WorksheetsUnit 1
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
People who lived in the New England colonies most likely had which of the following jobs?
a)
Farming
b)
Raising livestock
c)
Ship building and fishing
2.
What was the climate like for the people of the New England colonies?
a)
Harsh winters and mild summers
b)
Warm, humid summers and mild winters.
c)
Cold winters and hot summers
3.
Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Mid-Atlantic
4.
Which colonial region was settled by people with many different cultural and religious backgrounds?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
5.
Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Mid-Atlantic
6.
Which crops were grown by colonists living in the Southern region?
a)
Corn, cotton, tobacco, and indigo
b)
Grains like wheat and rye
c)
Watermelon, apples, and peaches
7.
Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.
a)
Trade centers
b)
Plantations
c)
Settlements
8.
Most of the work on large, southern plantations was done by ___________ and ___________
a)
Native Americans and slaves
b)
women and children
c)
slaves and indentured servants
9.
Why did most people come to the New England colonies?
a)
They wanted the freedom to practice their religion the way they wanted.
b)
They wanted to make money by working in factories.
c)
They were taken from their home countries and forced to work there as slaves.
d)
They were looking for a more diverse place to live.
10.
The ______ colonies included people from the most diverse group of European countries.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
11.
In the Southern colonies, what was the economy mostly based on?
a)
Shipbuilding
b)
producing iron and textiles in factories
c)
whaling and fishing
d)
producing cash crops on large farms
12.
What is the major industry of the New England Colonies?
a)
Cash Crops
b)
Metalwork
c)
Slavery
d)
Shipbuilding and Fishing
13.
Trans-Atlantic Trade involved an exchange of goods between the 13 colonies, Europe, and
a)
India
b)
West Africa
c)
South America
d)
Mexico
14.
Which of these products did Americans trade away (export) to England?
a)
Manufactured goods
b)
Slaves
c)
Gold
d)
Tobacco
15.
What ocean was used for transporting goods to Europe from the 13 colonies?
a)
The Arctic
b)
The Pacific
c)
The Atlantic
d)
The Indian
16.
Why were slaves needed in the Americas?
a)
To trade for rum
b)
To produce cash crops
c)
To trade for weapons from England
d)
None of the above
17.
Which are the Middle Colonies?
a)
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island
b)
Georgia, NC, SC, Maryland, and Virginia
c)
Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, and New Jersey
18.
Why was slavery LESS important in the Middle Colonies and the New England Colonies than in the Southern Colonies?
a)
They were far behind the South in business and industry.
b)
They did not rely heavily on cash crops.
c)
Slavery was important in all of the colonial regions.
19.
The South's geographic features include:
a)
hilly mountains and rocky soil
b)
forests and moderate climate
c)
rich soil and humid climate
20.
This region grew cash crops such as tobacco, cotton, and indigo
a)
New England
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
21.
Which region's jobs focused mainly on the ocean?
a)
New England
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
22.
The trade system developed by the colonies between Europe, the West Indies and Africa was called...
a)
Salutary or Benign Neglect
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Trans-Atlantic Trade
d)
Navigation Acts
23.
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
a)
French vs. Indians
b)
British vs. French
c)
British vs. French and Indians
d)
Indians vs. British
24.
Where did the French and Indian War take place?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
America
d)
Africa
25.
What were the 2 main reasons for the French and Indian War?
a)
Control of land and trade with Native Americans
b)
Land and Slaves
c)
Gold
d)
Claim to land in Europe
26.
Why do you suppose the Indians helped the French?
a)
The French forced them to fight because the Indians were enslaved by them.
b)
The British attacked the Indians first, and the French decided to help the Indians.
c)
The French and Indians cooperated with one another often; traded with one another and taught each other many techniques for survival.
d)
The French were fighting the Indians in the war.... The Indians didn't help the French at all.
27.
Who won the French and Indian War?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Indians
d)
Spain
28.
As a result of the cost of the war, what did King George III do to the colonists?
a)
Killed them
b)
Removed them from the land in the colonies just like the Indians.
c)
Imposed taxes to pay for the war
d)
Paid for the war out of his own pocket
29.
What slogan did the colonists begin to use in order to express their frustrations with the British government?
a)
"No Taxation!"
b)
"We Need Representation!"
c)
"No Taxation without Representation!"
d)
"We Want Freedom!"
30.
The French and Indian War, unfair taxes in the colonies, along with many other events all led to what eventually?
a)
World War I
b)
American Revolution
c)
World War II
d)
Civil War
31.
What items were taxed under the Stamp Act
a)
Deeds
b)
Wills
c)
Marriage License
d)
All of the above
32.
What was the British view of colonial taxes?
a)
They thought it was unfair because it was at night
b)
They thought it was fair because British citizens had been paying a similar tax for years
c)
To raise money for protection of the colonies
d)
The Stamp Act collected very little money
33.
Why as the Stamp Act repealed?
a)
To ease colonial tensions and prevent rebellion in the colonies
b)
To collect for money
c)
Tired of it
d)
Reduced tax
34.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
a)
British Government
b)
A group of colonial protesters that united to defend the colonies against the Stamp Act
c)
Stamp Act
d)
All of the above
35.
What was the purpose of the Sons of Liberty?
a)
To house the soldiers
b)
To feed the soldiers
c)
To force the British government to repeal the Stamp Act
d)
All of the above
36.
How did the Sons of Liberty protest the Stamp Act?
a)
Had a picnic
b)
Rode horses into the buildings
c)
Through their iphone
d)
Boycotted British goods, refused to pay the tax, and intimated tax collectors
37.
What were the two main points of Common Sense?
a)
Colonial independence and public education for all
b)
Colonial independence from England and the creation of a democratic republic
c)
The creation of a democratic republic and a French Revolution
d)
"Colonial independence and vengeance"
38.
The Daughters of Liberty did which of the following:
a)
Sewed clothes for the colonists
b)
Help with the Boston Tea Party
c)
None of these
39.
The primary British taxation law that united the Sons of Liberty was the ___ Act.
a)
Stamp
b)
Sugar
c)
Intolerable
d)
Tea
40.
This term describes the various ethnic groups living in the 13 colonies.
a)
Cultural Diversity
b)
Trans-Atlantic trade
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Exports
41.
The second leg of Trans-Atlantic trade that slave ships crossed to the New World was called the
a)
European Passage
b)
Middle Passage
c)
Trade Route
d)
Passage Route
42.
The time period from the 1730s through the French and Indian War when England was NOT passing very many laws on the colonies was called
a)
Trans-Atlantic Trade
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Salutary Neglect
d)
American Revolution
43.
What was the Great Awakening?
a)
A series of religious revivals in the colonies
b)
A reference to the taxes passed by Britain
c)
The boycotts that the Sons of Liberty were involved in
d)
The "spinning bees" the Daughters of Liberty organized.
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