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Worksheetsexplorers and colonial gov't
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Colombian Exchange. was a movement of _______, between the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
a)
people/cultures
b)
disease
c)
animals/plants
d)
all of the above
2.
Why were countries motivated to colonize the New World?
a)
For fame
b)
For gold, religion, resources and land
c)
For candy, pizza and tacos
d)
For a fresh start
3.
Where did Columbus believe he could reach by sailing west from Europe?
a)
Asia; Indies
b)
Africa
c)
North America
d)
South America
4.
What was the name given to the Americas by the European explorers?
a)
New World
b)
Native American Nation
c)
Big Land
d)
Crops o' Plenty
5.
Mother Country sought to control trade, create favorable balance of trade, and build up supplies of gold and silver bullion. Which statement best defines this term?
a)
Communism
b)
Feudalism
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Capitalism
6.
Which type of colony depended on slave labor producing cash crops in order to make a profit?
a)
settler
b)
trading post
c)
plantation
7.
Who was responsible for establishing Spain's claims in the New World?
a)
Columbo
b)
Dias
c)
Cabral
d)
Columbus
8.
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Charleston
c)
St. Augustine
d)
Plymouth Rock
9.
The 13 original colonies were settled by which country?
a)
Portugal
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
France
10.
Pilgrims and Puritans settled which region?
a)
New England
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
China
11.
Which region was known for its shipbuilding industry?
a)
Pacific Northwest
b)
New England
c)
Middle Colonies
d)
Southern Colonies
12.
Which region had the greatest ability to prevent the spread of life threatening diseases?
a)
Southern Colonies
b)
New England
c)
Middle Colonies
d)
Washington State
13.
New York City and Philadelphia were the largest two cities and are located in which region?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
India
14.
Wheat and corn were common crops grown in which region?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
France
15.
Who could vote in the colonies?
a)
Everyone
b)
land owners
c)
Puritans
d)
white, male, land owners
16.
What is the significance of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
a)
First form of organized government in the colonies.
b)
It was the first written constitution in the colonies.
c)
It was the first bill of rights seen in the colonies.
d)
It was a government document guaranteeing the rights of minorities.
17.
Which colonial region is best known for its diversity?
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
18.
Separation of Church and State was first started in which colony?
a)
Connecticut
b)
Massachusetts
c)
Rhode Island
d)
New York
19.
Mercantilism is an economic theory that says the wealthier you are, the more powerful you are.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Which of the following events occurred in 1607?
a)
Founding of Jamestown
b)
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
c)
US Constitution was written
d)
Mayflower Compact was signed
21.
The Virginia House of Burgesses was...
a)
A form of representative government created in Jamestown to make laws.
b)
A form of government the Pilgrims agreed to in Plymouth.
c)
A form of government the pilgrims agreed to in Jamestown
d)
A rulebook created by Captain John Smyth
22.
The Magna Carta limited the Kings powers by...
a)
Guaranteeing due process (trail by jury)
b)
Making it impossible for the King to make new rules.
c)
Making noblemen more powerful than the King.
d)
Making the King pay back unfair taxes.
23.
When did Mayflower come to America?
a)
1500
b)
1620
c)
1492
d)
1410
24.
The _____ of the Southern Colonies was based on farming.
a)
economy
b)
colony
c)
merchant
25.
An area of land that is ruled by another country such as Jamestown is called a _____.
a)
indentured servant
b)
slavery
c)
colony
26.
Jack was a shipbuilder living in Massachusetts. He lived in a _______ colony.
a)
New England
b)
Royal
c)
Southern
27.
Which are the Middle Colonies?
a)
Main, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island
b)
Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia
c)
Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey
28.
Which region was known as the "Bread Basket"?
a)
Northeastern Colonies
b)
Mid-Atlantic Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
29.
The South's geographic features include:
a)
hilly mountains and rocky soil
b)
forests and moderate climate
c)
rich soil and humid climate
30.
Rivers provided_____ and ______ for the colonists.
a)
materials for homes and boating
b)
food and transportation
c)
floods and clean air
31.
In what year was Jamestown settled?
a)
1492
b)
1607
c)
1608
d)
2081
32.
When was Mayflower Compact written?
a)
1410
b)
1492
c)
1655
d)
1620
33.
1st representative governing body in the American colonies.
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Virginia House of Burgesses
d)
Congress
34.
How was the agreement which bonded Pilgrims called?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Napoleonic Code
d)
Geneva Conventions
35.
The people who settled in the New England colonies were looking for religious freedom
a)
True
b)
False
36.
Jamestown was settle for __________ purpose.
a)
religious
b)
economic
c)
political
d)
social
37.
What was the Mayflower Compact??
a)
a mirror
b)
a document created by the Pilgrims
c)
A group of merchants
38.
What were the two main jobs in the New England region?
a)
Farming and hunting
b)
Trading and clothes making
c)
rug weaving and basket weaving
d)
Fishing and Ship Building
39.
What was the soil like in the New England colonies?
a)
Thin and sandy
b)
Thin and rocky
c)
Thin and rich
d)
Thin and fertile
40.
Which colony was founded first in New England?
a)
Georgia
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Massachusetts
d)
New York
41.
Persecution is what?
a)
Very Good treatment.
b)
Hostility and ill treatment.
c)
Undeserved treatment.
d)
Free food.
42.
What is agriculture?
a)
Sports
b)
Farming
c)
Sowing
d)
Engineering
43.
when was the mayflower compact signed?
a)
1710
b)
1620
c)
1610
d)
1590
44.
Mercantilism is when a country builds its wealth by this system.
a)
Allowing free trade in its colonies
b)
Bartering with other countries
c)
The government monitors all trade
d)
The colonies are only allowed to trade with the mother country
45.
The type of Government where elected delegates represent the people.
a)
Democracy
b)
Representative
c)
Theocracy
d)
Monarchy
46.
When a country sells its good to foreign countries.
a)
Trade Allowance
b)
Exports
c)
Imports
d)
Embargo
47.
Document that protected the English citizens from unfair treatment from the King
a)
The declaration of Independence
b)
The English Bill of Rights
c)
The Constitution
d)
The Magna Carta
48.
Document that made the King follow the Rule of Law.
a)
Magna Carta
b)
English Bill of Rights
c)
Constitution
d)
Royal Charter
49.
In a representative government people do what?
a)
Elect delegates to create laws and run government.
b)
Elect delegates to create laws and run schools.
c)
Elect laws and run government.
d)
Elect delegates to run government.
50.
The Proclamation of 1763 was a royal announcement made by ________
a)
George Washington
b)
King George III
c)
Mr. Kelley
d)
The king of Spain
51.
The Proclamation of 1763 forbids colonists from settling_____________
a)
west of the Atlantic Ocean
b)
in their own colonies
c)
in Florida
d)
West of the Appalachain Mountains
52.
The Sugar Act was a law meant to ___.
a)
raise money in the colonies
b)
raise British popularity in the colonies
c)
get back at Spain
d)
to increase the production on sugar
53.
The Sugar Act angered colonists mostly because they did not agree with ___.
a)
raising more sugar
b)
England's ability to rule in the colonies
c)
Taxation without representation
d)
working longer hours
54.
What is a boycott?
a)
a citizen-led meeting to protest a law
b)
repealing a law because of protest
c)
a punishment in public
d)
refusal to buy a good or service
55.
How did the Sons of Liberty use the Boston Massacre to promote their movement?
a)
They portrayed the British as the aggressors.
b)
They claimed that people died because of harsh taxes.
c)
They called for the boycott of British tea and sugar.
d)
They gathered members from the victim’s families.
56.
Why did the British enact the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
to gain more land and resources for the British Empire
b)
to pay off debts incurred during the French and Indian War
c)
to protect British trade from foreign competition
d)
to prevent Native Americans and settlers from fighting over land
57.
Which of the following became a rallying cry for colonists?
a)
"No Taxation Without Representation"
b)
"Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death"
c)
"Down with the King"
d)
"No tyranny, only truth"
58.
The event in which the Sons of Liberty dumped British Tea into the Boston Harbor in protest of British rule was the
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Revolutionary War
c)
Boston Tea Party
d)
Tea Act
59.
This act placed a tax on most paper goods
newspapers, playing cards, books, and calendars
newspapers, playing cards, books, and calendars
a)
Tea Act
b)
Intolerable Acts
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Sugar Act
60.
These acts were passed by British Parliament in
order to punish the colonists after the Boston Tea
Party
order to punish the colonists after the Boston Tea
Party
a)
Tea Act
b)
Intolerable Acts
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Sugar Act
61.
Which law, boycotted by the colonists, outraged colonists by taxing paper items produced AND sold in the American colonies?
a)
Sugar Act
b)
Currency Act
c)
Townshend Act
d)
Stamp Act
62.
Which of the following was designed to prevent colonists from moving into the Ohio Valley?
a)
Proclamation of 1763
b)
Declaratory Act
c)
Seven Years' War
d)
Stamp Act Congress
63.
_______ was an incident where British soldiers panicked and shot and killed five colonists in Boston.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Quartering Act
d)
Boston Massacre
64.
Why did the Sons of Liberty dress up as Native Americans and dump tea in the Boston Harbor?
a)
To protest and fight back against taxes on tea and other items
b)
To celebrate 4th of July
c)
To celebrate their American Revolution victory over the British
d)
To protest against the Declaration of Independence
65.
What is the name of the mountain range on the Eastern side of the United States?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Sierra Madre
c)
Appalachian Mountains
d)
Atlas Mountains
66.
How did colonists protest the Stamp Act?
a)
Boycotted.
b)
Threatened tax collectors.
c)
Stamp Act Congress organized Letters of Correspondence.
d)
All of the above.
67.
While the Proclamation of 1763 was designed to promote peace, instead it
a)
sparked a boycott of British goods.
b)
started wars between Indian groups.
c)
led to riots in the colonies.
d)
made the colonists think the king was a tyrant.
68.
Americans wanting to remain British were called
a)
Loyalists
b)
Whigs
c)
French
d)
Patriots
69.
Americans wanting to break away from Britain are called
a)
Loyalists
b)
Tories
c)
Patriots
d)
British
70.
A militia is
a)
a group of mercenaries that fight for money.
b)
local citizens that fight in cases of emergencies.
c)
a name for the British soldiers.
d)
a name for the French soldiers.
71.
the law that said the American colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains due to conflict with the Native Americans
a)
Proclamation of 2016
b)
Proclamation of Mrs. Soileau
c)
Indian Lands Proclamation
d)
Proclamation of 1763
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