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WorksheetsWeek 4 Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A group of people who share a common culture and ancestry
a)
explorers
b)
conquistadors
c)
ethnic groups
d)
burgesses
2.
People who refuse to use force or fight in wars
a)
pacifists
b)
soldiers
c)
conquistadors
d)
military
3.
religious group of pacifists that settled in Pennsylvania
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Quakers
c)
Catholics
d)
Methodists
4.
to promote goods or services
a)
political
b)
colonize
c)
recruit
d)
advertise
5.
marked by success or economic well-being
a)
bankrupt
b)
prosperous
c)
pacifists
d)
advertise
6.
men or women who sold their labor for the cost of a trip from England to the Colonies
a)
explorers
b)
settlers
c)
indentured servants
d)
slaves
7.
To gain something when someone dies, such as property or money
a)
advertise
b)
prosperous
c)
pacifist
d)
inherit
8.
a system of government in which people make their own laws
a)
dictatorship
b)
self-government
c)
monarchy
d)
oligarchy
9.
How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?
a)
Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources
b)
Proximity to flooding rivers limited development
c)
Natural harbors provided access to markets
d)
Extreme climates limited productive activity
10.
Which physical characteristics made these economic activities possible?
a)
Tall mountains, a long shoreline, and fertile soil
b)
A temperate climate, vast grasslands, and plentiful lakes
c)
Dense forests, natural harbors, and swift rivers
d)
Natural harbors, and arid climate, and rocky soil
11.
Which characteristic is correctly matched with a number in the table?
a)
1: Indigo
b)
2: Moderate
c)
3: Rocky soil
d)
4: Ships
12.
Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above?
a)
Created a general council to manage the colonies
b)
Experienced strict control by Parliament
c)
Established their own representative institutions
d)
Appointed governors who reported to the king
13.
Which of the following completes the sentence above?
a)
Limited property ownership to church members
b)
Extended voting rights beyond church members
c)
Restricted trade with neighboring colonies
d)
Asked the king to appoint a governor for the colony
14.
Which feature of colonial self-government does this charter establish?
a)
Direct democracy
b)
An elected legislature
c)
Separation of powers
d)
Checks and balances
15.
The following statements are examples of --
a)
Freedom from debts
b)
Religious freedom
c)
Economic freedom
d)
Freedom of speech
16.
Boston and New Orleans were both founded as --
a)
Port Cities
b)
Farming communities
c)
Industrial centers
d)
Military outposts
17.
The religion practiced by the ___________ valued tolerance, equality, and pacifism (no war).
a)
Quakers
b)
Pilgrims
c)
Puritans
d)
none of these are correct
18.
The major reason that the three colonial regions were different from each other is due to...
a)
the settlers education
b)
support from the mother country
c)
population of settlers
d)
geography
19.
The Southern region developed large plantations as the foundation of its economy because of the availability of what natural resource?
a)
Lumber
b)
Fertile Land
c)
Rivers
d)
Harbors
20.
The Northern Region's economy included shipbuilding because of the availability of what major resource?
a)
Rivers
b)
Iron Ore
c)
Lumber
d)
Tar
21.
Which region had an economy based off agriculture and grew mainly cash crops like Tobacco, Indigo, and Rice?
a)
Northern
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
22.
Which region was nicknamed the Bread Basket Colonies because they mainly grew wheat?
a)
Northern
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
23.
The long cold winters in the ____________________ colonies was not ideal for growing cash crops and so they focused on lumbering, fishing & fur trading.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
24.
The hot, wet climate of the ____________________ colonies was ideal for growing cash crops.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
25.
Pennsylvania was led by
a)
Thomas Hooker
b)
Roger Williams
c)
William Penn
d)
John Winthrop
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