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WorksheetsColonization Test Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
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Class
Date
1.
European explorers were originally looking for trade routes to where?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
The Colonies
d)
Antartica
2.
The Northwest Passage was a
a)
a bridge from Russia to North America
b)
A trade route that brought slaves to North America
c)
Water Route to Asia that went through North America
d)
A trade route that brought raw goods to England
3.
Three countries that would establish colonies in North America were
a)
Africa, Asia, and Europe
b)
Spain, France, and England
c)
Holland, Belgium, and England
d)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
4.
Cold winters, but plenty of trees to turn into lumber can be found in
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
Canada
5.
Thomas Hooker and William Penn believed in the concept of
a)
Self government
b)
colonization of Spanish territory
c)
supplying and only from good from England
d)
selling goods to Africa and then the Southern Colonies
6.
People from several different European countries settled mainly in which English colonies?
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Western Colonies
d)
Southern Colonies
7.
The first established English colony in North American was in
a)
1607
b)
1620
c)
1619
d)
1608
8.
An immigrant from England or Europe could find a variety ways of earning a living in
a)
Southern Colonies
b)
Western Colonies
c)
New England Colonies
d)
Middle Colonies
9.
In which region would slave labor be most likely used to build roads and do farming?
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
Western Colonies
10.
The impact of the Mayflower Compact is important because
a)
it was an agreement that made laws for organizing a colony.
b)
it laid out a government with three branches
c)
colonies were like independent countries.
d)
the colonies were based on the laws of the Catholic church.
11.
A representative government was first established in North America in
a)
The Boston Market
b)
The Law and Order
c)
The Virginia House of Burgesses
d)
The Miami Vice
12.
An example of mercantilism is
a)
The English colonies were allowed to trade with Europe
b)
Allowed to trade with Africa and Asia
c)
Allowed to trade with England and the West Indies
d)
Only allowed to trade to and from England the Mother Country
13.
Charleston is to the Southern Colonies as _____________ is to New England.
a)
Philadelphia
b)
Boston
c)
New York
d)
Jamestown
14.
The first written constitution in colonial America was the
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Jamestown Charter
c)
Virginia House of Burgesses
d)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
15.
The spread of slavery in the English Colonies was based on
a)
Cash crops and the plantation system
b)
manufacturing goods like furniture
c)
the growth of the lumber industry
d)
Mayflower Compact
16.
The economic development of the Middle Colonies was based on
a)
more slaves found there than any other colony
b)
the plantations were larger because of the humid climate
c)
it has low, wide valleys with fertile land and mild climate
d)
the English soldiers and navy based their protection there
17.
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut and the Virginia House of Burgesses are associated with
a)
abuses of the King of England
b)
Colonial Self government
c)
religious toleration
d)
voting rights for all
18.
Example of a Primary Source
a)
diaries or journals
b)
biographies
c)
history books
d)
newspaper articles that interpret
19.
Magna Carta
a)
1215, The English had certain rights had to obey laws.
b)
Pilgrims and settlers agreeing on a social contract
c)
22 elected representatives to represent Virginia
d)
Created by Thomas Hooker in Connecticut
20.
Three reasons why Europeans came to the new world
a)
Gold God Glory
b)
Gold Gold God
c)
Glory God God
d)
God Glory God
21.
The New England Colonies
a)
Rocky, thin, and sandy soil. Long and cold winters. Lots of trees, and close to the Atlantic Ocean
b)
Rich soil, a good mixture of forest and farmland. Wide valleys and low hills. Summers are longer.
c)
Deep and fertile soil. Flat and open land. Mild winters and very long and warm summers.
22.
The Middle Colonies
a)
Rocky, thin, and sandy soil. Long and cold winters. Lots of trees, and close to the Atlantic Ocean
b)
Rich soil, a good mixture of forest and farmland. Wide valleys and low hills. Summers are longer.
c)
Deep and fertile soil. Flat and open land. Mild winters and very long and warm summers.
23.
The Southern Colonies
a)
Rocky, thin, and sandy soil. Long and cold winters. Lots of trees, and close to the Atlantic Ocean
b)
Rich soil, a good mixture of forest and farmland. Wide valleys and low hills. Summers are longer.
c)
Deep and fertile soil. Flat and open land. Mild winters and very long and warm summers.
24.
another name for a representative to the government
a)
burgess
b)
indentured servant
c)
Puritan
d)
Quaker
25.
crop grown & sold for the purpose of making $$
a)
cash crop
b)
quizlet
c)
Protestant
d)
plantation
26.
a person who agreed to work without wages for a period of time in exchange for passage to the colonies
a)
indentured servant
b)
burgess
c)
pilgrim
d)
Quaker
27.
A quicker waterway around or through North America
a)
Northwest Passage
b)
Northern Exposure
c)
North Kardashian West
d)
Silk Road
28.
the mistreatment or punishment of others because of their beliefs
a)
persecution
b)
penalization
c)
primitivity
d)
precedent
29.
English settlers who sought religious freedom in the Americas
a)
Pilgrims
b)
charters
c)
plantations
d)
burgesses
30.
a large estate on which commercial crops are cultivated by resident labor
a)
plantation
b)
persecution
c)
tobacco
d)
Protestant
31.
Europeans learned about this crop from the Native Americans. It is known as the crop that saved Jamestown
a)
okra
b)
tobacco
c)
sugar cane
d)
honey bees
32.
a willingness to let others practice their own beliefs
a)
religious tolerance
b)
pilgrimages
c)
charters
d)
Puritanism
33.
voters elect representatives to make laws on their behalf
a)
Representative Government
b)
charter
c)
pilgrimage
d)
alliance
34.
The reason for the founding of the Massachusetts Bay colony by the Pilgrims/Puritans was
a)
to enter the fur trade
b)
religious freedom
c)
to find gold and make money
d)
to kick the Dutch out of the area
35.
A willingness to respect people who think or act differently than you.
a)
tolerant
b)
prejudice
c)
discrimination
d)
closed-minded
36.
Having a variety of different kinds of people, languages, religions, etc.
a)
diversity
b)
prejudice
c)
tolerant
d)
discrimination
37.
John Rolfe was responsible for experimenting with the crop that ultimately saved Jamestown. It was:
a)
Indigo
b)
Cotton
c)
Tobacco
d)
Rice
38.
Colonial leaders in Jamestown sought advice and help from which Native American group?
a)
Powhatan
b)
Shoshone
c)
Iroquuois
d)
Cherokee
39.
Many English investors and businessmen pooled their money to finance large operations in the New World. These were called:
a)
Mercantilists
b)
Trade Corporations
c)
Trans-Atlantic Traders
d)
Joint-Stock Companies
40.
Why did European nations establish colonies in North America?
a)
To expand their empires, increase their wealth, and spread Christianity (god, glory, gold)
b)
To find new routes to Africa
c)
To bring back new attributes from other cultures
d)
To conquer the rest of the world
41.
How did geography affect the economic development of the three colonial regions?
a)
The type of climate and soil that each region had affected their economic development.
b)
The type of fish and soil that each region had affected their economic development.
c)
The type of climate and fishing that each region had affected their economic development
d)
The type of religion and government that each region had affected their economic development.
42.
Why did the Puritans and Separatists leave England and settle in North America?
a)
They wanted religious freedom.
b)
They wanted to grow cash crops.
c)
They wanted to find gold.
d)
They wanted to conquer the Aztec.
43.
What became Jamestown's "gold"?
a)
gold
b)
tobaccco
c)
water
d)
tomatoes
44.
Where was Jamestown located (today)?
a)
Missouri
b)
Mississippi
c)
Virginia
d)
North Carolina
45.
Why did Jamestown need tobacco to survive?
a)
Because the American Indians would not help them.
b)
Because they never found any real gold.
c)
Because they were addicted to smoking.
d)
Because people in England would not buy anything else.
46.
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.
47.
Why did so many colonist die?
a)
Pocahontas
b)
Rodents
c)
Disease
d)
Lack of oxygen
48.
Roger Williams founded which colony?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Connecticut
c)
Rhode Island
d)
New Hampshire
49.
Pilgrims’ and Puritans started the colony of ___.
a)
Carolina
b)
Georgia
c)
New York
d)
Massachusetts
50.
Lumber is an example of a ________, which can be used to make a product.
a)
raw material
b)
demand
c)
stock
d)
cash crop
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