WorksheetsColonial America Test Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who funded Columbus' voyage?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Portugal
d)
Germany
2.
What was an effect of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
European diseases destroyed Native American populations.
b)
Llamas began to be used as beasts of burden.
c)
Triangular trade became less profitable.
d)
Slavery is no longer legal in the United States.
3.
When John White returned to Roanoke, what did he find?
a)
The colony was thriving and doing well
b)
The Native Americans were there waiting for him.
c)
The colony was abandoned and everyone was gone
d)
He was left a note saying they returned to England on another ship.
4.
What colony was the first attempt at settlement?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Jamestown
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Plymoth
5.
When the small colony of Jamestown deteriorated after its first year, this man was sent to lead the colony:
a)
John Rolfe
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Smith
d)
Thomas Wolff
6.
What was the second attempt at settlement?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Plymouth
7.
Puritans did not have religious freedom, because England expected all citizens to be apart of:
a)
The Catholic Church
b)
United Methodist Church
c)
The Church of England
d)
No religion at all
8.
Following the harsh and deadly winter of 1620-1621, the Pilgrims:
a)
Set aside a day to give thanks with the natives for their good fortune.
b)
Were all dead.
c)
Left the colony of Jamestown for a less severe climate.
d)
Started war with the Natives to take their crops.
9.
The Mayflower Compact:
a)
Allowed men AND women to vote and make laws.
b)
Was established by the adult males allowing the colony to govern themselves.
c)
Set up witchcraft as a crime, leading to the Salem witch trials.
d)
Established the divine right of kings.
10.
What is the definition of charter colony?
a)
A colony that has been given an official document that gives the colony rights to create their own government
b)
A colony under direct control of the crown
c)
A colony in which the king gave land to one or more owners
11.
What is the definition of proprietary colony?
a)
A colony in which the king gave land to one or more owners
b)
A colony under direct control of the crown
c)
A colony that has been given an official document that gives the colony rights to create their own government
12.
What is the definition of royal colony?
a)
A colony that has been given an official document that gives the colony rights to create their own government
b)
A colony in which the king gave land to one or more owners
c)
A colony under direct control of the crown
13.
Indentured Servitude lasted your whole lifetime.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The House of Burgesses was based on a monarchical (One man in charge) government
a)
True
b)
False
15.
The Navigation Acts were linked to which economic system?
a)
Plantations Grievances
b)
Planations
c)
Encomienda System
d)
Mercantilism
16.
What is mercantilism?
a)
an economic system of trading with the Native Americans
b)
an economic system where the parent country keeps strict control over its colonies' trade
c)
an economic system that allows women to trade with other women independent of their husbands
17.
William Penn established Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, was founded on what religion?
a)
Catholic
b)
Anglican
c)
Puritans
d)
Quakers
18.
Why was Georgia founded?
a)
To give debtors a new start
b)
To give the Quakers a new place to live
c)
To give the Puritans religious freedom
d)
They wanted to split from the Carolinas
19.
Who founded Georgia?
a)
Lord Baltimore
b)
William Penn
c)
James, Duke of York
d)
James Oglethorpe
20.
Who founded New York and New Jersey
a)
Lord Baltimore
b)
Roger Williams
c)
Anne Hutchinson
d)
James, Duke of York
21.
Who help found Maryland and who's son took it over?
a)
Roger Williams
b)
Lord Baltimore
c)
Sir William Berkeley
d)
Cotton Mather
22.
Who left Massachusetts to found Rhode Island?
a)
Lord Baltimore
b)
Roger Williams
c)
James, Duke of York
d)
James oglethorpe
23.
Which state used to be in Spanish control?
a)
Florida
b)
Ohio
c)
Michigan
d)
Virgina
24.
What river did the French have control over for at least a century because they explored the area?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Rio Grande River
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Missouri River
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