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WorksheetsColonization-Independence Review
Total questions: 120
Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
A document that grants the right to organize a settlement in an area is called a:
a)
charter
b)
compact
c)
headright
d)
policy
2.
What eventually saved Jamestown and made it successful?
a)
Found gold
b)
Beer
c)
tobacco
d)
cotton
3.
The first legislature in North America elected by the people was:
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
House of Burgesses
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
4.
Protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican Church were called
a)
Catholics
b)
Protestant reformers
c)
Puritans
d)
Separatists
5.
What did the Pilgrims promise to do in th Mayflower Compact?
a)
Work 8 hours a day before looking for gold
b)
Respect all religious beliefs
c)
Convert all natives to Christianity
d)
make and obey laws for the good of the colony
6.
What was the first written constitution in America
a)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
Magna Carta
7.
Where in America was religious tolerance first practiced?
a)
Boston
b)
Cape Cod
c)
Plymouth
d)
Rhode Island
8.
New York was originally ruled by the Dutch and was called:
a)
New London
b)
New Orleans
c)
New Amsterdam
d)
New Jersey
9.
Which colony was founded as a place for Catholics to practice their religion freely?
a)
Georgia
b)
Maryland
c)
North Carolina
d)
South Carolina
10.
Which of these colonies was established as a place for debtors to make a fresh start?
a)
Georgia
b)
Maryland
c)
North Carolina
d)
South Carolina
11.
______________ servants were settlers who paid for their passage to America by working without pay for a period of time
a)
quakers
b)
patroons
c)
slaves
d)
indentured servants
12.
Bacon’s Rebellion was a revolt against the government of the __________________ colony
a)
Georgia
b)
North Carolina
c)
Virginia
d)
Maryland
13.
What were the 3 largest cash crops in the south?
a)
Fur, Lumber, Tobacco
b)
Tobacco, Indigo, Rice
c)
Tobacco, Indigo, Corn
d)
Lumber, Rice, Iron
14.
Slavery was most popular in which colonial region?
a)
The Middle Colonies
b)
The Southern Colonies
c)
The New England Colonies
d)
All the colonies
15.
Imported goods from Britain were called?
a)
Manufactured Goods
b)
Natural Resources
c)
Raw Materials
16.
The Colonies Exported Goods to Britain that were called
a)
Natural Resources
b)
Manufactured goods
c)
Raw materials
17.
The following acts helped Britain regulate trade between the colonies
a)
The Hat Acts
b)
The Intolerable Acts
c)
The Navigation Acts
18.
Town meetings were an important part of the Colonial Government
a)
False
b)
True
19.
Which Colonial region had the most diversity among it's people?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
20.
In the Southern Colonies, enslaved Africans were forced to work on plantations
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Being near water and ports was important to all of the colonies
a)
False
b)
True
22.
Climate was a major reason for differences among the colonies
a)
True
b)
False
23.
The terrible voyage that the Enslaved Africans had to endure was called
a)
The Southern Passage
b)
The New England Passage
c)
The Middle Passage
d)
The Triangular Trade
24.
Which of the following groups came to America on the Mayflower in 1620 and settled in Plymouth Colony?
a)
Amish
b)
Dutch
c)
Pilgrims
d)
Mormons
25.
This colonial region was given the nickname "breadbasket" because they grew lots of grain
a)
Southern Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
New England Colonies
26.
The Puritans established their colony in
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
c)
Roanoke
d)
Massachusetts Bay (Boston)
27.
The Pilgrims established their colony in
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
c)
Roanoke
d)
Massachusetts
28.
Great Britain's first permanent settlement in North America was
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
c)
Roanoke
d)
Massachusetts
29.
Who founded the colony to provide a place for Quakers?
a)
William Penn
b)
John White
c)
John Rolfe
d)
Lord Baltimore
30.
Which of the following is NOT a major reason people migrated to America during the colonial era?
a)
they came for religious reasons
b)
they were forced/slavery
c)
They came to earn a living/opportunity /wealth
d)
they came to serve in the military
31.
Where did the French settle in the new World?
a)
Florida & Mexico
b)
Quebec & New Orleans
c)
along the Atlantic Ocean
d)
along the Pacific Ocean
32.
How did the French make their money?
a)
cash crops
b)
fur trade
c)
slave trade
d)
gold/silver
33.
Where did the Dutch settle in the new world?
a)
Jamestown
b)
New Amsterdam & New Netherland
c)
St. Augustine
d)
New Orleans
34.
Which country was responsible for forcing the Dutch out of the new world?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
Spain
35.
The Spanish wanted Indians to follow what religion?
a)
Baptist Religion
b)
Texan Religion
c)
Puritan Religion
d)
Catholic Religion
36.
Which of these places was a Spanish mission?
a)
St. Augustine
b)
New York
c)
New Orleans
d)
Quebec
37.
A quicker waterway around or through North America
a)
Northwest Passage
b)
Northern Exposure
c)
North Kardashian West
d)
Silk Road
38.
What is an economic system, where African slaves were exchanged for raw materials, money, and finished goods? Those countries/continents involved included Ivory Coast (Africa), Europe, and the Americans.
a)
Mercantalism
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Market economics
d)
Feudalism
39.
The French and Indian War was also called the ___________ Years' War.
a)
Five
b)
Six
c)
Seven
d)
Eight
40.
Who won the French and Indian War?
a)
French
b)
British
41.
A document granting the recipient the right to settle a colony.
a)
charter
b)
burgess
c)
headright
d)
patroon
42.
An elected representative to an assembly.
a)
pacifist
b)
patroon
c)
burgess
d)
headright
43.
Which colony passed the Act of Toleration?
a)
Virginia
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Maryland
d)
Georgia
44.
Another word for farming
a)
Agrarian
b)
harbors
c)
migration
45.
Why was Plymouth founded?
a)
To escape religious persecution.
b)
To take land from Native Americans.
c)
To look for gold.
d)
To plant crops.
46.
Why was Jamestown founded?
a)
For religious freedom
b)
The intention of planting crops.
c)
They hoped to find gold.
d)
To trade goods with Native Americans.
47.
After founding the Massachusetts Bay colony, they removed Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson for disagreeing with the church. This lead to the modern view of:
a)
How laws should be made.
b)
The concept of religious freedom.
c)
How people should be treated.
d)
How Africans would be handled in the new world.
48.
Which of the following lead Colonists to establish representative governments:
a)
A distance from England
b)
Traditional Rights of Englishmen
c)
A need to make laws
d)
All of the answers are correct.
49.
The Mayflower Compact sets up a:
a)
Civil Body Politic, or a way to create a government among themselves.
b)
A series of laws that usually ended in a hanging.
c)
How to report things back to England.
d)
A way to banish people from the colony.
50.
The Virginia House of Burgesses:
a)
Provided an example of representative government.
b)
Established the first army in the New World.
c)
Regulated what the people were allowed to eat.
d)
Determined who could leave the colony.
51.
How did geography impact the early economies of New York, Boston and Charleston?
a)
Natural Harbors allowed ships to unload at markets.
b)
They were near flat areas that allowed crops to grow.
c)
They were important for fishing.
d)
They allowed for trains and railroads to grow near them.
52.
Economic policy where colonies serve as a source of raw materials to increase the wealth and maintain a favorable balance of trade for the 'mother' country.
a)
exploration
b)
agrarian
c)
mercantilism
53.
A political system where policies are created by representatives selected by the people.
a)
colonization
b)
region
c)
representative government
54.
This was a tax on all printed materials in the 13 Colonies.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Townshend Act
55.
Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."
a)
Transportation
b)
Relaxation
c)
Representation
d)
Sensation
56.
Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?
a)
Britain was in debt and needed money
b)
That was the agreement with the Native Americans
c)
They made too much money
d)
Townshend Acts
57.
What was this poster's meaning?
a)
The Colonies needed to be united
b)
Serpents can grow back together
c)
Colonies need to be independent
d)
Ben Franklin didn't know why he made this
58.
This event broke tensions between the colonist and the British troops where shots were fired. Crispus Attucks was the first to be killed.
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Bloody Valentine
59.
How did the colonist protest against the tea tax?
a)
Dressed up like Native Americans
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Dumped tea into Boston harbor
d)
Didn't pay the tax on the East India Tea
60.
Which was the punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Sugar Acts
c)
Quartering Acts
d)
Stamp Acts
61.
The First Continental Congress produced...
a)
plantation systems
b)
colonial militias
c)
Continental Army
d)
Declaration of Independence
62.
Early revolutionary battle where 1,000 British troops died and realized the American Colonists were tougher than they though.
a)
Battle of Bunker Hill
b)
Lexington and Concord
c)
Battle of Saratoga
d)
Battle of Yorktown
63.
This type of American Colonist was in support of the British parliament.
a)
Patriot
b)
Loyalist
c)
Yes man
d)
Neutral
64.
The Second Continental Congress addressed the steps to the colonies governing themselves and the creation of what military group?
a)
Colonial militias
b)
Marines
c)
Continental Army
d)
Navy
65.
Who was the first choice to command the Continental Army?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
George Washington
66.
This type of colonist was ready for rebellion and the fight for independence.
a)
Loyalist
b)
Patriot
c)
Neutral
d)
British
67.
Colonists were forbidden to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
a)
Proclamation line of 1763
b)
Proclamation boundary
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Borderlands
68.
Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act?
a)
“The rights of Englishmen”
b)
“Give me liberty or give me death”
c)
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
d)
“No taxation without representation“
69.
What does Quartering mean?
a)
To allow troops to stay in your home
b)
Hitting someone with a quarter
c)
To give someone a quarter
d)
Giving a quarter of your earnings to Britain
70.
Given that only 5 people died in the Boston Massacre, why was it labeled a massacre?
a)
British commanders ordered troops to shoot into a rioting crowd in effort to restore order
b)
the victims were innocent bystanders who were caught in the barrage of gunfire
c)
the victims had done little to provoke the confrontational and hostile British troops
d)
Boston radicals used it as propaganda to take advantage of the heightened tensions
71.
To refuse to buy goods from someone as a form of protest . . .
a)
occupy
b)
boycott
c)
`damage
72.
What group was created as a response to the Stamp Act?
a)
Son of liberty
b)
The patriots
c)
The red coats
d)
The loyalists
73.
Why did King George III tax the colonists so heavily?
a)
He hated the colonist
b)
He wanted more money for himself
c)
The national debt increase from the French and Indian War
d)
To make money for the colonies
74.
The Olive Branch Petition was written as a last attempt at …
a)
Freedom
b)
Peace
c)
Loyalty
d)
Rebellion
75.
Arguably the first "battle" of the Revolutionary War occurred when the Massachusetts Minutemen fired on British troops at -
a)
Boston
b)
Philidelphia
c)
Saratoga
d)
Lexington and Concord
76.
All colonies were represented at the First Continental Congress EXCEPT -
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
North Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
South Carolina
77.
An encampment where the continental army resided during the winter of 1777-78 and suffered many hardships.
a)
Fort Washington
b)
Trenton
c)
Philadelphia
d)
Valley Forge
78.
Who wrote the pamphlet, Common Sense?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
John Adams
d)
George Washington
79.
The crucial battle in which General Cornwallis was defeated in Virginia by a combined effort of Continental and French forces.
a)
Philadelphia
b)
Trenton
c)
Yorktown
d)
New York
80.
Cannons were taken from this British fort and used by George Washington to relieve the siege on Boston.
a)
Fort Washington
b)
Fort Trenton
c)
Fort Ticonderoga
d)
Fort Necessity
81.
The city in New Jersey in which George Washington crossed the Delaware and defeated the much feared mercenaries hired by King George III.
a)
New York
b)
Saratoga
c)
Trenton
d)
New Jersey
82.
Why is July 4, 1776 an important date in U.S. history?
a)
Common Sense was published.
b)
The Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III.
c)
The American Revolution ends.
d)
The Declaration of Independence is signed.
83.
According to the Declaration of Independence, what truth was "self-evident"?
a)
All men are created equal
b)
Rights are given by good kings
c)
Government exists to protect us from ourselves
d)
Only a democracy can protect our rights
84.
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
a)
To stop taxes from the British Empire.
b)
To make a United States army.
c)
To gain independence from the British Empire
d)
To install their own king in America
85.
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Paul Revere
86.
Of the following events, which happened last?
a)
First Continental Congress
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Boston Tea Party
d)
Stamp Act
87.
Of the following people, who did not help write the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
John Adams
d)
Benjamin Franklin
88.
What patriot leader is represented by this image?
a)
John Adams
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Paul Revere
d)
Patrick Henry
89.
Who were the German mercenaries who helped the British?
a)
Nazis
b)
Belgians
c)
Hessians
d)
Tories
90.
Who was a Continental officer that turned traitor?
a)
John Paul Jones
b)
Benedict Arnold
c)
Thaddeus Kosko
d)
Capt. Burgoyne
91.
What officially ended the war?
a)
Cornwallis' surrender
b)
capture of Yorktown
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Siege of Chesapeake Bay
92.
The King of England during the American Revolution was
a)
Henry VIII
b)
George III
c)
Corwallis
d)
Thomas Gage
93.
Informed the people of Lexington that the British were on their way
a)
Samuel Prescott
b)
Sir Walter Raleigh
c)
General Cornwallis
d)
Paul Revere
94.
_______________ were American colonial militia members who could be ready to fight in a minutes notice.
a)
Loyalists
b)
Minutemen
c)
Redcoats
95.
__________wrote a pamphlet entitled Common Sense that expressed his belief that colonists would never benefit from British rule.
a)
Paul Revere
b)
General Cornwallis
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Paine
96.
__________was a Spanish governor of Louisiana who, with his army, took out western British outposts.
a)
Lafayette
b)
Galvez
c)
Cheswell
d)
Von Steuben
97.
Frenchman who brought his own boat and soldiers and fought for the Patriots
a)
Lafayette
b)
Galvez
c)
Von Steuben
d)
Cheswell
98.
African American who spied for the Patriots
a)
James Armistead
b)
Wentworth Cheswell
c)
Chrispus Attucks
d)
Haym Salomon
99.
African American who was the first to be killed in the Boston Massacre
a)
James Armistead
b)
Crispus Attucks
c)
Wentworth Cheswell
d)
Haym Solomon
100.
Last battle of the American Revolution
a)
Battle of Yorktown
b)
Battle of Bunker HIll
c)
Battle of Saratoga
d)
Valley Forge
101.
The American Revolution was motivated by the Enlightened idea
a)
Of a distinct class system
b)
That all men are created equal
c)
Of the rightful rule of a monarch
d)
That government needs central authority
102.
One of the main principles stated in the Declaration of Independence is that government should
a)
equality among citizens
b)
have unlimited power to rule the people
c)
be based upon the consent (permission) of the governed
d)
be led by educated citizens
103.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal... with unalienable rights... life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
"That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed..."
"That whenever any form of government becomes destructive... it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and institute a new government."
Which document includes these quotes?"
"That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed..."
"That whenever any form of government becomes destructive... it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and institute a new government."
Which document includes these quotes?"
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Constitution of the United States of America
c)
Olive Branch Petition
d)
Declaration of Independence
104.
What was the name of the treaty that ended the American Revolution
a)
Treaty of Paris (1763)
b)
Treaty of Paris (1783)
105.
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness were...
a)
Unalienable rights
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Freedom to live
d)
Will Smith movie
106.
Which was an advantage for the Continental Army?
a)
A strong government with good funding
b)
A larger navy than the British
c)
A larger army than the British
d)
Knowledge of the terrain
107.
When was America declared independent?
a)
June 6th, 1774
b)
June 6th, 1775
c)
July 4th, 1776
d)
July 4th, 1781
108.
Which was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Congress couldn't collect taxes
b)
Weak central government
c)
Provided for no common currency
d)
All of the these
109.
America's first plan of government was called _________ .
a)
the US Constitution
b)
the Bill of Rights
c)
the Articles of Confederation
d)
the Magna Carta
110.
Who is known as the Father of the U.S. Navy?
a)
John Paul Jones
b)
James Armistead
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Thomas Jefferson
111.
Which group is in the correct order?
a)
Yorktown, Valley Forge, Saratoga, Lexington and Concord
b)
Lexington/Concord, Saratoga, Valley Forge, and Yorktown
c)
Lexington/Concord, Valley Forge, Saratoga, and Yorktown
d)
Valley Forge, Yorktown, Lexington/Concord, and Saratoga
112.
What contribution did Mercy Otis Warren make to the American Revolution?
a)
She was not a factor because women were not important during this Era
b)
She dressed as a Son of Liberty and participated in the Boston Tea Party
c)
Told her husband John Adams to "Remember the Ladies"
d)
Used propaganda in her essays, plays and poems to encourage patriotism
113.
What do the following men have in common
Benardo de Galvez
Haym Salomon
Wentworth Chesswell
Marquis de LaFayette
James Armistead
Benardo de Galvez
Haym Salomon
Wentworth Chesswell
Marquis de LaFayette
James Armistead
a)
All were captured and killed at Saratoga
b)
All were spies for the Redcoats
c)
All were Ethnic heroes of the American Revolution
d)
All were spies for the Continental Army
114.
First Battle of the American Revolution was also know as
a)
French and Indian War
b)
7 Years War
c)
Dead Man's Day
d)
Shot Heard Around the World
115.
Whose writings inspired Thomas Jefferson with the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
John Locke
d)
George Washington
116.
Which pamphlet did Thomas Paine write to encourage the colonist to fight for independence from Britain?
a)
The Crisis
b)
Common Sense
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Unalienable Rights
117.
Why was salutary neglect stopped after the French and Indian War?
a)
They needed money because of debt
b)
Anger towards the colonies
c)
they wanted to punish them for not helping in the war
d)
what is salutary neglect?
118.
Which event showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
surrender at Yorktown
b)
Bacon's Rebilions
c)
Stono Rebillion
d)
Shay's Rebellion
119.
After the battle of Saratoga- which nation openly helped the colonists- allowing them to win the war?
a)
Canada
b)
Mexcio
c)
Spain
d)
France
120.
According to the Declaration, what is the main purpose of Gov’t
a)
protect the natural rights of citizens
b)
make treaties with other countries
c)
establish borders
d)
make sure all people can vote
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