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WorksheetsUnit 3: Colonial Culture
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What important charter was signed in 1215 in English by King John resulting in England becoming a limited monarchy?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Code of Hammurabi
c)
Twelve Tables
d)
Declaration of Independence
2.
What was the Colonial response to the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
They could not wait to move west
b)
They were upset and grew distrustful of the British
c)
They welcomed the British troops
staying in their cities
d)
They welcomed trade with the Native
Americans
3.
Which idea describes the Magna Carta of 1215?
a)
to increase the power of the monarchy
b)
to end taxation in England
c)
to force the monarchy to give up power
d)
to weaken the power of nobles
4.
Which king was "forced" to sign the Magna Carta in 1215?`
a)
King James
b)
King John
c)
King Louis
d)
King Henry
5.
Why is the Magna Carta an important document in British history?
a)
It was the first document to place limits on the king's power
b)
It outlawed feudalism and gave voting rights to all citizens
c)
It established Parliament as the nation's legislative body.
d)
It determined England's physical boundaries
6.
This painting shows King John signing a document in 1215. Which groups of people are forcing the King to sign this document?
a)
knights
b)
nobles
c)
peasants
d)
serfs
7.
What year was the Magna Carta signed?
a)
1915
b)
2015
c)
1215
d)
1715
8.
The type of Government where elected delegates represent the people.
a)
Democracy
b)
Representative
c)
Theocracy
d)
Monarchy
9.
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
10.
When a country sells its good to foreign countries.
a)
Trade Allowance
b)
Exports
c)
Imports
d)
Embargo
11.
Document signed in 1689 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
12.
The two Houses of Parliament
a)
House of Representatives and the Senate
b)
House of Burgess and Convention
c)
House of Lords and House of Commons
d)
House of Lords and House of Representatives
13.
Southern crops the colonies supplied to England:
a)
Tobacco Rice and Cotton
b)
Tobacco, Rice and Indigo
c)
Tobacco, Indigo and Wheat
d)
Tobacco, Rice and Corn
14.
The Acts that were passed to control the colonial trade.
a)
Sugar Acts
b)
Navigation Acts
c)
International trade Act
d)
Stamp Acts
15.
To protest the Navigation Acts the colonists did what?
a)
They imprisoned the Governor
b)
They blockaded their ports
c)
They burned all of the English ships
d)
They smuggled goods to other countries
16.
The Pilgrims who came to North America in 1620 were also known as ______________.
a)
Puritans.
b)
Separatists.
c)
Quakers.
d)
Royalists.
17.
Which colony began as Dutch settlement?
a)
New Jersey
b)
Delaware
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
New York
18.
Which prominent Puritan colonial leader founded the colony of Connecticut?
a)
Thomas Hooker
b)
Roger Williams
c)
James Ogelthorpe
d)
William Penn
19.
Who was kicked out of Massachusetts and founded Rhode Island?
a)
James Oglethorpe
b)
Roger Williams
c)
William Penn
d)
Thomas Hooker
20.
Who was credited with the first cultivation of tobacco in Virginia and married Pocahontas?
a)
John Smith
b)
John Winthrop
c)
John Peter Zenger
d)
John Rolfe
21.
James Oglethorpe wanted a colony in which __________________.
a)
debtors would be imprisoned.
b)
Spaniards would settle.
c)
Charlestown could be established.
d)
debtors would be protected.
22.
Who was the popular evangelist who preached revivals during the "Great Awakening."
a)
Lord Baltimore
b)
John Peter Zenger
c)
John Winthrop
d)
John Edwards
23.
This publisher was arrested for printing a series of articles and charged with libel.
a)
Lord Baltimore
b)
John Peter Zenger
c)
John Winthrop
d)
John Edwards
24.
The Middle Passage is best defined as
a)
a route through the Swiss Alps
b)
a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water
c)
the forced journey of enslaved Africans to the Americas
d)
the expulsion of Muslims from Spain
25.
What is the best title for this diagram?
a)
Encomienda
b)
Silk Road
c)
Open Door Policy
d)
Columbian Exchange
26.
Which statement is supported by the graph?
a)
Little trade in enslaved Africans took place before the 1500s.
b)
Slavery was most widely practiced in Sweden, Denmark, and Holland
c)
Conditions of slavery in Brazil were less harsh than those in the United States
d)
Most enslaved Africans were sent to the Caribbean and Spanish America.
27.
During the colonial period in Latin America, a major reason for the importation of Africans as slaves was the
a)
scarcity of native Indian labor
b)
development of subsistence farming
c)
need for skilled industrial workers
d)
desire to promote Christianity
28.
Which monarch ruled Great Britain during the 1770's?
a)
King James
b)
King Charles II
c)
Queen Elizabeth
d)
King George III
29.
Who won the French & Indian War?
a)
The French who wanted to increase its holding in North America.
b)
The Indians who wanted their land returned to them.
c)
The British who wanted to remain a world power.
d)
The Spanish who wanted revenge on the British.
30.
The Proclamation of 1763 restricted--
a)
colonists from moving back to Great Britain.
b)
the western movement of settlers.
c)
the control of colonial legislatures.
d)
the amount of tea imported from Europe.
31.
The success of large plantations in the Southern Colonies was dependent on?
a)
Native Americans
b)
Debtors
c)
Slaves
d)
Pacifists
32.
Which of the following was a form of early self government established in the Colonies?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Connecticut's Fundamental Orders
c)
Virginia's House of Burgesses
d)
All of the Above
33.
What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?
a)
The French and British claimed the same land.
b)
The French and Indians claimed the same land.
c)
The Indians and British claimed the same land.
d)
The Indians wouldn't sell their land.
34.
Who was the young military leader from Virginia who fought in the French and Indian war?
a)
William Pitt
b)
Edward Braddock
c)
King George II
d)
George Washington
35.
Why were many colonists angry about the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
They were unhappy because they could not settle on new lands.
b)
They wanted to travel all the way west to California.
c)
They wanted to share the land with the Native Americans.
d)
They wanted their money back for the land.
36.
The map shows the boundaries before the French and Indian War.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
During the French and Indian War, the British and French were fighting over control of which area?
a)
Mississippi River Valley
b)
Ohio River Valley
c)
Connecticut River Valley
d)
Pennsylvania River Valley
38.
The French and Indian War was was fought between the
a)
French and the Indians
b)
Indians and the Spanish
c)
French and British against the Indians
d)
The French and Indians against the British and the colonists.
39.
"Let us, therefore, not be weary of well-doing; for we shall reap an ETERNAL harvest of comfort"... The quote above symbolizes the:
a)
Great Awakening (religion)
b)
Enlightenment (science and reason)
40.
"No man's KNOWLEDGE here can go beyond his experience": This quotes symbolizes the:
a)
Great Awakening (religion)
b)
Enlightenment (science and reason)
41.
"The way to HEAVEN is ascending" This quote symbolizes the:
a)
Great Awakening (religion)
b)
Enlightenment (science and reason)
42.
"A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the MIND as well as the body" This quote symbolizes the:
a)
Great Awakening (religion)
b)
Enlightenment (science and reason)
43.
The COMPLETE definition of the Middle Passage is
a)
Trip from Africa to America
b)
Carried Slaves on Ship
c)
Part of the Triangular Trade
d)
All Answers are Correct
44.
What did the European slave traders trade for Africans?
a)
Guns
b)
Gold
c)
Beads
d)
Food
45.
The first written framework for self-government in the new world was the;
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Magna Carter
d)
Mayflower Declaration
46.
The passengers of the Mayflower were originally headed to;
a)
Virginia
b)
Massachusetts
c)
Nebraska
d)
North Carolina
47.
This was the first elected legislature in the colonies.
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
English Bill of Rights
d)
Albany Plan of Union
48.
Drafted by Benjamin Franklin, this document formed a confederation of colonies during the French and Indian War. It was modeled after the Iroqois League.
a)
Albany League
b)
Albany Plan of Union
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
Great Awakening
49.
A highly significant industry in the northern colonies was.....
a)
Indigo
b)
Furs
c)
Tobacco
d)
Shipbuilding
50.
The major resource found West of the Appalachian Mountains in 1770 was primarily _________.
a)
Furs
b)
Lumber
c)
Whales
d)
Iron
51.
Ben Franklin created a cartoon urging colonial legislators to support the Albany Plan of Union. What reptile was represented on this cartoon?
a)
rat
b)
scorpion
c)
goldfish
d)
snake
52.
This treaty ended the Seven Years/French and Indian War?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of London
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
53.
What fort was necessary for George Washington to construct since the French had already built Fort Duquesne?
a)
Fort Oswego
b)
Fort Necessity
c)
Fort William Henry
d)
Fort Niagara
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