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WorksheetsAlexander's Colony Review
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which term means, "the money left over after all costs have been paid?"
a)
stock
b)
profit
c)
supply
d)
demand
2.
Which term means, "part ownership of a business?"
a)
ally
b)
represent
c)
stock
d)
profit
3.
Which of the following is another word for a partner?
a)
stock
b)
hacienda
c)
colony
d)
ally
4.
Which word means, "to speak for?"
a)
represent
b)
compact
c)
stock
d)
majority rule
5.
Which is another word for a large estate or home where cattle and sheep are raised?
a)
hacienda
b)
plantation
c)
presidio
d)
mission
6.
What cash crop helped the Virginia Colony to grow?
a)
rice
b)
tobacco
c)
corn
d)
potatoes
7.
What do we call a person who makes a journey for religious reasons?
a)
indentured servant
b)
slave
c)
pilgrim
d)
colonist
8.
If more than half the people in a group agree to a law or decision, everyone has to follow it. This is called ...
a)
slavery
b)
proprietary colony
c)
royal colony
d)
majority rule
9.
Someone who agreed to work without pay in exchange for paid passage to the New World was called a(n)...
a)
slave
b)
indentured servant
c)
pilgrim
d)
governor
10.
Lumber is an example of a ________, which can be used to make a product.
a)
raw material
b)
demand
c)
stock
d)
cash crop
11.
What is the practice of holding people against their will and forcing them to work without pay called?
a)
indentured servitude
b)
slavery
c)
royal colony
d)
compact
12.
A _________ is a land ruled by another country.
a)
royal colony
b)
proprietary colony
c)
stock
d)
village
13.
What is another word for an agreement that people sign?
a)
stock
b)
compact
c)
raw material
d)
majority rule
14.
What nation started colonies in the Americas first?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Netherlands
d)
Spain
15.
What does the word legislature mean?
a)
lawmaking branch of government
b)
church supported by the government
c)
person who speaks for other people
d)
agreement among people, groups, or nations
16.
What did Spain start in the borderlands of New Spain to convert Native Americans to Christianity?
a)
haciendas
b)
missions
c)
plantations
d)
presidios
17.
What was England's first permanent settlement in North America?
a)
Roanoke
b)
New Netherland
c)
Plymouth
d)
Jamestown
18.
Which colony made huge profits as a result of tobacco sales to Europe?
a)
Brazil
b)
New Netherland
c)
Plymouth
d)
Virginia
19.
Which of the following is an example of a primary source?
a)
a photograph of reenactors at Jamestown
b)
The Pocahontas Disney movie
c)
Marco Polo's book about his travels to China
d)
a biography of Johannes Gutenberg
20.
How did Tisquantum help the first colonists in New England?
a)
he led their explorations of the area surrounding their new colony
b)
he taught them how to farm and fish in their new home
c)
he taught them how to speak Native American languages
d)
he became their first ally against nearby Spanish colonists
21.
Who settled the Plymouth colony?
a)
pilgrims
b)
conquistadors
c)
the French
d)
Christopher Columbus
22.
On what ship did the pilgrims sail?
a)
Nina
b)
Pinta
c)
Mayflower
d)
S.S. Turkey
23.
King Henry VIII forced everyone to join what church?
a)
The Catholic Church
b)
The Church of England
c)
He banned all religions
d)
He did not force his people to practice any particular religion
24.
Where did the pilgrims go first when they were unhappy about joining the Church of England?
a)
The Netherlands
b)
Spain
c)
Virginia
d)
Florida
25.
What agreement did the pilgrims sign on their way to North America?
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Constitution
c)
The Mayflower Compact
d)
The Girl Scouts' Oath
26.
Which colony is known as "The Lost Colony?"
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
c)
Roanoke
d)
New Netherland
27.
What Native American helped bring about peace between colonists and Native Americans, and later married John Rolfe?
a)
Squanto
b)
Samoset
c)
Pocahontas
d)
Sitting Bull
28.
What word(s) did John Smith find carved into a post when he returned to Roanoke Island?
a)
HELP US
b)
CREETEAN
c)
CROATOAN
d)
CROAKIN
29.
Which of the following was not the cause of the death of many Native Americans?
a)
European diseases
b)
being over-worked
c)
starvation
d)
extreme weather
30.
What was the capital of the French settlement of Louisiana?
a)
New Orleans
b)
Marquette
c)
Joliet
d)
La Salle
31.
The French and the Dutch settled in North America mostly because they were interested in what?
a)
fur trade
b)
tobacco
c)
freedom of religion
d)
learning Native American languages
32.
What tribe did Pocahontas belong to?
a)
Iriquois
b)
Cherokee
c)
Powhatan
d)
Navajo
33.
Who sent Walter Raleigh to Roanoke Island to start a settlement there?
a)
Queen Elizabeth I
b)
King James I
c)
King Henry VIII
d)
King Louis XIV
34.
What did the Virginia Company ask the Pilgrims for in exchange for paid passage to North America?
a)
fur and lumber
b)
lumber and tobacco
c)
fur and corn
d)
corn and lumber
35.
What is the term for land that is on the edge of a country's claims
a)
haciendas
b)
plantations
c)
presidios
d)
borderlands
36.
Who was the founder of Georgia?
a)
James Ogrethorpe
b)
James Bond
c)
James WInthrop
d)
James Oglethorpe
37.
What were the colonies of Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire referred to as?
a)
13 Colonies
b)
New England Colonies
c)
Middle Colonies
d)
Southern Colonies
38.
"land ruled by another country"
a)
colony
b)
tributary
c)
charter
d)
Los Angeles
39.
"a system of government in which people make their own laws"
a)
voting
b)
monarchy
c)
self-government
d)
raising your hand
40.
Describe the soil in the Middle Colonies.
a)
rocky
b)
fertile
c)
muddy
41.
Fishing and ship building were important here.
a)
A.The New England Colonies
b)
B.The Middle Colonies
c)
C.The Southern Colonies
d)
D.All 13 English Colonies
42.
What culture helped the Pilgrims be more successful in America?
a)
African Americans
b)
Chinese
c)
Europeans
d)
Native Americans
43.
The hot, wet climate of the ____________________ colonies was ideal for growing cash crops.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
44.
The long cold winters in the ____________________ colonies was not ideal for growing cash crops and so they focused on lumbering, fishing & fur trading.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
45.
What region produced huge amounts of grain during the colonial period?
a)
Middle Colonies
b)
Southern Colonies
c)
New England Colonies
d)
frontier region
46.
Which colony did Captain John Mason Found?
a)
New Hampshire
b)
Bangladesh
c)
North Carolina
d)
Massachusetts
47.
Who founded the Massachusetts colony?
a)
Thomas Hooker
b)
John Winthrop
c)
Joss Trueman
d)
John Mason
48.
Who founded Maryland?
a)
George Calvert
b)
Dick Adam
c)
Davin Lawrie
d)
Thomas Hooker
49.
Which colony was founded by Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson?
a)
North Korea
b)
Conneticut
c)
Delaware
d)
Rhode Island
50.
Connecticut was founded by who?
a)
Captain Hooker
b)
Thomas Hooker
c)
John Winthrop
d)
Lord Berkeley
51.
Which colony was founded by Peter Minuit?
a)
Georgia
b)
New York
c)
North Carolina
d)
Pennsylvania
52.
Who founded New Jersey?
a)
Mrs. Miele
b)
Lords Proprietors
c)
Lord Berkeley
d)
Peter Minuit
53.
Who founded Pennsylvania?
a)
William Penn
b)
Peter Minute
c)
William Tell
d)
Peter Minuit
54.
Who was the founder of Georgia?
a)
James Ogrethorpe
b)
James Bond
c)
James WInthrop
d)
James Oglethorpe
55.
Which colony was founded by John Smith?
a)
Plymouth
b)
Virginia
c)
Mcdonalds
d)
Ply Mouth
56.
Who founded the Carolinas?
a)
Santa Claus
b)
Lords Propietors
c)
Sir Walter Raleight
d)
John Carver
57.
Who founded Delaware?
a)
James Oglethorpe
b)
Peter Minute
c)
Ms. Moop
d)
Peter Minuit
58.
Which Colony was named after the Algonquian tribe meaning "People of the Great Hill"
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Georgia
d)
Rhode Island
59.
In what year was the Jamestown Colony founded?
a)
1492
b)
1776
c)
1607
d)
1619
60.
Who granted the charter which gave the Virginia Company of London permission to start a colony in Virginia?
a)
King Henry VIII
b)
Mary, Queen of Scots
c)
King Phillip II
d)
King James I
61.
The Virginia Company of London wanted to _______________ by starting a colony in the New World.
a)
make King Jame I angry
b)
make a profit
c)
become famous
d)
make people starve
62.
During the early years of the colony the settlers often experienced famine. This means they did not have enough _______________________ .
a)
shelter
b)
food
c)
clothing
d)
space
63.
She is credited with "saving" John Smith's life. She was a friend to the settlers and convinced her father to help them learn to survive in Virginia.
a)
Pocahontas
b)
Anne Burras
c)
Opechancanough
d)
Virginia Dare
64.
Jamestown's cash crop was _______________ .
a)
corn
b)
tobacco
c)
beans
d)
squash
65.
Both Pilgrims & Puritans left England because they wanted.......
a)
Religious Freedom
b)
Mayflowers
c)
Harvests
d)
Indentured Servants
66.
The agreement Pilgrims made to govern themselves and make fair laws is called the........
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Church of England
c)
Separatists
d)
Mayflower Compact
67.
In England the Pilgrims were called the _____?
a)
Settlers
b)
worshippers
c)
Separatists
68.
what was the name of the Indian who helped the Pilgrims?
a)
Squanto
b)
Chief Crazy Horse
c)
Dakota
69.
Who won the Battle of the Spanish Armada?
a)
Spanish
b)
French
c)
Africans
d)
English
70.
What was England's FIRST attempt at a colony?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke
c)
New Spain
d)
Peru
71.
Why did European settlers form colonies around the east coast of North America?
a)
It was the easiest place to reach when Europeans sailed across the Atlantic.
b)
Land on the east coast was much better for farming than on the west coast.
c)
The Europeans liked the Native Americans who lived along the east coast
d)
There was no empty land for the Europeans to settle around the west coast.
72.
What is the name of the southern most colony?
a)
South Carolina
b)
North Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
Maryland
73.
Why did the Pilgrims come to a new land and form a settlement?
a)
They wanted to be ruled by a king in Great Britain
b)
They wanted freedom to practice their own religion
c)
They wanted to start plantations and earn money
d)
They wanted to learn from the Native Americans
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