WorksheetsSocial Studies Midter
Total questions: 110
Worksheet time: 55mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What mysterious word was carved into a post or tree that has left historians guessing the fate of the Roanoke colonists?
a)
Croatoan
b)
Lost
c)
Lumbee
d)
Powhatan
2.
What monarch (king/queen) was Jamestown named in honor of?
a)
King John I
b)
King Lebron James II
c)
Queen Elizabeth I
d)
King James I
3.
In what year was Jamestown founded?
a)
1787
b)
1607
c)
1707
d)
1689
4.
What reason below made Europeans want to come to the New World?
a)
Gain Freedom
b)
Find gold
c)
natural reasources
d)
all of the above
5.
What motto does John Smith incorporate during his leadership role at Jamestown?
a)
"he who does not dig, will not find gold."
b)
If any would not work, neither should he eat
c)
no pain no gain
d)
Punishment is the greatest exerscize of power
6.
The starving time was essentially caused by which of the following reason?
a)
a lack of gold deposits
b)
lack of leadership
c)
a very hot summer
d)
the overplanting of tobacco
7.
What does the word inferior mean
a)
better than
b)
expensive
c)
less then
d)
deadly
8.
what is the name of the first english baby born in the new world
a)
virginia dare
b)
truth or dare
c)
dare white
d)
Elizabeth dare
9.
what is the name of the company responsible for setting up Jamestown
a)
dutch east india company
b)
dutch west india company
c)
raleigh incorparated
d)
virginia company of london
10.
What is the name of the local Native American tribe living in the area of the Jamestown settlement?
a)
Iroquois
b)
Shawnee
c)
cherokee
d)
powhatan
11.
What name have historians given to the wintertime period in Jamestown that greatly reduced the number of colonists living there?
a)
the starving time
b)
freezing time
c)
dead zone
d)
dead time
12.
What is John Smith's motto on his personal coat of arms?
a)
divide and conquer
b)
take no prisoners
c)
vanquish and live
d)
live and let die
13.
who would eventually become the third president of Jamestown and be credited with bringing organizational leadership to the colony?
a)
John Smith
b)
JOhn White
c)
John Rolfe
d)
Elton John
14.
Who is the ruler of england during the time of the founding of Jamestown
a)
King John II
b)
King James I
c)
Queen Elizabeth
d)
King George III
15.
What other European nation was in direct competition during the early 1600s?
a)
Spain
b)
Germany
c)
Hungary
d)
Russia
16.
What is the name or actually the nickname of the Indian princess who "saves" John Smith
a)
sacajawea
b)
pocahontas
c)
hiawatha
d)
powhatan
17.
in what year did smith eventually return to Jamestown in an effort to finish out his term as president
a)
1608
b)
1624
c)
he never returned
d)
he didn't leave in the first place
18.
why did john smith leave the jamestown colony
a)
killed by natives
b)
injured in a gunpowder accident
c)
shot by governor ratcliffe
d)
injured in a battle with indians
19.
what man is given credit for introducing tobacco seeds to jamestown
a)
john smith
b)
john white
c)
john rolfe
d)
elton john
20.
what is the name of the english colony that failed 20 years prior to the founding of jamestown
a)
plymouth
b)
roanoke
c)
williamsburg
d)
georgetown
21.
what is orinoco
a)
name of supply ship
b)
brand of tobacco
c)
john smith's dogs name
d)
first spanish colony in the new world
22.
how do scientists and archaeologists know where there was a drought during the initial years of jamestown's founding
a)
interviewing people who were there
b)
by studying tree rings
c)
collecting water samples
d)
by reading textbooks
23.
what colony was jamestown located in
a)
pennsylvania
b)
north carolina
c)
virginia
d)
florida
24.
which colonies make up the colonial new england region
a)
new york, massachusetts, connecticut, new ampshire
b)
connecticut, massachusetts, New hampshire, Rhode Island
c)
massachusetts, Rhode Island, NEw York, NEw Hampshire
d)
Rhode Island, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire
25.
what four colonies make up the middle colonies?
a)
new york, massachusetts, new jersey, new hampshire, delaware
b)
new york, pennsylvania, delaware, new jersey
c)
massachusetts, rhode island, maine, new hampshire
d)
rhode island, vermont, connecticut, new hampshire
26.
what five colonies make up the southern colonies
a)
massachusetts, rhode island, maine, new hampshire
b)
new york, pennsylvania, delaware, new jersey
c)
connecticut, massachusetts, New hampshire, Rhode Island
d)
maryland, virginia, south carolina, north carolina, georgia
27.
why did pilgrims and puritans come to the new world
a)
to find gold
b)
spread judaism
c)
escape religious persecution in england
d)
help defeat the local indians
28.
what was the name of the indian tribe who celebrated the first thanksgiving with the pilgrims
a)
powhatan's
b)
leni lenape's
c)
iroquois
d)
wampanoag
29.
who was the man who fled from massachusetts in 1636 and would go to found providence
a)
john cotton
b)
cotton mather
c)
roger williams
d)
john proctor
30.
a colony that was owned and governed by one person who directly reported to the king is known as which type of colony
a)
self governing
b)
proprietary
c)
royal
d)
independent nation
31.
what is the major economic source of the middle colonies
a)
grain farming
b)
fishing and gold
c)
cotton pantations
d)
rice and sugar plantations
32.
what new england colony was founded by thomas hooker in 1636
a)
massachusetts
b)
rhode island
c)
connecticut
d)
new jersey
33.
what is the religion that dominated and directs the communities of colonial new england
a)
catholicism
b)
judaism
c)
lutheranism
d)
puritanism
34.
what answer best describes the economy of new england colonies
a)
plantation based farming
b)
ship building and fishing
c)
large scale grain farming
d)
growing cash crops
35.
what does pennsylvania mean
a)
land of penn
b)
penn's woods
c)
penn's home
d)
penn's light
36.
what is the nickname that is sometimes associated with the middle colonies
a)
frontier colonies
b)
bread basket colonies
c)
cash crop colonies
d)
soil states
37.
when the english took over new netherland what did they rename it
a)
new jersey
b)
new hampshire
c)
new york
d)
new england
38.
what description best describes mayflower compact
a)
a promise made between signers of the document to uphold god, the king, and civility with each other
b)
declaration of independence
c)
laws and rules
d)
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39.
what southern colony was orginally founded as a refuge for catholics
a)
delaware
b)
maryland
c)
georgia
d)
golum yeet dab
40.
what southern colony was originally settled by english debtors and prisoners
a)
virginia
b)
new york
c)
georgia
d)
maryland
41.
what answer best describes the economy of the south
a)
plantations
b)
farming grains
c)
slaves
d)
a and c
42.
what is the name of the ship the pilgrims set sial on in 1620
a)
the pinta
b)
mayflower
c)
arbella
d)
godspeed
43.
name of the indian who lived with and provided survival knowledge to the pilgrims
a)
massasoit
b)
squanto
c)
samoset
d)
pocahontas
44.
what is the name of the harvest celebration between indians and pilgrims
a)
great feast
b)
thanksgiving
c)
harvest festival
d)
celebration of the fall
45.
what was the name of the colony founded by puritans in 1630
a)
bitcoin
b)
japan
c)
massachusetts bay colony
d)
new jerusalem
46.
the european belief in a water way through North America that led to the Pacific ocean is also known as
a)
the northwest passage
b)
deja vu
c)
the north america passage
d)
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47.
who was eleanor dare's father and governor of the ronoake colony
a)
john smith
b)
john white
c)
darth vader
d)
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48.
what is a negative consequence of the introduction of tobacco in jamestown
a)
europeans will enjoy smocking
b)
slaves
c)
england will profit:(
d)
i will fail the midterm
49.
who did pocahontas marry
a)
john white
b)
john smith
c)
john rolfe
d)
a wrench
50.
how would historians classify john smith's relationship with powhatans???!
a)
mutual respect
b)
warlike
c)
true love
d)
they did not know each other
51.
what geographic area of the united States did john smith explore, map, and name
a)
australia
b)
wild west
c)
asgard
d)
new england
52.
dendrochronology is the study of
a)
tree rings
b)
wedding rings
c)
bitcoins
d)
net neutrality
53.
which choice best describes the reasons for europeans wanting to come to the new world
a)
gain freedoms like thought and religion
b)
escape the grip of feudal europe
c)
more opportunities
d)
all of the above
54.
when the colonists arrived at jamestown scientists hypothesize they arrive during a period of global cooling, what is this period known as
a)
global warming
b)
summer
c)
the little ice age
d)
ice age
55.
what is not a name of one of the three original ships that brought passengers to Jamestown
a)
mayflower
b)
godspeed
c)
susan constant
d)
discovery
56.
what geometric shape best describes fort james (original one)
a)
rubik's cube
b)
star
c)
dodecahedra
d)
triangle
57.
there was an abundant amount of gold that could have been found in or around jamestown
a)
true
b)
false
c)
neither is true
58.
what name does pocahontas acquire after marrige
a)
john smith
b)
her name stayed the same
c)
rebecca smith
d)
rebecca rolfe
59.
what was the war-like tactic the indians utilized during the starving time
a)
lay siege around the fort
b)
burn it
c)
it's over 9000
d)
singing
60.
what european country decided to make north america a permanent home and create colonies
a)
france
b)
england
c)
spain
d)
ghana
61.
in what year was roanoke founded
a)
1607
b)
1587
c)
2017
d)
1492
62.
what other name is often used by historians and others when referring to roanoke
a)
the great colony
b)
the noodle monster
c)
the lost colony
d)
quizizz
63.
what is the name of the man whom the jamestown colonists chose as their leader
a)
pocahontas
b)
john white
c)
john smith
d)
john rolfe
64.
what is the real or original name of the girl who was known as pocahontas
a)
hurit
b)
rayen
c)
mansi
d)
matoaka
65.
why did the english and french go to war with each other
a)
land
b)
taxes
c)
net neutrality
d)
cars
66.
what is brown bess
a)
warship
b)
a type of tree
c)
a popular gun during french and indian war
d)
a puddle
67.
what is the primary result of the french and indian war
a)
the english are controlling north america
b)
the french control america
c)
the indians take over
d)
everyone dies
68.
what mountain range acted as a border the colonists aren't supposed to cross
a)
appalachians
b)
himalayas
c)
sierra nevada mts.
d)
the grand canyon
69.
what is the name of the law forbiding the colonists to move past the imaginary line
a)
appalacian mts.
b)
proclamation act of 1763
c)
proclamation act of 2018
d)
proclamation act of king kong
70.
who was the king of england during the road to revolution
a)
king george I
b)
king george II
c)
king george III
d)
donald trump
71.
what is the parliment
a)
british ship
b)
law making body of england
c)
a paper with all the english laws
d)
a government building
72.
according to the economic policy of mecantilism, what is better
a)
more exports than imports
b)
more imports than exports
c)
more boston tea parties
d)
equal amounts of imports and exports
73.
what was the primary purpose of the excessive taxation efforts by england of the american colonies during the 1760s-1770s
a)
help england rebuild london
b)
help colonists pay off their war deby from fighting indians
c)
help elect donald trump
d)
help england repay it's war debt
74.
after the creation of the townshend acts, what did the colonists do to get them repealed
a)
carried out boycott
b)
burned down parliment
c)
killed people
d)
drafted a document
75.
after the boston tea party, parliment did what
a)
passed coercive acts
b)
impeached king george
c)
attacked france
d)
crashed a fighter jet into american headquarters
76.
what event caused the colonists to call to order a secret meeting known as the first continental congress
a)
the murder of colonial protesters by british soldiers in phildelphia
b)
taxation
c)
death of king george
d)
an incorrect answer in jeopardy
77.
what is the name of the elected leader of britian's parliment
a)
prime minister
b)
president
c)
monarch
d)
king
78.
the american colonists used the slogan, "no taxation without representation" to express their need for
a)
representation in parliment
b)
mercantilism
c)
money
d)
food
79.
a secretive rebel group primarily operating in boston responsible for several protests is called
a)
rebel alliance
b)
jedi
c)
sons of liberty
d)
prime n
80.
why did the pilgrims find decomposing native americans where they landed
a)
there was a war
b)
the english smelled bad
c)
they died off from european diseases
d)
there was little food
81.
what college and now university was originally founded by puritans in 1636
a)
MIT
b)
Yale
c)
Harvard
d)
Stanford
82.
what device was used to wake up people who dozed off to sleep in church
a)
yard stick
b)
ruler
c)
whip
d)
tickling rod
83.
what is the name of the document that is often given credit as the first written constitution
a)
rights of man
b)
mayflower compact
c)
declaration of independence
d)
declaration of rights and grevieces
84.
what is the name of the official church of england during the 1600s
a)
catholic church
b)
budhist temple
c)
puritan church
d)
anglican church
85.
what is another name for a historical group of people who are commonly referred to as pilgrims
a)
strangers
b)
saints
c)
separatists
d)
both saints and separatists
86.
date declaration of independence was approved
a)
2017
b)
2018
c)
july 4, 1776
d)
july 4, 1778
87.
who is the primary author of the declaration of indpendence
a)
thomas jefferson
b)
john adams
c)
sam adams
d)
ben franklin
88.
what are the three primary objectives of the declaration of independence
a)
kill the king, wage war on britain, break up with great britain
b)
make peace with great britain, make up for their mistakes, ask forgiveness
c)
Tell beliefs of a good government Tell what King George III had done wrong Announce that colonies were now free and independent states
d)
ask the king for more money, beg for mercy, ask the king for food
89.
four other men that assisted thomas jefferson to write the declaration of independence are
a)
John Adams Ben Franklin Robert Livingston Roger Sherman
b)
donald trump, king george, ben franklin, sam adams
c)
sam adams, john adams, ben franklin, robert livingston
d)
John Adams Ben Franklin Robert Livingston, thomas jefferson
90.
truths thomas jefferson identified as self evident
a)
Right to live, happiness, and freedom
b)
right to live, seek freedom, emotions
c)
king george should not be king, american should be independent, governments should overthrow each other
d)
the colonies are independent, there should be no monarchies, mercantilism is bad
91.
what did jefferson think the primary purpose of a government was
a)
Governments instituted among men to derive their powers from the consent of the governed
b)
to be corrupt
c)
to make it's people angry
d)
to give people wealth
92.
Figure out why slavery was still allowed to continue and not even mentioned in the Declaration of Independence even though Jefferson wrote the words, “all men are created equal.”
a)
Slaves are important for the economy such as growing cotton. North America needed money to put themselves in the economic competition. The country would not be united.
b)
slaves wanted to get paid
c)
the united states did not want to be in the economic competition
d)
the united states wanted to be united with great britain
93.
who was part of the committees of correspondence
a)
leaders from all the colonies
b)
paul revere and ben franklin
c)
everyone in the colonies
d)
the signers of the declaration
94.
what are the major coersive or intolerable acts
a)
Boston Port act-He closed the harbor, so that put half of the people out of work Quartering act-forced colonists in Boston to house British troops
b)
death to the boston tea party participants
c)
quartering act- forced colonists to pay an extra quarter in taxes
d)
boston port act- taxed every shipment of items to great britian
95.
what is the writ of assistence
a)
allows British Customs Officials the authority to search a person’s house, business, ship, etc
b)
a document allowing the colonists independence
c)
the pen thomas jefferson used to write the declaration
d)
ben franklin's pet pen
96.
who was daniel boone
a)
a famous frontiersmen who fought in the french and indian war, he ventured past the appalacians in spite of the proclamation, created wilderness road, 300 miles
b)
a deer
c)
an english king
d)
a famous politician
97.
what is the cumberland road
a)
the wilderness road, partly created by daniel boone 300 miles, way to the west
b)
a road to mexico
c)
a road to asia
d)
a road across the atlantic ocean
98.
what is the salutary neglect
a)
unofficial British policy of not strictly enforcing law in the American colonies
b)
official British policy of not strictly enforcing law in the American colonies
c)
britain neglecting the colonists needs
d)
a warship
99.
who was roger williams
a)
a puritain outcast from MA who founded rhode island
b)
a puritain outcast from MA who founded mars
c)
a puritain outcast from MA who founded massachusetts
d)
a puritain outcast from MA who founded hawaii
100.
what are shillings and pounds
a)
currency used in GB
b)
britain's units of measurement
c)
a casino game
d)
gunpowder sizes
101.
what is the colonial assmebly
a)
legislative bodies in each of the colonies—this would be where your colonial representatives would have met.
b)
the parliment's new name
c)
the colonies' main theater
d)
a call to action
102.
what is the union jack
a)
name of the British flag established during the rule of King James I Militia
b)
name of the British flag established during the rule of King James II Militia
c)
name of the British flag established during the rule of King James III Militia
d)
name of the american established during the rule of King James I Militia
103.
what is impressement
a)
the act of forcibly recruiting Americans into the British Navy during colonial times
b)
the act of forcibly recruiting Americans into the american Navy during colonial times
c)
the act of forcibly recruiting british into the British Navy during colonial times
d)
the act of forcibly recruiting british into the american Navy during colonial times
104.
what is “Join, or Die.”
a)
political cartoon, drawn by Benjamin Franklin and first published in his Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754. Franklin urged that the colonies must unite in order to be strong
b)
a british slogan
c)
an american slogan
d)
an australian slogan
105.
what is the Olive Branch Petition
a)
a petition sent to King George III in an attempt to maintain peace with England
b)
the colonies declaring independence
c)
the colonies waging war
d)
the colonists begging for money
106.
who was ben franklin
a)
inventor, scientist, political delegate from PA
b)
inventor, scientist, political delegate from MA
c)
car salesman, scientist, political delegate from PA
d)
inventor, scientist, political fan from PA
107.
who was james oglethrope
a)
founder of GA
b)
founder of PA
c)
founder of MA
d)
founder of australia
108.
who was william penn
a)
founder of Pa(1681), known for fair treatment of indians
b)
founder of Pa(1681), known for fair treatment of spanish
c)
founder of Pa(1671), known for fair treatment of indians
d)
founder of Ma(1681), known for fair treatment of indians
109.
who was patrick henry
a)
“Give me liberty, or give me death.”
b)
he urged the continental congress to get guns together and prepare for british attack “Give me liberty, or give me death.”
c)
he was a loyalist
d)
he was the king's right hand man
110.
who was thomas paine
a)
thomas paine wrote common sense, a pamphlet which explained and was able to persuade many that the colonies should be independent
b)
a music teacher
c)
a slave
d)
a criminal
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