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Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Southern colonies' economy focused on
a)
Fishing
b)
Agriculture
c)
Cattle ranching
d)
Whaling
2.
What Italian explorer realized that he was in fact exploring a "new world" and his discoveries were read of throughout Europe?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
3.
James Oglethorpe founded which colony?
a)
Virginia
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Georgia
4.
William and Mary were required to accept which document?
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Constitution
c)
The English Bill of Rights
d)
The Magna Carta
5.
William Penn founded which colony?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Georgia
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Carolina
6.
Who was known for helping the Plymouth settlers learn how to survive in their new land?
a)
Metacomet
b)
King Philip
c)
Squanto
d)
Osceola
7.
The first main cash crop of Virginia
a)
Indigo
b)
Tobacco
c)
Cotton
d)
Corn
8.
Who wrote "Two Treatises of Government" during the Enlightenment?
a)
John Locke
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
John Smith
9.
Emphasized logic and reasoning
a)
Rationalism
b)
Traditionalism
c)
Revivalism
d)
Puritanism
10.
Idea for a country to become wealthy by attaining more gold and silver.
a)
Rationalism
b)
Traditionalism
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Philosophy
11.
Idea for a country to become wealthy by attaining more gold and silver.
a)
Rationalism
b)
Traditionalism
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Philosophy
12.
Individuals who signed a contract promising years of labor in exchange for passage to the New World
a)
African slaves
b)
Indentured servants
c)
Conquistadors
d)
Quakers
13.
What would be the best title for this map?
a)
Spanish Colonies in the New World
b)
British Domination of the Americas
c)
Colonial Trade Routes
d)
The United States in 1750
14.
Which of the following is NOT a way that slaves maintained their African culture in America?
a)
Secretly writing down their customs and traditions
b)
Through music and dance
c)
Blending African religious rituals with Christianity
d)
Blending African dialects with English
15.
Which group established the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
a)
Quakers
b)
Puritans
c)
Catholics
d)
Pilgrims
16.
This was created by New England Puritans to provide partial church membership for people that had not had a "conversion experience".
a)
Halfway Covenant
b)
Ark of the Covenant
c)
Partial GraceCovenant
d)
Great Compromise
17.
Which colonist was banished from New England and founded Rhode Island as a place where people could practice religious freedom?
a)
Roger Williams
b)
Peter Stuyvesant
c)
Lord Baltimore
d)
William Penn
18.
King Phillip’s war was a bloody war between the
a)
Puritans and the Wampanoag Indians led by Chief Metacomet
b)
Spanish and French in New Orleans
c)
French settlers and the Indians
d)
Spanish settlers in Florida and the Plantation owners of the Carolinas
19.
Who established a Quaker colony in English North America?
a)
Roger Williams
b)
Anne Hutchinson
c)
Jonathan Edwards
d)
William Penn
20.
In what way was the population of the Massachusetts colony different from Virginia?
a)
Massachusetts colonists tended to settle as families, while most Virginians were single men.
b)
Most people in Massachusetts were English, while most of the Virginians were Dutch.
c)
Most people in Massachusetts were Christians, while most of the Virginians were not.
d)
Colonists in Massachusetts had a much lower life expectancy that that of Virginia.
21.
According to the theory of mercantilism, the principal purpose of the thirteen original colonies was to provide Great Britain with
a)
workers and manufactured goods
b)
raw materials and markets
c)
military recruits
d)
naval bases
22.
By the 1720's, the Northern colonies were
a)
more dependent on slavery than the Southern colonies
b)
less dependent on trade with England than the Southern colonies
c)
less economically diverse than the Southern colonies
d)
more urban than the Southern colonies
23.
The Great Awakening was a time when
a)
thousands of Puritans fled England and came to colonial New England.
b)
massive numbers of Native Americans died due to European diseases.
c)
increased religious enthusiasm led to the growth of new Christian denominations.
d)
colonists realized that British mercantilism was hurting their trade.
24.
During the colonial period, which of the following people is viewed as a symbol of social mobility and individualism?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
back country yeoman farmers
c)
French fur traders
d)
Jonathan Edwards
25.
“Various are the pleas and arguments which men of corrupt minds frequently urge against yielding obedience to the just and holy commands of God.” --George Whitefield, 1771
This statement most likely dealt with:
This statement most likely dealt with:
a)
the necessity of American support for the war with France during the 1700's
b)
the need for American Independence
c)
the fairness of continued British rule in North America during the 1700's
d)
the Great Awakening
26.
On the map, which colony is labeled as #44?
a)
Virginia
b)
Maryland
c)
Georgia
d)
South Carolina
27.
On the map, which colony is labeled as #45?
a)
New York
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Masachusetts
d)
Pennsylvania
28.
What was an effect of the French and Indian War
a)
Debt
b)
Washington as President
c)
British Industrialize
d)
France gains Florida
29.
How would the British pay their debt from the French and Indian War?
a)
Borrowed $ from Spain
b)
Had no intention of paying it
c)
Increased colonial taxes
d)
Indians paid the majority
30.
The Sons of Liberty were formed as a reaction to what?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Revolutionary War
c)
Townshend Act
d)
French & Indian War
31.
New England town meetings and tthe Virginia House of Burgesses represented
a)
Salutary Neglect
b)
Steps toward representative democracy
c)
Strong Govt.
d)
Intolerable Acts
32.
What happened as a result of the First Continental Congress?
a)
King George Died
b)
Colonial Militias were created
c)
French & Indian War Ended
d)
Colonists declared Independence
33.
The Quartering Act of 1774 was part of which larger act?
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Battle of Yorktown
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Battle of Saratoga
34.
____________ was easily read and encouraged colonists to support Independence
a)
John Locke
b)
Common Sense
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Townshend Acts
35.
Why did Britain close the Boston Harbor?
a)
In reaction to Boston Tea Party
b)
Townshend Acts
c)
French & Indian War
d)
Stamp Act
36.
American colonists were angered by "taxation without representation" which means ___________.
a)
They had no representation in Britain
b)
They had no representation in America
c)
Did not feel Germany was represented
d)
King George III removed Indians
37.
The Proclamation line was established along what geographical mark?
a)
Appalachain Mts.
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Ohio River
38.
Passage from Africa to America was called
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Slave Trade
d)
Raw Good Trail
39.
_____ attempted to maintain close political cooperation between the colonists
a)
Committees of Correspondence
b)
Paul Revere
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
Daughters of Liberty
40.
The British policy of Salutary Neglect had what effect on the colonist?
a)
Colonists were self governing
b)
Colinist were bombarded
c)
Parliament increased military
d)
Congress was made
41.
France losing all lands east of Mississippi river was a result of what treaty?
a)
Treay of Paris 1763
b)
Treaty of Paris 1783
c)
Valley Forge
d)
Saratoga
42.
Act that limited trade from colonies only to go to Britain
a)
Navigation Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Quartering Act
43.
Which of the following items was a direct result of the Battle of Saratoga?
a)
Alliance w/ France
b)
Alliance w/ Spain
c)
Townshend Acts
d)
Treaty of Paris
44.
The last battle of the revolutionary war and the war that secured American victory was ________
a)
Trenton
b)
Saratoga
c)
Yorktown
d)
Lexington and Concord
45.
When was George Washingtons First victory of Revolutionary War
a)
Trenton
b)
Saratoga
c)
Yorktown
d)
Lexington and Concord
46.
The first battle of the revolutionary war was _______
a)
Trenton
b)
Saratoga
c)
Yorktown
d)
Lexington and Concord
47.
Severe starvation and disease occurred at what battle
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Saratoga
c)
Yorktown
d)
Lexington and Concord
48.
What philosopher developed the Idea of unalienable human rights
a)
John Locke
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Thomas Jefferson
49.
________'s military knowledge & skill helped the Patriots defeat the British in the America
a)
Marquis de Lafayette
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Thomas Gage
d)
General Cornwallis
50.
Who won the Battle of Lexington and Concord
a)
Colonial Minutemen
b)
British
c)
French
d)
Native Americans
51.
What is generally considered to be the first written constitution in Western history?
a)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
Act of Toleration
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