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Exploration and Colonization Review

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

New England Region

b)

Middle Region

c)

Southern Region

d)

Western Region

2.
a)
Middle Region
b)
New England Region
c)
Southern Region
d)
Western Region
3.
a)
New England Region
b)
Middle Region
c)
Southern Region
d)
Western Region
4.
- Believed in equality for all
- Escaped religious persecution
- Leader: William Penn
a)
Quakers
b)
Pilgrims
5.
-Pilgrims
-Puritans
-Pray
-Plymouth
-?
Which is missing from the "Big P?"
a)
Persecution
b)
Protestant
6.
Which countries came to the colonies to trade furs?
a)
Spanish and English
b)
French and Dutch
7.
The Pilgrims landed in Cape Cod and settled in _______________.
a)
Plymouth
b)
Boston
8.
What colony are the Pilgrims and Puritans from?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Virginia
9.

What year was the first permanent English settlement of Jamestown?

a)

1607

b)

1619

c)

1620

d)

1639

10.
In what colony is Jamestown?
a)
Virginia
b)
Massachusetts
c)
Maryland
d)
New York
11.
-Pilgrims
-Puritans
-Catholics
-Quakers
What do these groups of people have in common?
a)
Left Europe to escape religious persecution
b)
Settled in the colonies for economic reasons
12.
Where did trade and access to markets occur in the colonies?
a)
Along natural harbors across all regions
b)
Only in the southern region
13.
a)
Founded for economic reasons $$$ 
b)
Founded for religious reasons
14.
-Freezing cold winters
-Swift rivers, thick forests
-Rocky soil
-Fishing, shipbuilding, whaling
a)
New England 
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
15.

-Moderate temperature

-Slow rivers, fertile soil

-Livestock, iron, wheat

-Quakers

a)

Middle

b)

New England

c)

Southern

16.
Self-Government = ________________________
a)
Representative government
b)
Totalitarian Government
17.
Plantations are in the _____________ region.
a)
Southern
b)
Middle
18.
Catholics are from __________________.
a)
Maryland
b)
Virginia
19.
Which was the main crop grown in Jamestown and made them rich?
a)
Tobacco
b)
Indigo
20.
Why did the colonies need slaves from Africa?
a)
To work the plantations
b)
To build ships
21.

Cotton, indigo, tobacco, rice.

a)

ca$h crop$ grown in the middle colonies

b)

ca$h crops grown in the southern colonies

22.
Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams
a)
Puritan rebels who founded Rhode Island
b)
Founded Georgia for the debtors
23.
a)
Founded for the Debtors
b)
Founded for the Catholics
24.
Founder of Connecticut
a)
Thomas Hooker
b)
William Penn
25.
Founder of Pennsylvania
a)
William Penn
b)
Roger Williams
26.

Which of the following was NOT a reason for European Exploration?

a)

To expand kingdoms and empires

b)

To find wealth

c)

Spread Christianity

d)

Democracy

27.
Pennsylvania
a)
Catholics
b)
Quakers
28.
Massachusetts
a)
Puritans and Pilgrims
b)
Quakers and Catholics
29.

1607

a)

Jamestown, VA

b)

Mayflower Compact

30.

Which of these was founded for economic reasons (profit)?

a)

Plymouth, MA

b)

Jamestown, VA

31.

Which of these was founded for religious reasons?

a)

Plymouth, Massachusetts

b)

Jamestown, Virginia

32.

The French and Dutch colonized in North America to trade ______ with the Indians.

a)

Cotton

b)

Furs

33.
Maryland
a)
Debtors
b)
Catholics
c)
Rich Nobles
d)
Quakers
34.

-First written Constitution in the colonies

-extended voting rights

-1639

a)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

b)

Virginia House of Burgesses

35.

Shipbuilding

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

36.

Slaves = _____________

a)

southern region

b)

new england region

c)

middle region

37.
Fundamental Orders Of Connecticut
a)
1607
b)
1619
c)
1620
d)
1639
38.

By looking at this diagram of the triangular trade, what came out of Africa?

a)

Slaves

b)

Manufactured goods

39.

Which of the following regions included a mixture (diversity) of ethnic groups?

a)

NEW ENGLAND

b)

MIDDLE

c)

SOUTHERN

d)

WEST

40.

THE "BREADBASKET COLONIES"

a)

NEW ENGLAND

b)

SOUTHERN

c)

MIDDLE

d)

WESTERN

41.

Port cities and natural harbors such as Charleston and Boston are--

a)

areas for trade and markets

b)

are located only in the Southern region

42.
James Oglethorpe founded Georgia for people who owed money called the __________.
a)
Catholics
b)
Debtors
43.

Which of the following is NOT a cash crop grown in the southern region?

a)

indigo

b)

cotton

c)

wheat

d)

tobacco

44.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
45.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
46.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
47.
Magna Carta
a)
1492
b)
1620
c)
1215
d)
1607
48.
-Virginia House of Burgesses
-Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
-Mayflower Compact
All of these documents--
a)
Had some form of representative government
b)
Were written by the Pilgrims
49.
1620
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Christoper Colombus discovers America
50.
What did the Mayflower Compact include?
a)
It was the first constitution in the colonies
b)
it had a form of self-government
c)
in was the first elected legislative assembly in the colonies
d)
none of these
51.
What is the Magna Carta?
a)
limited the power of the monarchy and allowed a trial by jury
b)
strengthened the power of the monarchy
c)
form of self-government
52.
Virginia House of Burgesses
a)
1619
b)
1620
c)
1639
d)
1777
53.

Virginia House of Burgesses

a)

First legislative assembly

b)

limited the power of the monarchy

c)

formed a social contract

d)

first written constitution

54.
WHAT RIVER IS HIGHLIGHTED IN RED ON THE MAP?
a)
OHIO
b)
MISSOURI
c)
MISSISSIPPI
d)
RIO GRANDE
55.

The Europeans wanted to find---

a)

a sea route to Asia to trade silks and spices

b)

Native Americans to take as slaves

56.

Christopher Columbus discovered America in--

a)

1492

b)

1607

c)

1620

d)

1532

57.

-Faster route to Asia

-Spread Christianity

-Expand empires

All of these fall under what era?

a)

European Exploration Era

b)

Colonization Era

c)

Revolutionary Era

d)

Federalist Era

58.
Declaration of Independence
a)
1787
b)
1776
c)
1777
d)
1797
59.

1787

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Maylower Compact

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

U.S. Constitution

60.
Articles of Confederation
a)
1776
b)
1787
c)
1777
d)
1788
61.
English Bill of Rights
a)
1776
b)
1798
c)
1689
d)
1607
62.
Our unalienable rights are included in which document?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
U.S. Constitution
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Magna Carta
63.
The Bill of Rights are in which document?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
U.S. Constitution
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Magna Carta
64.

Virginia

a)

Jame$town settlers

b)

debtors

65.
What is the first amendment of the Bill of Rights?
a)
Freedom of religion, assembly, petition, press, and speech
b)
the right to bear arms (guns)
c)
no quartering of soldiers
d)
no unreasonable search or seizures
66.
What is the second amendment of the Bill of Rights?
a)
Freedom of religion, assembly, petition, press, and speech
b)
no quartering of soldiers
c)
federalism
d)
right to bear arms (guns)
67.
What is the third amendment of the Bill of Rights?
a)
right to bear arms
b)
no quartering of soldiers
c)
right to a trial by jury
d)
no cruel or unusual punishment
68.
No unreasonable searches or seizures without a warrant
a)
1st amendment
b)
5th amendment
c)
4th amendment
d)
8th amendment
69.
-the right to a fair and speedy trial
-the right to a lawyer
a)
2nd amendment
b)
10th amendment
c)
4th amendment
d)
6th amendment
70.
8th amendment
a)
right to bear arms
b)
federalism
c)
-no cruel or unusual punishment
-no excessive bail
d)
no unreasonable searches or seizures
71.
Miley Cyrus is so cool she goes to a Catholic church on Mondays, a Christian Church on Tuesdays and a Muslim Mosque on Wednesdays. What amendment is she practicing?
a)
1st amendment
b)
9th amendment
c)
10th amendment
d)
4th amendment
72.
K. Garcia does not allow soldiers to sleep on her couch. What amendment is she using?
a)
3rd amendment
b)
4th amendment
c)
5th amendment
d)
8th amendment

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