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WorksheetsColonial America
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is a reason that France, England, and Spain came to the New World?
a)
To make money
b)
To learn to read
c)
To own slaves
d)
To meet Native Americans
2.
How did colonies change as a result of slavery?
a)
Plantations grew more crops
b)
They made more money
c)
They were able to trade with England
d)
All of the above
3.
Which document governed the Pilgrims?
a)
General Assembly
b)
The Constitution
c)
The Croatoan Compact
d)
The Mayflower Compact
4.
How did the Eastern Woodland Native Americans use their natural resources to survive?
a)
trees=shelter, canoes
b)
whales=oil for candles and fuel
c)
buffalo=teepees and clothing
d)
clay soil=pots and pants
5.
What were Jamestown and Plymouth successful?
a)
They were strong readers
b)
They had the help of the Native Americans
c)
They had strong leadership
d)
Both b and c
6.
How are slaves and indentured servants different?
a)
Indentured servants worked for items or land
b)
Identured servants were treated better
c)
Identured servants would eventually be free
d)
All of the above
7.
Who controlled the colonies during colonial times?
a)
The President
b)
The King of England
c)
Native Americans
d)
Elected senators
8.
Churches in colonial America needed to be supported by whom?
a)
colonists
b)
the government
c)
William Penn
d)
the French
9.
Where did colonists get household items (pots, candles, shoes,etc)?
a)
England
b)
Wal-Mart
c)
trade shops
d)
Native Americans
10.
Did boys and girls receive the same quality of education?
a)
Yes
b)
No
11.
Which is not a way Colonial America would have been different without the Native Americans help?
a)
Jamestown and Plymouth would not have been successful
b)
They wouldn't have learned to farm, hunt, or fish
c)
They would have trouble traveling from colony to colony
d)
They would not have cash crops to harvest and trade with England
12.
Why did Roanoke fail?
a)
They were not friends with the Native Americans
b)
They ran out of supplies
c)
They disappeared
d)
Both a and b
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