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WorksheetsUnit 01: Colonial America - Life in a New Land 1587-1763
Total questions: 86
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is mercantilism?
a)
A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.
b)
where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.
c)
Wars that start over money.
d)
Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.
2.
What products came out of West Africa in Triangular Trade?
a)
Gold and Slaves
b)
Guns and Sugar
c)
Finished Goods and Services
d)
Salt and Pepper
3.
What products came out of England to supply its colonies?
a)
Timber and Furs
b)
Rum and Guns
c)
Manufactured Goods
d)
Slaves and Ships
4.
In what year was Jamestown settled?
a)
1492
b)
1607
c)
1776
d)
2007
5.
Which of the following is not a reason that the settlers chose the site for the Jamestown settlement?
a)
It had swamps
b)
Fresh supply of water
c)
Deep harbor to dock ships
d)
Easy to defend against attack
6.
Who said, "If you don't work, then you don't eat!"?
a)
Chief Powhatan
b)
Christopher Newport
c)
Lord De La Warr
d)
Captain John Smith
7.
Jamestown was located on a peninsula in ...
a)
Virginia
b)
North Carolina
c)
Florida
d)
New York
8.
What brought the original colonists from England to Jamestown?
a)
the search for food
b)
the search for gold and silver
c)
the search for tobacco
d)
the search for religious freedom
9.
An indentured servant is...
a)
a person who works in the colonies.
b)
a person who works for someone for 4-7 years.
c)
a poor person in England during the 1600s.
d)
someone who owned land in America.
10.
American colonies could only buy goods from...
a)
European countries.
b)
England.
c)
France.
d)
the colonies.
11.
What kind of jobs would people in the New England colony have?
a)
Farming
b)
raising livestock
c)
shipbuilding and fishing
d)
silversmiths
12.
Which Colonist were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
13.
This region had large farms called Plantations
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
14.
What groups of people came to the New England colonies?
a)
Quakers
b)
Indentured servants and slaves
c)
pilgrims and puritans
d)
people from all over the world
15.
Which region had hot, long, humid summers and cool winters?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
16.
What group of people, who lived in the Middle colonies, believed that everyone should be treated fairly?
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Quakers
17.
Which southern colony did James Oglethrope help found?
a)
Georgia
b)
Maryland
c)
South Carolina
d)
Virginia
18.
Why would market towns be built near a river or other waterway?
a)
took a long time to build a bridge over water
b)
transport their crops and goods to the market easily
c)
to give them protection from England
d)
to get away quickly from invaders
19.
What did Bacon’s rebellion and King Philip’s War have in common?
a)
Both were fought because colonists wanted more land.
b)
Both were revolts by colonists against a royal government
c)
Both were revolts led by rich and powerful colonists.
d)
The french supported the leaders of both conflicts.
20.
________ an uprising by frontier settlers who were angry with Virginia Gov. William Berkeley.
a)
Stono Rebellion
b)
King Philip's War
c)
Bacon's Rebellion
21.
Which documents inspired the idea of religious freedom in our US Constitution?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Toleration Act of 1649
c)
English Bill of Rights
22.
Which documents inspired the idea of self government through a personal covenant?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Toleration Act of 1649
c)
English Bill of Rights
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.
True or False: Slave codes said that slaves could not be educated and that they can not travel alone.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Who was the leader of the Puritans?
a)
James Oglethorpe
b)
John Smith
c)
Roger Williams
d)
John Winthrop
26.
Protestant group that wanted to reform, or purify, the church of England
a)
Protestants
b)
English Settlers
c)
Puritans
d)
Separatists
27.
People who came to a new country after leaving the land of their birth
a)
Catholics
b)
English Settlers
c)
Conqistadors
d)
Immigrants
28.
The person in charge of the Pilgrims.
a)
Mrs. O'Hanlon
b)
Mr. O'Hanlon
c)
William Bradford
d)
King James I
29.
Where did the Pilgrims land in America
a)
O'Hanlon Rock
b)
Roanoke Island
c)
Plymouth Rock
d)
Mayflower Rock
30.
Legal contract calling for fair laws to protect the general good.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Mayflower Law
c)
U.S. Constitution
d)
Plymouth Laws
31.
Pawtuxet Indian who had lived in Europe and spoke English.
a)
Pocahontas
b)
Squanto
c)
Massasoit
d)
Mrs. O'Hanlon
32.
The Church of England is also known as...?
a)
Anglican Church
b)
English Church
c)
Protestant Church
d)
Catholic Church
33.
Puritans who wanted to form their own church, and cut all ties with the Church of England.
a)
Separatists
b)
Puritans
c)
Sect
Sect
Sect
d)
Catholics
34.
Who was the leader of the Pilgrims?
a)
William Bradford
b)
John Smith
c)
John Winthrop
d)
William Penn
35.
Who was the leader of the Jamestown Colony?
a)
John Winthrop
b)
William Bradford
c)
John Smith
d)
William Penn
36.
Who was a Puritan leader?
a)
John Smith
b)
John Winthrop
c)
William Bradford
d)
Lord Baltimore
37.
Who was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
a)
Lord Baltimore
b)
Roger Williams
c)
John Winthrop
d)
John Smith
38.
Who was the leader expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and who later founded Providence, which became part of Rhode Island?
a)
Anne Hutschinson
b)
Thomas Hooker
c)
John Withrop
d)
Roger Williams
39.
Which angry, stern governor started many new laws in New Amsterdam and also made a fire department and public schools?
a)
Peter Minuit
b)
Henry Hudson
c)
Peter Stuyvesant
d)
Willem Kieft
40.
What are the Quakers also called?
a)
Penners
b)
Anglican
c)
Amish
d)
Society of Friends
41.
What is the name of the Quaker's place of worship?
a)
temple
b)
santuary
c)
synagogue
d)
meeting houses
42.
Where did the "Holy Experiment in Quaker Rule" occur?
a)
Rhode Island
b)
New Amsterdam
c)
England
d)
Pennsylvania
43.
This person created the colony of Pennsylvania to give people religious freedom and economic opportunities?
a)
King Charles II
b)
William Penn
c)
Anglicans
d)
Schuykill
44.
William Penn called his colony the ____________________, a place where all settlers could worship in peace.
a)
Holy Experiment
b)
First Frame of Government
c)
Quakers
d)
Penn's Woods
45.
What did Quakers believe in?
a)
Equality for men ad women
b)
Non-violence
c)
Religious tolerance
d)
All of the previous answers
46.
What is a staple crop?
a)
Crops that are grown with staples in them.
b)
A crop that is always needed.
c)
Non important crops
d)
Crops that are only given to indentured servants and slaves.
47.
The English law making body was
a)
Parliament
b)
the Magna Carta
c)
Virginia house of Burgesses
d)
English Bill of Rights
48.
John Locke said these rights to life, liberty and property should not be taken away from individuals by any government
a)
Human Rights
b)
Natural Rights
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
English Bill of Rights
49.
Agreement between among the people in a society to give up part of their freedom to a government in exchange for protection of Natural Rights
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Bill of rights
c)
Social contract
d)
parliament
50.
This was signed by the Pilgrims and was a written plan for government that became the first attempt at self government by white settlers in America
a)
Virginia House of Burgesses
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d)
New England Town Meeting
51.
Meeting in which citizens get to address and discuss local issues and problems and is stlii in use today
a)
Parliament
b)
New England Town Meeting
c)
Virginia House of Burgesses
d)
colony
52.
This guaranteed free elections to Parliament, the right to a fair trial, and elimination of cruel and unusual punishments
a)
Town Meetings
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Natural rights
d)
English Bill of Rights
53.
A _________________ is an agreement or contract, among a group of people
a)
charter
b)
compact
c)
colony
d)
joint-stock company
54.
Each ship traveled all three sides of the triangle formed between the American colonies, Africa, and Great Britain.
a)
True
b)
False
55.
The portion of triangular trade that brought slaves across the atlantic was called
a)
trail of tears
b)
The death trail
c)
The final passage
d)
the Middle passage
56.
Mercantilism is when
a)
Raw materials were bought cheaply by the colony and sold as refined materials to the 'Mother Country'
b)
Raw materials were bought cheaply by the 'Mother Country' and sold as refined materials to the colony
c)
When merchants sold their goods for high prices to working class citizens
d)
When working class citizens were forced to sell their products to make profits
57.
The impact of Mercantilism was that
a)
The rate of slavery in the Americas went down
b)
Trade was limited in the Atlantic
c)
The Colony grew wealthy
d)
The Mother Country grew wealthy
58.
The Navigation Acts did all of the following except
a)
Limit which countries the American colonies could do trade with
b)
Force the American colonies to trade certain products with England only.
c)
Allow colonies to refine their own materials.
d)
Forced goods from the American colonies to be sent to England to be taxed first.
59.
Thomas Hooker's government in Connecticut focused on
a)
only allowing church members to vote.
b)
Allowing the king to rule (monarchy).
c)
Creating a colony led by Puritans.
d)
Creating a democracy
60.
Locke's inalienable rights include...
a)
life, liberty, and property
b)
property, freedom of speech, life
c)
life, property, and travel
d)
freedom of speech, freedom to bear arms, and freedom of assembly
61.
According to the theory of mercantilism, the principal purpose of the thirteen American colonies was to provide Great Britain with -
a)
raw materials and markets
b)
manufactured goods
c)
military recruits
62.
Which best describes an important effect of the First Great Awakening?
a)
Followers put suspected witches on trial
b)
Puritans in England immigrated to settlements in the New World
c)
People became more emotionally engaged in religion
63.
The primary figure in the Great Awakening in America, his most famous sermon was "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God delivered in Connecticut in 1741.
a)
Jonathan Edwards
b)
Philip Spener
c)
August Francke
d)
Charles Wesley
64.
Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?
a)
power and privilege
b)
money and fame
c)
good looks and charm
d)
reason and logic
65.
According to John Locke, these are given by God and cannot be taken by the government. The protection of these is the purpose of the government.
a)
divine rights
b)
systemic rights
c)
natural rights
d)
preternatural rights
66.
What was Pontiac's Rebellion?
a)
Pontiac served in battle alongside the French.
b)
Pontiac negotiated peace with the British after the French and Indian War.
c)
Chief Pontiac rebelled and wouldn't listen to his parents.
d)
A series of Native American uprisings against British Forts
67.
Who was the patriot who was part of the Sons of Liberty and a member of the Continental Congress?
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
Paul Revere
68.
This group of people were loyal to the King of Britain. They did not want to be free from the King's rule or to have independence.
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Women
d)
African Americans
69.
Which founding father started the Committees of Correspondence?
a)
George Washington
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Samuel Adams
d)
Barack Obama
70.
What was the purpose for establishing the Committees of Correspondence?
a)
To maintain communication with one another
b)
To start a war
c)
To communicate with King George III
d)
To invent the telephone
71.
What types of news did the Committees of Correspondence share?
a)
how King George III was a great ruler
b)
info and news about what their colonies were doing to resist the British and their unfair policies
c)
directions on how to create a printing press
d)
laws and documents of how the colonies became the United States
72.
What items were taxed under the Stamp Act
a)
Deeds
b)
Wills
c)
Marriage License
d)
All of the above
73.
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
74.
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
75.
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
76.
What Act was passed after the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Intolerable Act
77.
What was the punishment the British gave after the Tea Party?
a)
The Sugar Act
b)
closing the Harbor
c)
Taking all of the tea away
d)
Attacking The colonies
78.
What was The other name for the Intolerable Act?
a)
Stamp act
b)
Coercive Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Military Act
79.
What caused the Intolerable act?
a)
The Boston Tea Party
b)
The Boston Massacre
c)
the bill of rights
d)
The Boston Red Sox
80.
What war happened shortly after the Intolerable Acts?
a)
World War II
b)
Vietiam
c)
The Boston vs U.S War
d)
American Revolutionary War
81.
What was thrown at soldiers to start the Boston Massacre?
a)
Manure
b)
Snowballs
c)
Paper
d)
Hay
82.
What event does this drawing show?
a)
Tarring and feathering
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
American Revolution
83.
Why did Britain seek to tax the colonists in the 1760s?
a)
The colonists were wealthier than most British citizens.
b)
Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.
c)
The British wanted to punish the colonists for rebelling against the Proclamation.
d)
Britain needed money to protect the colonists from the French.
84.
"No taxation without representation" means?
a)
Colonists shouldn't be taxed if they had no one representing them in Parliament
b)
The representative can tax me
c)
Seize weapons right away
d)
None of the above
85.
Trained soldiers that were prepared to fire at a minutes notice were which of the following?
a)
Redcoats
b)
British soldiers
c)
Minutemen
d)
None of the above
86.
_______ was an incident where British soldiers panicked and shot and killed five colonists in Boston.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Quartering Act
d)
Boston Massacre
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