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Ch. 5 Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What helped the colonists in the Middle Colonies send crops to nearby towns?

a)

The French Colonies

b)

The wide, long rivers

c)

The Spanish Colonies

d)

The tidewater

2.

How did the glaciers affect the land in the colonies?

a)

Glaciers pushed soil from the Southern Colonies to the North

b)

Glaciers pushed soil from New England to the Middle Colonies

c)

Glaciers dumped soil from tidewater to Middle Colonies

d)

Glacies dumped soil from tidewater to Southern Colonies

3.

How many original English colonies were there?

a)

9

b)

11

c)

13

d)

15

4.

Which of the sections of the British colonies had the best climate and land for farming?

a)

Middle and New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

New England Colonies

5.

Which of the following was true of Puritan beliefs?

a)

All people did not have to attend church services

b)

They obeyed the rules of the Bible

c)

Communities did not make religious laws at town meetings

d)

Religion and government should be separate

6.

Why was Roger Williams banished?

a)

He thought men who were not in the church should vote

b)

He wanted religious freedom

c)

He accepted the role of the church in government

d)

He wanted men and women to discuss religion with each other

7.

Who won King Phillip's War?

a)

Metacomet

b)

Pequot Indians

c)

Wampanoag Indians

d)

The colonists

8.

After King Phillip's War...

a)

few American Indians remained in eastern New England

b)

Wampanoag enslaved the colonists

c)

more indians lived in New England than ever before

d)

Wampanoags made the colonists leave the area

9.

Which of the following was a key natural resource for the New England colonies?

a)

Spices

b)

Cod

c)

Tea

d)

Candles

10.

The Middle Passage described the journey from...

a)

Europe to Africa

b)

North America to Africa

c)

Africa to the West Indies

d)

Europe to North America

11.

Which of the following chores did girls do in the colonies?

a)

Weave cloth for clothing

b)

Help build and repair buildings

c)

Care for farm animals

d)

Bring in wood for the fireplace

12.

Which chores did BOTH boys and girls do?

a)

Make soap and candles

b)

Cook food

c)

Help with planting and harvesting

d)

Gather wild berries and vegetables

13.

What is the time of year when it's warm enough to plant and grow crops called?

a)

Plantation time

b)

Food preparation time

c)

Harvest time

d)

Growing season

14.

What 3 continents were part of the Triangular Trade Route?

a)

North America, India, and Africa

b)

North America, Europe, and Africa

c)

Europe, North America, and China

d)

Europe, India, and Asia

15.

What was the Great Awakening?

a)

It helped colonists stay awake while fishing and whaling

b)

It led to a new way of thinking about religion and the Bible

c)

The colonists took a daily nap and woke up at the same time

d)

It's when colonists drink too much coffee in the morning

16.

Why did Thomas Hooker start the new colony of Connecticut?

a)

He wanted to boss people around

b)

He wanted to make sure all men and women could vote on laws

c)

He wanted to be governor of a colony

d)

He wanted to make sure all men could vote on laws

17.

Which colony had the tidewater for a natural resource?

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

Spanish Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

d)

Middle Colonies

18.

The New England colonies were best known for the industry of...

a)

Growing crops

b)

Shipbuilding

c)

Weaving clothes

d)

Making candles and pottery

19.

Most New England families...

a)

Had their own bedrooms

b)

Grew enough crops to sell for a profit

c)

Lived in a 2 story house

d)

Lived in a one room house

20.

What was the disagreement between the Indians and the colonists about?

a)

The colonists wanted control of the waterways

b)

The indians wanted control of the waterways

c)

Colonists wanted to share the land, and the indians didn't

d)

Indians wanted to share the land, and the colonists did not

21.

Why was education important to the New England Colonists?

a)

They wanted their children to be able to write a sentence

b)

They wanted their children to be able to do Math

c)

They wanted their children to be able to read the Bible

d)

They wanted to see their children suffer

22.

Who was a minister that preached inspiring sermons that led to the Great Awakening?

a)

George Blackfield

b)

George Whiteheart

c)

John Edwards

d)

John Whitefield

23.

In Massachusetts, they made a law that they had to build what if they had 50 or more families?

a)

Water Slide

b)

Town Hall

c)

School

d)

Church

24.

What was the name of the first college in North America?

a)

Princeton

b)

Rutgers

c)

Harvard

d)

St. Clair County Community College

25.

What is a person that does not agree with his or her leaders called?

a)

Disagreer

b)

Dissenter

c)

Destroyer

d)

Every 5th Grader Ever!

26.

Who was banished for having Bible studies in her home?

a)

Anne Hopkins

b)

Anne Hutchinson

c)

Anne Hopefield

d)

Little Orphan Annie

27.

A product sent to another country is a what?

a)

Import

b)

Export

c)

Good

d)

Service

28.

A product brought in from another country is a what?

a)

Import

b)

Export

c)

Good

d)

Service

29.
In general, why were MOST of the New England colonies founded?
a)
make money
b)
better soil
c)
economic opportunity
d)
religious freedoms
30.
The New England Colonies includes which states:
a)
Delaware, Carolina, Massachusetts, Virginia
b)
New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
c)
Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Carolinas
d)
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut , Rhode Island
31.
How was the climate in the New England colonies?
a)
hot all year round
b)
Mild winters/ harsh summers
c)
Long, Harsh Winters/ Short, mild Summers
d)
no climate changes
32.
Who was the founder of Connecticut?
a)
Thomas Hooker
b)
John Smith
c)
Roger Williams
d)
George Washington
33.
What was the MAIN reason settlers moved to New Hampshire?
a)
religious freedom
b)
better weather
c)
economic reasons
d)
to escape the King
34.
All of the items listed below were natural resources found in New England, EXCEPT:
a)
fish
b)
coal
c)
lumber
d)
fur
35.
What was the main conflict between the Native Americans and the colonists?
a)
Religious Freedom
b)
Land Ownership
c)
Trade Rights
d)
Cultural Differences
36.
Which of the four choices doesn't belong with New England?
a)
Shipbuilding
b)
Fishing
c)
Farming
d)
Industry
37.
What natural resource was found in New England that allowed for shipbuilding to become so important?
a)
Sea
b)
Forests
c)
Shipbuilding
d)
Industry
38.

Why was it hard to grow crops in this region?

a)

There wasn't enough sunlight.

b)

There was rocky, sandy soil.

c)

There was too much water.

d)

There wasn't anyone that knew how to grow crops.

39.
What is the Middle Passage?
a)
Water Route Through North America
b)
European slave trade with India
c)
European Slave trade with North America
d)
European slave trade with the Americas
40.
Why were Africans captured and forced to work in the Americas?
a)
to share riches and wealth with them
b)
to provide more workers for the plantations
c)
to give them diseases
d)
to spread Christianity
41.
When slaves were loaded onto boats to be taken and sold, this part of the triangular trade route was called what?
a)
the American Passage
b)
the Middle Passage
c)
the Lower Passage
d)
the African Passage
42.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Middle Passage.

a)

It was from Africa to the Americas

b)

The Journey took 5-12 weeks

c)

Disgusting conditions

d)

The individuals were given plenty of room and food.

43.

What does slavery mean?

a)

The owning of people by other people

b)

Money received as pay

c)

Brought to America by force on ships

d)

how money is made

44.

The Trianglular Trade Route was across the ______ ocean.

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

45.

Which of these adjectives best describes the experience of African slaves during the Middle Passage?

a)

Disgusting

b)

Peaceful

c)

Easy

d)

Clean