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WorksheetsCBA #1 Review
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which group are the Middle colonies?
a)
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
d)
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Washington
Arizona
New Mexico
Washington
2.
Which group are the Southern colonies?
a)
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
d)
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
3.
Which colonies have large plantations?
a)
Middle
b)
Southern
c)
New England
d)
Northeast
4.
What are the "breadbasket colonies"?
a)
Southern
b)
Middle
c)
New England
d)
Eastern
5.
William Penn founded which colony?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
New York
d)
Nebraska
6.
Roger Williams founded which colony?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Connecticut
c)
Rhode Island
d)
New Hampshire
7.
Which group of colonies lived, worked, and worshipped close together?
a)
Middle
b)
Southern
c)
New England
d)
Eastern
8.
Who founded Connecticut?
a)
William Bradford
b)
Thomas Hooker
c)
James Ogelthorpe
d)
John Winthrop
9.
James Edward Ogelthorpe founded which of these colonies?
a)
Georgia
b)
Virginia
c)
South Carolina
d)
North Carolina
10.
"a system of government in which people make their own laws"
a)
voting
b)
monarchy
c)
self-government
d)
raising your hand
11.
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
12.
The hot, wet climate of the ____________________ colonies was ideal for growing cash crops.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Marsh
13.
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
14.
Who was a puritan that was kicked out and founded their own colony?
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Roger Williams
c)
Ben Roethlisberger
d)
John Rolfe
15.
Which settlement was the first permanent English settlement?
a)
Plymouth, Massachusetts
b)
Roanoke Island
c)
Jamestown, Va
d)
Fort Augustine, Fl
16.
Which religious group believed in equality for all and no slavery?
a)
Puritans
b)
Mormons
c)
Quakers
d)
Smurfs
17.
What was the
Mayflower Compact?
Mayflower Compact?
a)
Form of government created by the people of Jamestown
b)
An agreement for self government based on majority rule, written by the Pilgrims
c)
A boat
d)
A charter from King George III
18.
What is the main reason that Jamestown started to get slaves
a)
Construstion workers
b)
Tobacco farms workers
c)
Salors
d)
Maids
19.
"land ruled by another country"
a)
colony
b)
tributary
c)
charter
d)
Los Angeles
20.
Describe the soil in the Middle Colonies.
a)
rocky
b)
fertile
c)
muddy
21.
Which one was NOT a major crop grown in the Southern colonies?
a)
Tobacco
b)
Potatoes
c)
Rice
d)
Indigo
22.
Which one was one of the 13 colonies?
a)
California
b)
Nevada
c)
Alaska
d)
New York
23.
In which colonial region was the official religion Puritan?
a)
Southern
b)
Middle
c)
New England
24.
What was the reason Georgia was founded as a colony?
a)
Religious Freedom
b)
It was a place for criminals and debtors
c)
Agriculture
25.
What term is used to describe the journey of African slaves across the Atlantic Ocean?
a)
the great passage
b)
the long passage
c)
the Northwest passage
d)
the middle passage
26.
1st representative assembly in North
America
America
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Virginia House of Burgesses
c)
Constitution
d)
Great Compromise
27.
Who was Squanto??
a)
King Phillip
b)
King of England
c)
a friend to the Puritans
d)
a fierce opponent of the Puritans
28.
When did they settle in the new world?
a)
1618
b)
1631
c)
1607
d)
1683
29.
What is a government in which the power lies with the people?
a)
colonial regions
b)
democracy
c)
economy
d)
British
30.
What is the way in which an area's goods and services are produced, bought, and sold?
a)
colonial regions
b)
democracy
c)
economy
d)
British
31.
Who could participate in the government of Massachusetts?
a)
everyone
b)
men who were members of the Puritan church
c)
only women
d)
a governor appointed by the British King
32.
Who originally founded New York?
a)
the Spanish
b)
the British
c)
the Dutch
d)
the French
33.
The driving force behind people going into business is
a)
profit margin
b)
profit motive
c)
opportunity cost
d)
taxes
34.
The rivalry between sellers to get more customers by lowering costs & better goods/services
a)
voluntary exchange
b)
competition
c)
incentives
d)
legal equality
35.
What products came out of England to supply its colonies?
a)
Timber and Furs
b)
Rum and Guns
c)
Manufactured Goods
d)
Slaves and Ships
36.
What products came out of West Africa in Triangular Trade?
a)
Gold and Slaves
b)
Guns and Sugar
c)
Finished Goods and Services
d)
Salt and Pepper
37.
Why did the Southern colonies turn to slavery as a workforce?
a)
There was a shortage of indentured servants
b)
Indentured servants left to buy their own lands
c)
Natives (Indians) made poor slaves or easily escaped
d)
All of the above
38.
What ocean was crossed on the Triangular trade routes?
a)
The Caribbean
b)
The Indian
c)
The Atlantic
d)
The Pacific
39.
What was the so-called "mother country?"
a)
The Territories
b)
Spain
c)
The Colonies
d)
England
40.
Which of the following was NOT a reason the early explorers began to make voyages?
a)
To search for gold and riches
b)
To make friends with the Native Americans
c)
To spread their religion
d)
The explorers want to become famous.
41.
What was the purpose of Columbus' expeditions?
a)
To find a shorter route to Asia by sailing west
b)
To claim land in Canada
c)
To explore the Hudson Bay
d)
None of the above
42.
The Age of Exploration and Discovery was a result of the
a)
Attempt to prove that the world was round
b)
Search for new trade routes to Asia
c)
Decline of Italy as a center of commerce
d)
Protestant Reformation
43.
In 1758, 40 years after Penn's death, the Quakers were the earliest group in America to protest against
a)
fur trapping
b)
fancy churches
c)
women's education
d)
slavery
44.
What was the main reason Plymouth was started?
a)
For Money/Wealth
b)
For Religious Beliefs
c)
For Growing Crops
d)
For Exploring new wildlife
45.
Who helped the settlers in Plymouth?
a)
Pocahontas
b)
Wanpanoag
c)
Squanto
d)
Massasoit
46.
Where is Plymouth located [today]?
a)
Virginia
b)
Massachusetts
c)
Missouri
d)
Louisiana
47.
In what year did the Pilgrims settle in Plymouth?
a)
1621
b)
1616
c)
1602
d)
1620
48.
What was the first cause of death in Plymouth?
a)
starvation
b)
harsh winters
c)
disease
d)
Indians
49.
Who was elected governor of Plymouth and served for more than 30 years?
a)
John Smith
b)
William Bradford
c)
John Rolfe
d)
Massasoit
50.
Where was Plymouth Colony located?
a)
The shores of Florida
b)
The shores of Cape Cod
c)
The banks of the Mississippi River
d)
The banks of the James River
51.
What brought colonists from England to Jamestown?
a)
the search for food
b)
the search for gold and silver
c)
the search for tobacco
d)
the search for religious freedom
52.
Which colony primarily fought with the Native Americans?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
53.
What became Jamestown's "gold"?
a)
gold
b)
tobaccco
c)
water
d)
tomatoes
54.
What rule did John Smith make that saved the settlement?
a)
If you do not work, you do not eat.
b)
Treat others as you want to be treated.
c)
If you find gold, you get to keep it.
d)
You cannot have a raccoon as a pet.
55.
Why did many of the men not want to work?
a)
They were too sick.
b)
They were busy looking for gold.
c)
They wanted to hire American Indians to do the work.
d)
They were rich and used to having servants do all of their work in England.
56.
Who was responsible for discovering how to grow tobacco?
a)
John Smith
b)
John Rolfe
c)
John White
d)
Pocahontas
57.
Maryland was a safe haven for what religious group?
a)
Puritans
b)
Separtists
c)
Catholics
58.
What is the most impactful effect of the Columbian Exchange (the arrival of Europeans) on Native Americans?
a)
cows-without cows what would the mascot be for Chick-Fil-A?
b)
Disease-disease has a devastating effect on Native Americans
c)
pigs-with out Miss Piggy, who would Kermit the Frog be dating?
d)
horses-without horses, what would be the mascot of the Denver Broncos?
59.
What is a charter?
a)
A charter is a legal document from the King of France that gives the right to settle an English colony and protects the rights of English citizens.
b)
A charter is a legal document from the King of England that gives the right to settle a Spanish colony and protects the rights of English citizens.
c)
A charter is a legal document from the King of England that gives the right to settle an English colony and protects the rights of English citizens.
d)
A charter is a common document that gives the right to establish a Utopian society.
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