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WorksheetsReview Exploration & Colonization
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 27mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which document was signed in 1620 to establish a government for the settlers of Plymouth?
a)
The Articles of Confederation
b)
The Mayflower Compact
c)
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
d)
The Bill of Rigths
2.
The Aztec city of Tenochtitlan was characterized by all of the following except--
a)
pyramids
b)
centralized planning
c)
Amphitheaters
d)
systematic waterways
3.
Which of the following geographic features was part of the treaty settlement that ended the Mexican War with the United States?
a)
Baja Peninsula
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Rio Grande River
d)
Yucatan Peninsula
4.
Which of the following traits best explains why Latin America is considered a culture region?
a)
Economic development
b)
Political system
c)
Language
d)
Trade agreement
5.
Mayans are motivated to expand their knowledge and technology due to...
a)
Economic need
b)
Religious beliefs
c)
Military defenses
d)
Political direction
6.
Which of the following bodies of water creates borders in both the United States and Mexico?
a)
Bering Straits
b)
Hudson Bay
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Gulf of California
7.
Which Colony was founded in 1607 and was successful because of its fertile land, plentiful game, and abundant timber.
a)
Jamestown,Virginia
b)
Boston, Massachusetts
c)
Atlanta, Georgia
d)
Lake Placid, New York
8.
Which of the following was a reason and motivation for British colonization in North America?
a)
Escape famine (hunger)
b)
Exploit (take advantage) of Indian labor
c)
Seek religious freedom
d)
Develop vast Plantation
9.
What crop was grown by many farmers in The Southern Colonies
a)
corn
b)
cotton
c)
tobacco
d)
soybeans
10.
A large farm, usually with 50 or more slaves and producing many cash crops.
a)
Plantation
b)
Tidewater
c)
Backcountry
d)
Gone with the Wind
11.
Which geographic factor most influence the location of colonial settlements?
a)
Access to water
b)
Availability to jobs
c)
Religious membership
d)
Mild climate conditions
12.
Which of the following ideas important to representative government came from the Mayflower Compact?
a)
property rights
b)
federalism
c)
self-government or self rule
d)
two-house legislature
13.
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.
14.
Which colonies have large plantations?
a)
Middle
b)
Southern
c)
New England
d)
Northeast
15.
What are the "breadbasket colonies"?
a)
Southern
b)
Middle
c)
New England
d)
Eastern
16.
Which colony cut down trees and made lumber to be used in naval stores?
a)
Middle
b)
New England
c)
Western
d)
Southern
17.
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
18.
Which idea did people like Anne Hutchinson and Roger William contributed the American national identity?
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Religious toleration
c)
Equality for women
d)
Representative government
19.
*Limited Markets in England
*Gold and Silver
*Raw Material
Which phrase is missing to define Mercantilism
a)
Open Trade
b)
Trade with England
c)
Open Competition
d)
Representative Government
20.
Where was the Maya civilization located?
a)
Arabian Peninsula
b)
Southern Mexico/Central America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
21.
What is the Aztec capital?
a)
Mexico
b)
Tenochtitlan
c)
Tlatelolco
d)
Calpolli
22.
What disease killed the Aztecs?
a)
Pollio
b)
Ebola
c)
Yellow Fever
d)
Small Pox
23.
A plant that is sold for a profit is a
a)
cash crop
b)
subsistence crop
c)
corn field
d)
benefit crop
24.
A tropical plant usually grown to be used as a dye.
a)
Indigo
b)
Sugar
c)
Tobacco
d)
Persimmon
25.
The southern climate allowed for what?
a)
The climate of hot summers & mild winters allowed for a long growing season.
b)
The climate of hot summers & long winters kept disease from becoming a problem.
c)
The climate of cool summers & short winters allowed for easy shrimp fishing.
d)
The climate of dry, long, summers allowed for brick masonry which became a valuable product.
26.
What does debtor mean?
a)
a plant that produces blue dye
b)
a person who owns land in a colony
c)
a person who has a lot of money
d)
a person who owes money to another
27.
Carolina's "blue gold" was
a)
corn
b)
lumber
c)
indigo
d)
rice
28.
What role did religion play in the Southern colonies?
a)
Church was unimportant because plantations were spread out far from one another, so attending was difficult.
b)
Church was the center of life in the southern cities since only the Baptist religion was allowed.
c)
Church was forbidden in the south because people thought it taught that making money was a sin.
d)
Each plantation built a church on their plantation & it was often the nicest building ~ slaves & family attended together.
29.
________________ is an economic system where countries try to set up colonies so they can become more rich and powerful.
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Capitalism
c)
Communism
d)
Beltonism
30.
What is another name for a plantation owner?
a)
planter
b)
overseer
c)
boss
d)
slave
31.
The English Separatists who founded the Plymouth Colony are also called ___________.
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Anglicans
c)
Metacomets
d)
Powhatans
32.
Which of the four choices doesn't belong with New England?
a)
Shipbuilding
b)
Fishing
c)
Farming
d)
Industry
33.
In general, why were MOST of the New England colonies founded?
a)
make money
b)
better soil
c)
economic opportunity
d)
religious freedoms
34.
Diseases carried by the explorers such as measles, smallpox, and malaria killed many _________.
a)
Colonists
b)
African slaves
c)
Spanish explorers
d)
Native Americans
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