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Topic 2 - Colonization

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The role of colonies under the economic system of mercantilism was to --
a)
provide the "mother country" with raw materials.
b)
promote the economy of individual colonies.
c)
establish trade with foreign countries.
d)
establish trade with other colonies.
2.
Protestants that wanted to change or reform the Church of England; they wanted to "purify" the Church; many came to America
a)
Puritans
b)
Pilgrims
c)
Colonists
d)
Catholics
3.
Captured Africans, travelling across the Atlantic to the New World, would travel in this section of the journey.
a)
The part crossing the Pacific.
b)
The "Middle Passage"
c)
The part from the New World to Europe.
d)
The part from England to Africa.
4.

Due to the fact that colonists were very far from England, they ____________________

a)

Experienced strict control by Parliament

b)

Voted on a governor who reported to the king the laws created

c)

Established their own representative government

5.

Which fact is not true about Quakers?

a)

They were against war; they were pacifists.

b)

They settled Pennsylvania to escape religious persecution.

c)

They were Catholic.

6.
This was the  western boundary for the 13 colonies.
a)
Lake Erie
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ociean
7.
One reason that the Mayflower Compact is considered important is ______________.
a)
It marked the beginning of political parties.
b)
It marked the beginning of a self government based on the will of the people.
c)
It established basic laws for all colonies to follow.
d)
It gave the colonists permission to collect taxes.
8.
Colonists who received passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a period of time are called _______________
a)
slaves
b)
indentured servant
c)
Protestants
d)
gentlemen
9.

Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?

a)

Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for profit.

b)

Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires.

10.

Which colony was founded in 1607 and was successful because of its fertile land, befriending Natives and courageous leadership?

a)

Jamestown, Virginia

b)

Savannah, Georgia

c)

Roanoke, North Carolina

11.
As the number of plantations increased and additional workers were needed, the colony imported
a)
settlers who wanted land
b)
immigrants
c)
slaves and indentured servants
d)
gentlemen and Native Americans
12.

What is the Magna Carta?

a)

limited the power of the monarchy by creating Parliament and allowed a trial by jury

b)

strengthened the power of the monarchy

c)

1st representative assembly in the colonies

13.
Which statement describes the GEOGRAPHY of the New England region?
a)
Rich soil, mild winter, flowing rivers
b)
Eskimos and polar bears
c)
Very rich soil, long growing season
d)
Rocky soil, very short growing season
14.
Which colonies are associated with the Southern region?
a)
Texas, California, Alaska
b)
N.Carolina, S.Carolina, Georgia, Virginia and Maryland
c)
Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
d)
New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania 
15.
Which colony was established as a debtors colony?
a)
North Carolina
b)
New York
c)
Georgia
d)
Texas
16.

Which region had slavery as their main economy?

a)

Southern

b)

New England

c)

Middle

d)

United States

17.

What was the affect on the Native Americans after encountering Europeans?

a)

Trade increased

b)

Disease killed many of the Native Americans

c)

Small nations developed for both Native Americans and Europeans

d)

Nothing

18.

What type of economic system existed between Great Britain and the 13 colonies?

a)

Free trade

b)

Communism

c)

Mercantilism

19.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Werowocomoco
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
20.

How did John Rolfe help Jamestown generate income for the Virginia Company?

a)

Marrying Pocahontas

b)

Introducing tobacco in the colonies

c)

Starting the middle passage

d)

Beginning the headright system

21.

The House of Burgesses was significant in the history of Virginia because it…

a)

Was where Chief Powhatan and the leaders of Jamestown signed a historic treaty

b)

Was the first place where tobacco is sold

c)

First legislative body of government in the British colonies

d)

Established Jamestown as an official colony

22.

Primary economic focus of the French settlement in Quebec, Canada...

a)

Exporting fur from fur trades

b)

Ranching on plantations

c)

Gold and silver mining

d)

Trade and farming

23.
Which of the following is the term used to describe crops that are sold for money?
a)
Subsistence farming
b)
Plantation production
c)
Cash crop
d)
Diversity
24.
Which of the following was NOT a reason for European Colonization?
a)
Fur trade
b)
Spread Christianity
c)
Religious freedom
d)
Economic reasons
25.
The trade route that delivered slaves to the Americas was called?
a)
The Triangular Trade
b)
The Atlantic Trade
c)
The Square Trade
d)
The Pacific Trade
26.
What mountain range made migration of people difficult to move west?
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Franklin Mountains
d)
Himalayan Mountains
27.
What mainly caused an economic differences between the thirteen colonies?
a)
Religion
b)
Geography
c)
economy
d)
political
28.
Why did the PILGRIMS and PURITANS come to America?
a)
gold
b)
slaves
c)
tobacco
d)
escape religious persecution
29.

What was the name of the first colony England tried to form? (Spoiler alert! It didn't work and everyone disappeared...)

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

Yorktown

30.
Who was Pocahontas? 
a)
An early leader of the Aztecs.
b)
A warrior who led an Native uprising against the Plymouth colonies. 
c)
An American Indian woman who lived around Jamestown. She saved John Smith's life...possibly. 
d)
An American Indian god, who is known for her kindness. 
31.

Who was John Smith?

a)

The king of England from 1590-1638.

b)

A person who led a rebellion against the Jamestown colony in 1668. He later burned Jamestown.

c)

An early leader of the Jamestown colony. Forced colonists to work, made friends with Natives

d)

The only survivor of the lost colony of Roanoke.

32.

How do we know life in the early colonies was difficult?

a)

During "Starving Time" in Jamestown some colonists turned to cannibalization.

b)

About half of the Plymouth colonists died during the first winter of 1620-1621.

c)

The Roanoke colony failed, and none of the colonists were ever heard from.

d)

All answers are correct.

33.

9. Which of the following is true about the first Thanksgiving in 1621?

a)

A Thanksgiving feast was never celebrated in Plymouth. The idea of Thanksgiving developed in the 1920s as a way to encourage more Christmas shopping.

b)

They invented the game of football.

c)

Deer and fowl were some of the main food on the menu. Turkey was probably not the main course at the 1621 Thanksgiving.

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