits the company makes.
a)
joint stock company
b)
sole proprietorship
c)
entrepreneurship
d)
non-profit organization
22.
Early founder of Rhode Island who was banished from Mass. for his belief in the separation of church and state and demands for better treatment of the Native Americans.
a)
Roger Williams
b)
William Penn
c)
Thomas Hooker
d)
John Smith
23.
How did advocates of mercantilism feel about colonies?
a)
They opposed colonies as unjust and violations of natural rights.
b)
They supported colonies for economic reasons
c)
They opposed having a king rule over colonies
d)
They felt strongly that colonies should be free to govern themselves
24.
During the 1700s, North America’s African population grew immensely. Which of the following MOST LIKELY contributed to this trend?
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Great Britain's conquest of NY
d)
the Middle Passage
25.
King Philip’s War was an example of
a)
Spain’s attempts to keep
Great Britain and France out of the New World.
b)
Native Americans’ efforts
to drive white settlers out of Jamestown.
c)
conflict that existed between New
Englanders moving west and Native Americans.
d)
the struggle between the
French and British for control of North America.
26.
What was the MAIN purpose of holding town meetings in Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1600s?
a)
to discuss issues in the local economy
b)
to organize resistance to the British government
c)
to elect representatives to the House of Burgesses
d)
to coordinate communication with the other colonies
27.
The year that Jamestown was founded
a)
1590
b)
1607
c)
1609
d)
1620
28.
A series of four acts that required all goods being shipped to and from the colonies to be shipped in English vessels
a)
Navigation Acts
b)
British Maritime Laws
c)
Anti-Smuggling Acts
d)
Blue Laws
29.
__________________________________
A. Villages with town meetings
B. Small farms and commercial fishing
C. First American college
Which heading best completes the partial outline above?
A. Villages with town meetings
B. Small farms and commercial fishing
C. First American college
Which heading best completes the partial outline above?
a)
New England colonies
b)
Southern colonies
c)
Middle colonies
d)
Spanish colonies
30.
One important way that the Great Awakening affected American society was that
a)
it unified the New England
churches.
b)
it supported the practice
of slavery.
c)
it led individuals to question
traditional authority.
d)
it introduced a system of checks and
balances system for government.
31.
What was the effect on American culture as a result of the influx of African slaves?
a)
Colonial slave owners
accepted the new African cultural identity into their own lives.
b)
A unique African-American culture was
created as a blend of African and European cultures.
c)
The African cultures of slaves was
replaced with a more European culture.
d)
All slave owners learned the languages
of their slaves
32.
What describes the relationship between religion and government in the Massachusetts colony?
a)
The government had no authority in religious matters.
b)
Catholics dominated the colony and
influenced the government.
c)
The government supported
religious tolerance for all settlers.
d)
Puritans dictated both religious and
governmental matters.
33.
How did the ideas of the Great Awakening of the 1700s MOST affect the North American colonies?
a)
Native American uprisings
led colonists to call for the creation of a standing army.
b)
Northern support for slave rebellions
caused Southerners to openly discuss secession.
c)
Scientific advances helped
develop a strong belief in human reason and natural rights
d)
Religious belief
contributed to a sense of individualism and political independence.
34.
What was the primary reason that slavery became more widespread in the South than in the North?
a)
The abolitionist movement was based
in the North.
b)
The textile industry was controlled by southern merchants
c)
Geographic factors contributed to
the growth of the southern plantation system.
d)
Opposition to slavery by the
Anglican Church was stronger in the North.
35.
Which of these BEST describes the Salem Witch Trials of the late 1600s?
a)
As a result of the persecution, a greater sense of religious freedom swept in New England.
b)
The witchcraft hysteria was short-lived with many people eventually being pardoned.
c)
Hundreds of people were put to death for admitting to witchcraft.
d)
Tens of thousands of people left Massachusetts for religious reasons.
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