WorksheetsEuropean Colonization
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
VOCABULARY
When someone is treated unfairly especially because of religious or political beliefs
When someone is treated unfairly especially because of religious or political beliefs
a)
persecution
b)
direct democracy
c)
tolerance
d)
founders
2.
VOCABULARY
When political decisions are made directly by the people
When political decisions are made directly by the people
a)
indirect democracy
b)
direct democracy
c)
monarchy
d)
anarchy
3.
VOCABULARY
To NOT accept attitudes, or beliefs that are different from your own
To NOT accept attitudes, or beliefs that are different from your own
a)
persecution
b)
thrift
c)
tolerant
d)
intolerant
4.
VOCABULARY
To run away from or leave a place
To run away from or leave a place
a)
flee
b)
thrift
c)
tolerant
d)
seek
5.
VOCABULARY
To search or look for
To search or look for
a)
flee
b)
thrift
c)
settle
d)
seek
6.
Because of the Puritans, the New England colonies believed in hard-work and thrift
a)
true
b)
false
7.
The Puritans formed a “covenant community” based on the principles of what document?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
The Declaration of Independence
c)
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
d)
The Bill of Rights
8.
New England was settled by the ______.
a)
Quakers
b)
Cavaliers
c)
Puritans
d)
Huguenots
9.
Puritans were ______of those not sharing their religion.
a)
tolerant
b)
intolerent
10.
The Puritans practiced a form of _______through town meetings.
a)
Representative Democracy
b)
Direct Democracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Republic
11.
The main economic activities of the New England colonies were ______
a)
shipbuilding and fishing
b)
mining and plantation farming
c)
agriculture and mining
d)
ironworks and agriculture
12.
Characteristics of the New England colonies included all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
formation of covenant communities
b)
intolerance of religious beliefs differing from Puritanism
c)
acquisitions of large land grants from the King of England
d)
desire for economic opportunity as well as religious and political freedom.
13.
Which of the following was NOT a main economic activity in the New England colonies?
a)
shipbuilding
b)
plantation farming
c)
small-scale subsistence farming
d)
lumbering
14.
In the New England colonies, the prevailing (main) type of agriculture was
a)
large plantations supporting non-food crops
b)
grain cultivation
c)
subsistence farming
d)
small plantations for food crop sale
15.
"Direct Democracy" is best illustrated by the
a)
United States Congress
b)
New England Town Meetings
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
English Parliament
16.
The founders of Rhode Island had different views from the Massachusetts Puritans on-
a)
Enslaved workers
b)
Private property
c)
Identured servants
d)
Religious tolerance
17.
Which state was founded by deserters fleeing persecution by Puritans in Massachusetts?
a)
New York
b)
Maine
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Virginia
18.
The Puritans had strong beliefs in ______.
a)
hardwork and thrift
b)
economic prosperity
c)
identured servants
d)
education for all
19.
The _____ region was settled chiefly by English, Dutch, and German-speaking immigrants seeking religious freedom and economic opportunity.
a)
New Engand
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
d)
Western
20.
Which of the following was NOT a main economic activity in the Mid-Atlantic colonies?
a)
shipbuilding
b)
plantation farming
c)
small-scale farming
d)
trading
21.
Which colony generally had more religious tolerance?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
22.
The middle colonies were home to multiple religious groups, who generally believed in religious ________.
a)
tolerance
b)
intolerance
23.
Cities such as New York and Philadelphia became seaports and commercial centers.
a)
true
b)
false
24.
Religious groups in the Mid-Atlantic states included all of the following except
a)
Huguenots
b)
Quakers
c)
Puritans
d)
Presbyterians
25.
VOCABULARY
Someone who agrees to work on a tobacco plantation to pay for their travel expenses from Europe to the U.S.
Someone who agrees to work on a tobacco plantation to pay for their travel expenses from Europe to the U.S.
a)
slave
b)
indentured servant
c)
Cavalier
d)
abolitionist
26.
VOCABULARY
English nobility who settled in Virginia because the King of England gave them free land.
English nobility who settled in Virginia because the King of England gave them free land.
a)
slave
b)
indentured servant
c)
Cavalier
d)
abolitionist
27.
VOCABULARY
People who are of high social class
People who are of high social class
a)
slaves
b)
nobility
c)
servants
d)
abolitionists
28.
VOCABULARY
English nobility who settled in Virginia because the King of England gave them free land.
English nobility who settled in Virginia because the King of England gave them free land.
a)
slave
b)
indentured servant
c)
Cavalier
d)
abolitionist
29.
Virginia and the other Southern colonies were settled by people seeking _____opportunities.
a)
economic
b)
religious
30.
Which colony used indentured servants and slaves?
a)
Southern
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
New England
d)
Western
31.
Why did the southern colony need indentured servants and slaves?
a)
to build ships
b)
to work in factories
c)
to work on tobacco plantations
d)
to pay debts
32.
Why did indentured servants agree to work on plantations?
a)
If they agreed to work, someone would pay for them to come to the U.S.
b)
If they agreed to work, they would be allowed to stay in England.
c)
They would have religious freedom
d)
They would make a lot of money
33.
The slavery-based economy in the South eventually led to the ______War.
a)
Vietnam
b)
Revolutionary
c)
American Civil
d)
French and Indian
34.
Where did the Southern Colonies often export their CASH CROPS ?
a)
Europe
b)
Canada
c)
Japan
d)
Korea
35.
The Southern Colonies had a social structure based on family status and _______.
a)
ethnic background
b)
education
c)
religion
d)
land ownership
36.
What was the first permanent settlement in North America.
a)
New York
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Williamsburg
d)
Jamestown
37.
In what year was Jamestown established?
a)
1607
b)
1608
c)
1618
d)
1703
38.
Why was Jamestown, Virginia established?
a)
as a business venture
b)
as a religious site
39.
Which colony was established as a business venture?
a)
Connecticut
b)
Georgia
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Virginia
40.
When were African slaves brought to Jamestown?
a)
1607
b)
1619
c)
1650
d)
1700
41.
Where was the first elected assembly for government meetings in Jamestown, VA?
a)
The White House
b)
House of Burgesses
42.
What is the House of Burgesses called now?
a)
The White House
b)
The Virginia General Assembly
c)
The Lincoln Memorial
d)
The Virginia College
43.
The Great Awakening of the 18th Century was a(n)
a)
movement supporting public education
b)
intellectual renaissance
c)
industrial revolution that invented new products
d)
religious revival that challenged the government
44.
This movement lead to the growth of Evangelical religion during the mid 1700s
a)
Martin Luther Reforms
b)
The Great Awakening
c)
Civil Rights Movement
d)
Women's Rights Movement
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