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WorksheetsColonial America Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 23mins
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Class
Date
1.
Great Britain's first permanent settlement in North America was
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
c)
Roanoke
d)
Massachusetts
2.
The Pilgrims established their colony in
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
c)
Roanoke
d)
Massachusetts
3.
The Puritans established their colony in
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
c)
Roanoke
d)
Massachusetts Bay (Boston)
4.
The trade route African slaves were on was known as the
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Great Migration
c)
Triangular Trade
d)
Slavery
5.
People who worked to pay for passage to America were called
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Strangers
c)
Indentured Servants
d)
Slaves
6.
Which colonial region had large plantations?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Frontier
7.
Which colonial region had the most slaves?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Frontier
8.
In which colonial region would you most likely find Quakers and wheat exports?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Frontier
9.
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia belong to which colonial region?
a)
Southern Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
New England Colonies
10.
Whales and lumber were resources found in _______________
a)
Southern Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
New England colonies
11.
This colonial region was given the nickname "breadbasket" because they grew lots of grain
a)
Southern Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
New England Colonies
12.
Tobacco, rice, indigo, slaves, and rivers were resources found in the
a)
Southern Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
New England Colonies
13.
This colonial region had a physical geography (type of land) with rocky soil that kept them from farming
a)
Southern Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
New England Colonies
14.
Many of the original English colonists were religious separatists from the Church of England (i.e., the Pilgrims in Plymouth and the Puritans in Massachusetts Bay Colony). Why were these groups eager to settle colonies in North America?
a)
as a punishment from the King of England
b)
The Puritan and Pilgrim religious beliefs called for them to be alone
c)
Religious Freedom and financial opportunities
15.
Which of the following groups came to America on the Mayflower in 1620 and settled in Plymouth Colony?
a)
Amish
b)
Dutch
c)
Pilgrims
d)
Mormons
16.
Slavery and indentured servitude were both forms of labor which were used in colonial America. How were indentured servants different from slaves?
a)
Indentured servants were freed after a set number of years.
b)
Indentured servants earned higher wages than slaves.
c)
Indentured servants did not perform manual labor.
d)
Indentured servants could hire slaves to do their work.
17.
The Southern colonies supported plantation economics. This meant they had large farms and grew crops, which they exported.
Which group of exports below would most likely have come from a Southern colony?
Which group of exports below would most likely have come from a Southern colony?
a)
cotton, indigo, tobacco
b)
textiles, spices, iron
c)
fish, rum, iron
d)
fish and fur products
18.
Who founded the colony to provide a place for Quakers?
a)
William Penn
b)
John White
c)
John Rolfe
d)
Lord Baltimore
19.
What happened to a colony that was established by the English on the island of Roanoke?
a)
The colonists moved to Massachusetts and built Plymouth
b)
The Colonists disappeared and it became known as the Lost Colony
c)
They met Pocahontas and created the Mayflower Compact
d)
It succeeded and became known as Jamestown
20.
Which of the following is NOT a major reason people migrated to America during the colonial era?
a)
they came for religious reasons
b)
they were forced/slavery
c)
They came to earn a living/opportunity /wealth
d)
they came to serve in the military
21.
In America, most enslaved people lived
a)
in frontier settlements in the west
b)
On large plantation farms in the Southern Colonies
c)
in towns and cities in New Englandon small, family farms in Middle Colonies
d)
in towns and cities in New England
22.
Where did the French settle in the new World?
a)
Florida & Mexico
b)
Quebec & New Orleans
c)
along the Atlantic Ocean
d)
along the Pacific Ocean
23.
Which rivers were apart of new France?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Broad
c)
Saluda
d)
St. Lawrence & Mississippi
24.
How did the French make their money?
a)
cash crops
b)
fur trade
c)
slave trade
d)
gold/silver
25.
Where did the Dutch settle in the new world?
a)
Jamestown
b)
New Amsterdam & New Netherland
c)
St. Augustine
d)
New Orleans
26.
Which country was responsible for forcing the Dutch out of the new world?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
Spain
27.
The Spanish wanted Indians to follow what religion?
a)
Baptist Religion
b)
Texan Religion
c)
Puritan Religion
d)
Catholic Religion
28.
Which of these places was a Spanish mission?
a)
St. Augustine
b)
New York
c)
New Orleans
d)
Quebec
29.
A quicker waterway around or through North America
a)
Northwest Passage
b)
Northern Exposure
c)
North Kardashian West
d)
Silk Road
30.
Where did the French settle in North America?
a)
Canada and the Mississippi River Valley
b)
Delaware
c)
Virginia, Massachusetts and the eastern seaboard
d)
Florida and the Southeast
31.
Give two reasons why the French had good relationships with the Indians
a)
the French did not force them to live and work on missions
b)
the French treated them as equals and with respect
c)
both of these reasons are correct
d)
none of these are correct
32.
Which phrase accurately describes the conditions aboard the slave ship?
a)
Luxurious
b)
Accommodating
c)
Spacious
d)
Dark and Claustrophobic
33.
What is an economic system, where African slaves were exchanged for raw materials, money, and finished goods? Those countries/continents involved included Ivory Coast (Africa), Europe, and the Americans.
a)
Mercantalism
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Market economics
d)
Feudalism
34.
The French and Indian War was also called the ___________ Years' War.
a)
Five
b)
Six
c)
Seven
d)
Eight
35.
The French and British signed a ______ to agree on who would now control the Ohio River Valley.
a)
treaty
b)
bargain
c)
bet
d)
declaration
36.
What did the FRENCH and DUTCH have in common when arriving in the New World?
a)
Both had indentured servants.
b)
Both had been looking for the Northwest Passage to Asia.
c)
Both established churches to make a profit.
d)
Both wanted to convert N.A. to Christianity.
37.
__________ was the famous slave uprising that took place in South Carolina.
a)
Sam's Rebellion
b)
Smith's Rebellion
c)
Stono Rebellion
d)
Slavery Rebellion
38.
Slaves knew A LOT about the proper way to grow ________ and thus helped the southern plantation owners.
a)
INDIGO
b)
TOBACCO
c)
CORN
d)
RICE
39.
Who won the French and Indian War?
a)
French
b)
British
40.
Who did the Iroquois side with, even thought they didn't want to at first?
a)
French
b)
British
41.
________ was a language often spoken by slaves.
a)
Spanish
b)
Eastern
c)
Gullah
d)
Slang
42.
Which one of these groups was NOT coming to New England to establish a safe religious community?
a)
Puritans
b)
Indentured Servant
c)
Pilgrim
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