WorksheetsGreat Awakening/Enlightenment in America
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 3hrs 2mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What were the Navigation Acts?
a)
Laws made by Americans to stop trading with England
b)
Laws made by the British to gain money from colonial trade
c)
Laws made by the French to make the English mad
d)
Laws made by the Spanish to keep English colonists out of Florida
2.
Were the colonists wealthy compared to the English?
a)
Yes
b)
No
3.
Work for women in the colonies consisted of what?
a)
Industrial Work
b)
Farming
c)
Household Chores and Child Raising
d)
Eating and Sleeping
4.
True or False: The Southern colonies had a higher rate of literacy than the Middle or New England colonies?
a)
True
b)
False
5.
What does the word culture mean?
a)
The traditions, customs and norms of a group of people
b)
The history of a group of people
c)
How a group of people thinks
d)
Burgers, Brats and Fries
6.
What does the word literacy mean?
a)
The ability to walk and run
b)
The freedom to speak without being judged
c)
The ability to farm effectively
d)
The ability to read and write
7.
What does the word diversity mean?
a)
People that act and do the same things
b)
A variety of people
c)
The ability to read and write
d)
Customs and Norms of a group of people
8.
What does the word apprentice mean?
a)
One who is learning a trade from an experienced craftsperson
b)
A master of a certain craft
c)
The ability to read and write
d)
A farmer
9.
A period of Christian religious revival that spanned from 1730-1750 is known as:
a)
The Great Awakening
b)
The Enlightenment
c)
The Industrial Revolution
d)
The American Revolution
10.
A movement stressing science and reason is known as:
a)
The Industrial Revolution
b)
The Enlightenment
c)
The Great Awakening
d)
The American Revolution
11.
Who was Jonathan Edwards?
a)
A Preacher of the Great Awakening: emphasized spiritual rebirth
b)
A Preacher of the Great Awakening: emphasized helping others and good samaritanism.
c)
A businessman, writer, inventor, and scientist of the Enlightenment.
d)
An English philosopher and political thinker: inspired Thomas Jefferson
12.
Who was John Locke?
a)
A businessman, writer, inventor, and scientist of the Enlightenment.
b)
A Preacher of the Great Awakening: emphasized helping others and good samaritanism.
c)
A Preacher of the Great Awakening: emphasized spiritual rebirth
d)
English Philosopher and Political Thinker: inspired Thomas Jefferson
13.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
a)
A Preacher of the Great Awakening: emphasized spiritual rebirth
b)
A businessman, writer, inventor, and scientist of the Enlightenment. Helped Draft the Declaration of Independence
c)
A Preacher of the Great Awakening: emphasized helping others and good samaritanism.
d)
English Philosopher and Political Thinker: inspired Thomas Jefferson
14.
Who was George Whitefield?
a)
An English philosopher and political thinker: inspired Thomas Jefferson
b)
A businessman, writer, inventor, and scientist of the Enlightenment.
c)
A Preacher of the Great Awakening: emphasized helping others and good samaritanism.
d)
A Preacher of the Great Awakening: emphasized spiritual rebirth
15.
Bonus: Who organized the first lending libraries?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Locke
c)
George Whitefield
d)
Benjamin Franklin
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