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WorksheetsColonial America
Total questions: 97
Worksheet time: 59mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What country sponsored Christopher Columbus?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Portugal
2.
In what year to Columbus come to the new land the 1st time?
a)
1452
b)
1492
c)
1544
d)
1592
3.
Which one is not one of Columbus's ships?
a)
Santa Maria
b)
Nina
c)
Love Boat
d)
Pinta
4.
Where did Columbus first take foot in the New World?
a)
Florida
b)
Virginia
c)
Bahamas
d)
New York
5.
Christopher Columbus never set foot on the mainland of North America.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
The Aztec offered _________ sacrifices to please their gods.
a)
Strange
b)
Animal
c)
Fun
d)
Human
7.
The Aztec Empire lived in central ___________.
a)
America
b)
Mexico
c)
Panama
d)
Cuba
8.
What group of people suffered the most during the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Animals
b)
Explorers
c)
Native Americans
d)
Europeans
9.
Which country was NOT very active in the fight for territory in the new world?
a)
Spain
b)
GreatvBritain
c)
Germany
d)
France
10.
What civilization was located in modern day Peru
a)
Inca
b)
Aztec
c)
Iroquois
d)
Mayans
11.
What civilization was located in modern day Mexico
a)
Inca
b)
Aztec
c)
Iroquois
12.
Why were the Spanish interested in the new world?
a)
Silver
b)
Power and Money
c)
Gold and Converting The Aztecs
d)
Spices and Trae
13.
Who made first contact the the Inca
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Hernan Cortes
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Amerigo Vespuci
14.
Who killed Montezuma?
a)
The Conquistadors
b)
Cortes
c)
His own men
d)
Pizarro
15.
This is another term for a Spanish conqueror:
a)
Conquerero
b)
Conquistador
c)
Moctezuma
d)
Sombrero
16.
Who conquered the Aztecs?
a)
Moctezuma
b)
Columbus
c)
Magellan
d)
Cortes
17.
Who was the king of the Aztecs?
a)
Moctezuma
b)
Atahualpa
c)
Mr. Rager
d)
Tenochtitlan
18.
When Moctezuma first heard about Cortes, he thought Cortes was...
a)
a God
b)
An Invader
c)
a Merchant
d)
a Friend
19.
What did Cortes do to Moctezuma in an effort to try to take over Tenochtitlan?
a)
Had him imprisoned
b)
Killed him
c)
Tortured him
d)
Enslave him
20.
Who was the explorer that conquered the Incans?
a)
Cortes
b)
Pizarro
c)
Ponce de Leon
d)
Magellan
21.
What did Moctezuma do when Cortes came to the Aztec capitol?
a)
He attacked him with an army
b)
He welcomed him with gifts of gold
c)
He threw the bible on the ground
d)
He did nothing
22.
What was Pizarro's main motive for conquering the Incas?
a)
God
b)
Glory
c)
Gold
d)
For fun
23.
Why was Jamestown founded?
a)
to steal food from the natives
b)
to help with the war with Spain
c)
to find a new source of sugar
d)
to make money from gold and cash crops
24.
Where was Jamestown located?
a)
Near St. Augustine in what is now Florida
b)
Along the James River in what is now Ohio
c)
Along the James River in what is now Virginia
d)
Along the Pacific Ocean coastline
25.
Which was NOT a problem that the people of Jamestown faced?
a)
Bad drinking water and mosquitos
b)
Disease and Starvation
c)
Conflicts with the Native Americans
d)
King James enforced too many laws there
26.
Who founded Jamestown Colony?
a)
The Virginia Company
b)
Captain John Smith
c)
King James
d)
Christopher Columbus
27.
Which was NOT a way Native Americans were affected by the Jamestown colonists?
a)
Native Americans lost most of their land
b)
Native Americans couldn't find enough food
c)
Native Americans were killed by diseases the colonists brought unknowingly
d)
Native Americans traded things they had for new English items to use to make life easier
28.
What was the main reason Plymouth was started?
a)
For Money/Wealth
b)
For Religious Beliefs
c)
For Growing Crops
d)
For Exploring new wildlife
29.
Plymouth was started before Jamestown.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
Before the Pilgrims went ashore they created a set of rules to help them live together peacefully. What was this called?
a)
Pilgrims' Pact
b)
Plymouth Promise
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
Mayflower Compact
31.
What did the people who did not want to belong to the Church of England call themselves?
a)
Unbelievers
b)
Indians
c)
Ministers
d)
Separatists
32.
Which colony primarily fought with the Native Americans?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
33.
Who sailed to the New World in the 1600's?
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Puritans
c)
both
d)
neither
34.
Who wanted freedom of region?
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Puritans
c)
both
d)
neither
35.
Who wanted to purify the Church of England?
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Puritans
c)
both
d)
neither
36.
Who were also known as Separatists?
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Puritans
c)
both
d)
neither
37.
Who established the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Puritans
c)
both
d)
neither
38.
Who was led by Governor John Winthrop?
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Puritans
c)
both
d)
neither
39.
Who cast out Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson due to their religious beliefs?
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Puritans
c)
both
d)
neither
40.
Who established Plymouth Colony in 1620?
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Puritans
c)
both
d)
neither
41.
Who came to the New World in "The Great Migration"?
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Puritans
c)
both
d)
neither
42.
Who accused people of witchcraft at the Salem Witch Trials?
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Puritans
c)
both
d)
neither
43.
How many innocent people were executed?
a)
10
b)
20
c)
5
44.
How many people were awaiting trial?
a)
20
b)
100
c)
200
45.
Witchcraft was considered an act of...
a)
parliament
b)
government
c)
communism
d)
treason
46.
The trials ended because...
a)
Everyone in Salem died.
b)
The witches were all dead.
c)
The girls' accusations were getting out of hand.
d)
The poor people were all dead.
47.
What is NOT a reason the people become ill when they were traveling across the ocean?
a)
Salty water
b)
Mosquitos
c)
Rotten Food
d)
Fell in water and got cold
48.
What did Pocahontas do to help John Smith?
a)
Let the Native Americans kill him.
b)
Made him a sandwich.
c)
Stopped the Native Americans from killing him.
d)
Dressed him up to look like a Native American.
49.
What did John Smith call the land he found and explored?
a)
New Spain
b)
England
c)
Alaska
d)
New England
50.
True or false? John Smith later married Pocahantas.
a)
true
b)
false
51.
Why was this revolution known as the Glorious Revolution?
a)
They knew that bring Roman Catholicism would be glorious.
b)
England was singing "glory to God" there was a new monarch.
c)
William and Mary would bring Glory to England
d)
It was a peaceful takeover with no bloodshed.
52.
This was a movement against financial corruption, abuse of power, and immorality in the Catholic Church
a)
Renaissance
b)
Reformation
c)
Lutherism
53.
What was the Protestant Reformation?
a)
Attempt to overthrow the Pope
b)
Attempt for Christian Europe to gain back their land from the Arabs
c)
An attempt to reform Catholic practices that were corrupt
54.
Where were the majority of slaves taken from?
a)
North Africa
b)
East Africa
c)
South Africa
d)
West Africa
55.
The Middle Passage was the name for the journey from
a)
Europe to Africa
b)
Americas to Europe
c)
Africa to the Americas
d)
Americas to Africa
56.
Which group are the New England colonies?
a)
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Deleware
New York
New Jersey
Deleware
New York
New Jersey
d)
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
57.
Why did the Pilgrims flee to the new world?
a)
To honor the king
b)
Escape religious persecution
c)
For gold
d)
To grow cash crops
58.
What was the agreement signed by the colonist that described the way they would govern themselves in the Americas?
a)
The Mayflower Compact
b)
House of Burgess
c)
U.S Constitution
d)
London Company Charter
59.
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
60.
What was the first representative assembly in the American colonies?
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
Jamestown
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Roanoke Colony
61.
This was an 18th century philosophical movement of intellectuals, aiming to apply reason to all endeavors.
a)
Reformation
b)
Renaissance
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Scientific Revolution
62.
This taxed lead, paint, paper, glass, and tea
a)
Tea Act
b)
Paper Act
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Townshend Act
63.
This taxed paper products like mortgages and licenses, and also cards and newspapers
a)
Tea Act
b)
Paper Act
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Townshend Act
64.
This taxed molasses and sugar brought into the colonies
a)
Tea Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Townshend Act
65.
This law reminded the colonists that Parliament had the ability to make laws for the colonies no matter what.
a)
Declaratory Acts
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Townshend Act
66.
Taxation without Representation meant...
a)
Colonists weren't given free speech
b)
Parliament did not have delegates from the colonies
c)
Colonists didn't have money to pay taxes
d)
The colonists votes didn't count for enough
67.
When people refused to buy certain goods:
a)
Boycott
b)
Repeal
c)
Monopoly
d)
Bias
68.
To end, or get rid of:
a)
Boycott
b)
Repeal
c)
Monopoly
d)
Bias
69.
What event does this drawing show?
a)
Tarring and feathering
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
American Revolution
70.
Favoring one side, instead of remaining neutral
a)
Boycott
b)
Repeal
c)
Monopoly
d)
Bias
71.
Information that is spread with the purpose of supporting a cause
a)
Boycott
b)
Propaganda
c)
Monopoly
d)
Bias
72.
Complete control of the entire market
a)
Boycott
b)
Propaganda
c)
Monopoly
d)
Bias
73.
This event was a result of the Tea Act
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Stamp Act Protests
d)
Pontiac's Rebellion
74.
What event does this image show?
a)
Tarring and feathering
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
American Revolution
75.
How did the sons of liberty show they were upset with the tea tax.
a)
the bought as much tea as they could
b)
they ignored tea
c)
tossed the tea into the water off the ship
d)
burned the tea
76.
What was thrown at soldiers to start the Boston Massacre?
a)
Manure
b)
Snowballs
c)
Paper
d)
Hay
77.
Hundreds of people died in the Boston Massacre.
a)
True
b)
False
78.
The Boston Tea Party was when colonists:
a)
had a nice lunch and drank tea
b)
dressed like Indians and threw tea in the harbor
c)
gave tea to their friends
d)
stopped drinking tea
79.
What did the British Parliament make the colonists pay?
a)
Taxes
b)
Fees
c)
Gold and Spices
80.
What was the common slogan used in the Colonies?
a)
"Give me liberty or Give me death"
b)
"No Taxation without Representation"
c)
"No Stamp Act, No Sugar Act"
81.
The Enlightenment was a movement that emphasized the value of
a)
reason
b)
religion
c)
miracles
d)
emotions
82.
The Great Awakening caused some colonists to
a)
seek spirituality through the use of reason.
b)
shift their loyalty from England to America.
c)
pay more attention to the scientific method.
d)
abandon their Puritan and Anglican congregations.
83.
Which of the following was considered the largest city in America in the mid-1700s?
a)
Boston
b)
New York
c)
Philadelphia
d)
Charlestown
84.
What was the main reason that there were more enslaved persons in the South than in the North during the 1700s?
a)
Slavery had been outlawed in the North.
b)
Slaves could not tolerate the climate of the North.
c)
Southern colonists were less willing to do physical labor.
d)
The Southern economy depended on a larger number of field laborers.
85.
Benjamin Franklin was an important figure in the
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Great Awakening
c)
Salem Witchcraft Trials
d)
movement to outlaw slavery
86.
Who won the French and Indian War?
a)
France
b)
England
87.
What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?
a)
The French and British claimed the same land.
b)
The French and Indians claimed the same land.
c)
The Indians and British claimed the same land.
d)
The Indians wouldn't sell their land.
88.
What was the name of the agreement which ended the American Revolution?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treaty of Tortesillas
d)
Treaty of Boston
89.
Which side won the American Revolutionary War?
a)
British
b)
Patriots
90.
What is guerrilla warfare?
a)
War that is fought in an open field
b)
Only shooting when your enemy is close to you
c)
Marching behind your enemy and stealing his supplies
d)
Sneak attacks, hit and run attacks, small scale traps, etc.
91.
Which two countries helped the Patriots win the war?
a)
Germany and Austria
b)
China and Japan
c)
France and Spain
d)
Canada and Ireland
92.
What was the main reason people from England chose to move to the Colonies
a)
They wanted to move for fun
b)
They wanted religious freedom
c)
There was more tea in the Colonies
d)
They wanted the higher paying jobs that were there
93.
What is the meaning of taxation without representation?
a)
When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
b)
When people are taxed twice on the same item
c)
When some people get taxed and others don't
d)
When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is
94.
What was the most significant result for our country's history because the Colonies won the Revolutionary War?
a)
It resulted in our freedom and ability to govern ourselves
b)
We won a war
c)
Other counties were impressed by our winning a war
d)
George Washington would always be our President
95.
What law that forced colonists to provide places to live for all the Redcoats in America?
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Navigation Act
96.
On the night of Paul Revere's ride, the colonists used lanterns to share a message about how the British were traveling: "One if by land, two if by sea."
a)
True
b)
False
97.
The war ended when the Patriots surrounded the British troops and Cornwallis had no choice but to surrender.
a)
True
b)
False
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