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WorksheetsColonial Times B Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What caused the Yemassee War?
a)
Took their canoes
b)
The settlers took over the land of the Native Americans
c)
They kidnapped Native Americans to use as slaves
d)
The settlers stole the Native Americans food
2.
How did the Lords Proprietors help the colonists during the war?
a)
They sent money
b)
They sent the royal army
c)
They did nothing
d)
They sent food and supplies
3.
Colonists wanted the colony to be ruled by England instead of Lords Proprietors This is called ________________.
a)
A King government
b)
A Royal Colonial Government
c)
Carolina Government
d)
A state
4.
Slaves were brought to the colonies by boat from what country?
a)
Japan
b)
West Africa
c)
Europe
d)
Asia
5.
How did the slaves help make the plantation economy grow and the plantation owners rich?
a)
worked slowly
b)
brought knowledge of how to grow rice
c)
knew how to make tools
d)
made sweet grass baskets
6.
Which of the following describes the condition of the boat the slaves traveled on?
a)
enjoyable
b)
clean and comfortable
c)
dirty and over crowded
d)
like a cruise ship
7.
Music was very important to the African American culture because:
a)
It was fun to sing and dance
b)
The songs told them how to harvest indigo
c)
It was a way to express their feelings and tell stories
d)
It was a way to tell the owners how to plant rice.
8.
Which foods did slaves introduce to the colony?
a)
Hoppin John, gumbo, yams, and okra
b)
peanuts, pickles, jelly, and bread
c)
green beans, potatoes, and peas
d)
black eyed peas, yams, and apples
9.
How did the African Slave keep their culture alive?
a)
Went home for visits
b)
told African stories
c)
cooked spaghetti
d)
played Native American music
10.
After slaves arrived in the colonies, what happened next?
a)
They got a job and new clothes
b)
They got married
c)
They celebrated a new life with their family
d)
They were sold at auction
11.
What cash crops helped make Charles Town's economy grow?
a)
okra and rice
b)
cotton and green beans
c)
rice and indigo
d)
indigo and peanuts
12.
Slaves resisted against their owners by:
a)
working slowly, reading a book, and running away
b)
breaking tools and calling the police
c)
A. keeping their African culture alive, running away, and open rebellion.
d)
stealing money and burning the crops
13.
Native Americans believed that land ownership should be __________________.
a)
Communal-shared land with everyone
b)
Individual-claimed land for themselves
c)
Royal-for the king
d)
Colonial-for the colony
14.
Many Native Americans died from_______?
a)
canoe accidents
b)
starvation
c)
diseases brought from the Europeans
d)
war
15.
What is a rebellion?
a)
a song slaves sang in the fields
b)
an organized fight against those who are in power
c)
A recipe from Africa
d)
a disease
16.
Which of the following is a way the slaves showed Extreme resistance?
a)
Running away and violence
b)
working slowly
c)
singing African songs
d)
telling stories
17.
Which of the following was a way slaves resisted silently?
a)
ran away
b)
started fights with the white plantation owners
c)
work slowly, break tools, and continue their African traditions and culture
d)
refused to work
18.
What is a slave auction?
a)
a place where slaves were sold to the highest bidder
b)
a slave boat
c)
a school for slaves
d)
a place where slave buy clothes
19.
What is Gullah?
a)
a cash crop grown on the plantation
b)
a recipe of meat and rice
c)
A language made up of a mixture of African and english language
d)
A song sung by the slaves
20.
A lot of the slave trade came through Charles Town. A slave trade means that:
a)
slaves were free
b)
slaves traded with the Native Americans
c)
Slave went back to Africa
d)
Slaves were sold to plantation owners at the slave auctions
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