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WorksheetsExploration and Colonization Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The part of the Triangular Trade Route that was used to transport slaves from Africa to the West Indies and the 13 colonies.
a)
The Slave Journey
b)
The Middle Passage
c)
The Northwest Passage
d)
The Columbian Exchange
2.
An economic system in which the "mother country" benefits from trade with the colonies.
a)
Free enterprise
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Mixed economy
d)
Command economy
3.
Which colony was founded in 1607?
a)
Massachusetts Bay
b)
Plymouth
c)
Jamestown
d)
Georgia
4.
Is a Social Studies textbook a primary or secondary source?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
5.
What type of source is a letter written from a soldier serving in the Civil War?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
6.
Economic
a)
Has to do with government and the relationship between countries.
b)
Has to do with trade, business, and currency.
c)
Has to do with the interactions between people.
d)
Has to do with land, air, and water.
7.
Social
a)
Has to do with land, air, and water.
b)
Has to do with government and the relationships between countries.
c)
Has to do with business, trade, and currency.
d)
Has to do with the relationships between people.
8.
Plantation
a)
A small farm that grows subsistent crops.
b)
A rural home in New England.
c)
A place where the slave ships landed and unloaded.
d)
A large farm where cash crops are grown.
9.
Who founded a colony for Quakers.
a)
William Penn
b)
Anne Hutchinson
c)
Roger Williams
d)
John Smith
10.
This colony was founded by the Pilgrims for religious reasons.
a)
Plymouth
b)
Roanoke
c)
Nantucket
d)
Block
11.
A religious group who wanted to separate from the Church of England and form their own church.
a)
explorers
b)
artisans
c)
dissenters
d)
separatists
12.
The first representative assembly located in Jamestown, Virginia.
a)
House of Representatives
b)
House of Burgesses
c)
Congress
d)
Democratic Party
13.
This Colonial Region had rocky soil and cold winters therefore it had very small farms and and a short growing season.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
14.
This Colonial Region had a very warm climate, mild winters, good soil for farming and a long growing season.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
15.
Plants grown by farmers to be sold for money, rather than for personal use (cotton, tobacco, sugar cane, indigo).
a)
subsistence crops
b)
imports
c)
cash crop
d)
exports
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