WorksheetsBundle 3&4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of settlement is NOT part of the United States anymore?
a)
City
b)
Town
c)
Colony
d)
Village
2.
What did they use land for most in the colonies?
a)
Logging
b)
Manufacturing
c)
Mining
d)
Farming
3.
What explorer was most influential in discovering the New World
a)
Magellan
b)
Columbus
c)
La Salle
d)
Vasco De Gama
4.
What crop did NOT grow well in the colonies?
a)
bananas
b)
rice
c)
tobacco
d)
wheat
5.
What national holiday is celebrated in October?
a)
Flag Day
b)
Columbus Day
c)
President's Day
d)
Veteran's Day
6.
The LEAST important industry in Colonial America was?
a)
mining
b)
fishing
c)
fur trading
d)
shipbuilding
7.
Independence Day is to freedom as Columbus Day is to?
a)
religion
b)
discovery
c)
geography
d)
sailing
8.
The colony of New France was different from the Jamestown colony because New France was ruled by a...
a)
landowner
b)
parlament
c)
king
d)
corporation
9.
What geographic tool can be used to show where Del Rio is located in relation to Laredo?
a)
legend
b)
symbol
c)
grid system
d)
compass rose
10.
What do you use to show what a picture means on a map?
a)
Key
b)
Compass
c)
Scale
11.
In the colonies, many French traders made money by selling what?
a)
Fur
b)
Maps
c)
Ships
d)
Tobacco
12.
What do Rhode Island, Massachusettes and Pennsylvania all have in common?
a)
They were established for religious reasons.
b)
They were established for profit.
c)
They were established by the same man.
d)
They were established by and governed by Spain.
13.
What did colonists do when they thought they might be able to earn more money?
a)
They meddled
b)
They migrated
c)
They merged
d)
They muffled
14.
Fill in part 3 of the outline:
#1: Causes of Exploration
#2: Famous Explorers and their contributions
#3:_______________
#1: Causes of Exploration
#2: Famous Explorers and their contributions
#3:_______________
a)
Migration of the American Indians
b)
Famous American Indians
c)
Results of Exploration
d)
Reasons for Exploration
15.
How did tobacco NOT affect the Jamestown settlement?
a)
It created huge profits for the colonists.
b)
It brought about the use of slaves.
c)
It caused wars with Native Americans.
d)
It lead to more plantations.
16.
How did John Smith help Jamestown?
a)
He was friends with Pocahontas.
b)
He divided leadership duties amont colony members.
c)
Anyone that did not work did not eat.
d)
He stopped raids on Native American villages.
17.
How did Virginia use farming to become a rich colony?
a)
African slaves showed white planters the best way to grow tobacco.
b)
The colonists learned to raise new crops and try new ways to farm.
c)
The climate in Virginia helped grow English tobacco.
d)
They raised the same crops as they did in England.
18.
What do you call a colony ruled by the King of England but having a local governor appointed by the king?
a)
A royal colony
b)
A proprietary government
c)
A monarchy
d)
A representative democracy
19.
What colony produced the most iron goods?
a)
Virginia
b)
South Carolina
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Maryland
20.
Why was papermaking an important industry in the Pennsylvania colony?
a)
Pennsylvania had more schools
b)
Pennsylvania had more people who could read.
c)
Pennsylvania had more people who could write.
d)
Pennsylvania had large forests fully of trees.
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