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Worksheets13 Colonies
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What role did tobacco play in the history of Jamestown?
a)
It was the main crop the founders of Jamestown hoped to grow when they first established the colony
b)
It turned out to be the cash crop and that saved the colony.
c)
It caused fighting when the colonial government outlawed the crop and would not allow it to be imported.
d)
Although Virginians tried to raise tobacco, the crop failed miserably
2.
Which labor model did Virginia planters primarily rely on before switching to slave labor?
a)
serfdom
b)
indentured servitude
c)
volunteering
d)
d. wage labor
3.
The Puritans views and attitudes led them to promote the idea of
a)
religious tolerance
b)
social equality
c)
separation of church and state
d)
hard work and common goals
4.
King Philip’s War was an example of
a)
the struggle between the French and British for control of North America
b)
Spain attempts to keep Great Britain and France out of the New World
c)
conflict that existed between New Englanders moving west and Native Americans
d)
Native Americans’ efforts to drive white settlers out of Jamestown
5.
The founder of Rhode Island was
a)
Roger Williams
b)
John Winthrop
c)
Anne Hutchinson
d)
William Bradford
6.
The colony that was founded on principles of social equality and religious tolerance was
a)
Massachusetts Bay
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Plymouth
d)
New York
7.
What was the main economic activity of the French in North America?
a)
mercantilism
b)
sugar trade
c)
tobacco
d)
fur trade
8.
Because of the fertile land and long growing season, plantations in the thirteen colonies developed in
a)
the Middle Atlantic region
b)
the South
c)
the Upper Mississippi River Valley
d)
New England
9.
“They came to find religious freedom. They sought heaven on earth. They claimed that the Bible alone was their standard. They valued education and founded colonies. However, they did not extend the religious freedom they craved to others. They even hanged some poor retches, believing them to be witches.” The above quote refers to the
a)
Quakers
b)
Puritans
c)
Jamestown settlers
d)
Dutch in New Amsterdam
10.
In which of these colonies was the Puritan religion most dominant?
a)
Maryland
b)
Virginia
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Pennsylvania
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