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WorksheetsUnit 4 test
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which era of US History is characterized by England establishing Jamestown in America?
a)
Colonization
b)
Westward Expansion
c)
Reconstruction
d)
Atlantis Squarepantis
2.
The primary reason for Columbus' first voyage in 1492 was to -
a)
find a westward passage to Asia
b)
discover the fountain of youth
c)
find El Dorado, the legendary city of gold
d)
to dab with Harambe
3.
What do buildings like this reveal about Spain's reason for establishing colonies in America?
a)
They planned to conquer the Indians
b)
They wanted to copy Indian architecture
c)
They wanted to convert the Indians to Christianity
d)
They remembered the Alamo before they even built it
4.
The discovery of metals like gold and silver in the Americas led to what?
a)
A decrease in the prices of those metals.
b)
A decrease in European manufacturing
c)
An increase in Europeans traveling to the New World
d)
Santa visiting Bikini Bottom
5.
Which of these was NOT a motivation for English settlers to colonize North America?
a)
escape religious persecution
b)
create new economic opportunities
c)
expand the international slave trade
d)
to find new and better resources
6.
Which was a primary reason the French decided to settle North America?
a)
To reduce overpopulation
b)
To create communities with religious tolerance
c)
To profit from trading furs
d)
To gather DEEZ NUTS!
7.
What marked the beginning of self government in America by creating a DIRECT DEMOCRACY?
a)
The House of Burgesses
b)
The Boston Tea Party
c)
The first continental congress
d)
The Mayflower Compact
8.
The reason slavery began in America was-
a)
a shortage of labor
b)
an economic depression
c)
increased racial tension
d)
the Spanish wanted us to have it
9.
What is the chief reason that Puritans (Pilgrims) settled in North America?
a)
to flee from warfare
b)
to look for gold
c)
to escape religious persecution
d)
they came through a space wormhole
10.
Why did most Africans come to North America during during the 1600's and 1700's?
a)
They arrived as slaves
b)
They arrived as religious missionaries.
c)
They arrived as explorers and settlers.
d)
They came to teach the Pilgrims to dab.
11.
What allowed Jamestown to become a successful colony and grow?
a)
Trading with Indians
b)
Growing tobacco
c)
Exporting lumber
d)
Building ships
12.
As the FIRST REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT in America, the 1619 House of Burgesses provided-
a)
a court system for holding trials
b)
a legislature so the colonists could pass laws
c)
land deeds to new settlers
d)
the first constitution
13.
The Mayflower Compact was signed in order to:
a)
maintain religious consistency
b)
divide land equally among the Puritans
c)
establish a government in the Plymouth colony
d)
regulate trade with the Indians
14.
According to the map, which statement is true?
a)
Most slaves were taken to North America
b)
Most slaves were taken to central and South America
c)
Slaves from Brazil were taken to Africa
d)
Most slaves were taken from North Africa
15.
Why did tobacco plantations depend on slave labor?
a)
to provide a large, cheap labor source for big farms
b)
to introduce them to share cropping
c)
because there was not enough land for farming
d)
to provide a large labor force for ship building
16.
What is a reason for the beginning of the slave trade to North America?
a)
Haiti abolished slavery after a civil war
b)
Most colonies used Indians for the slave trade and labor
c)
Businesses in New England needed slaves for special crafts
d)
Plantations in the South needed farm labor all year long
17.
Most settlers to North America in the 1600's and 1700's came from-
a)
East Asia
b)
South Asia
c)
Western Europe
d)
Gotham City
18.
In 1620, a group of Separatists came to the New World in order to-
a)
spread Catholicism to the natives
b)
achieve wealth in the fur trade
c)
avoid war with the French
d)
escape religious persecution in England
19.
The Mayflower Compact and the House of Burgesses are examples of colonial efforts to-
a)
overthrow the British King
b)
use democratic practices in government
c)
protest against English rules
d)
establish religious freedom
20.
Which is a reason the slave trade grew in the United States?
a)
the Industrial Revolution
b)
demand for labor in factories
c)
Favorable agricultural climate in the South
d)
increase in foreign investment
21.
Which religious group settled in Pennsylvania?
a)
Catholics
b)
Lutherans
c)
Quakers
d)
Jews
22.
Why did Catholics create the colony of Maryland?
a)
to make a profit
b)
to escape famine
c)
to pay off debts
d)
to escape religious persecution
23.
What was the main cause for ECONOMIC differences between the colonial regions?
a)
religion
b)
nationality
c)
geography
d)
tradition
24.
Which contributed to different types of ECONOMIC activity among the colonies?
a)
different religions
b)
different European cultures
c)
different geography and available resources
d)
different years of establishment
25.
In 1649, Maryland adopted the Toleration Act. This Act introduced which future American ideal?
a)
Freedom of Speech
b)
No taxation without representation
c)
Freedom of religion
d)
Right to remain silent
26.
A common characteristic among all religious groups in colonial America was that they all -
a)
rejected the idea of majority rule
b)
granted voting rights to all residents
c)
persecuted non church members
d)
promoted self government
27.
Which idea concerns the ELECTION feature of SELF GOVERNMENT?
a)
The appointed governor must approve the assembly
b)
An assembly will be chosen by the people every year
c)
Those accused of a crime do not have to testify
d)
Accused criminals are allowed to have a lawyer
28.
The FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT is a document that laid the foundation for-
a)
self goverment
b)
socialism
c)
colonialism
d)
unlimited government
29.
Which of these is most identified with the colonial era?
a)
mercantilism
b)
treaty of paris
c)
George washington
d)
Declaration of Independence
30.
Which Act was passed during the Colonial Era?
a)
Navigation Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Tea Tax
d)
sTAMP ACT
31.
What was the chief ECONOMIC cause for colonization of the Americas?
a)
They had followed the yellow brick road
b)
Indistrialization
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Slavery
32.
According to the theory of mercantilism, colonies should be
a)
encouraged to develop on their own.
b)
Considered a burden on the Mother Country
c)
granted independence quickly
d)
acquired as sources of raw materials
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