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WWJH 13 Colonies

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The thirteen colonies were ruled by what country?
a)
England
b)
Portland
c)
Ireland
d)
Cuba
2.
Why did the colonists come to America?
a)
They sought religious freedom.
b)
They were seeking gold and money.
c)
They wanted a better life.
d)
All of the above.
3.
Which colony was the smallest of the 13 colonies?
a)
New Jersey
b)
New Hampshire
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Massachusetts
4.
This was the first English settlement and is known as the "Lost Colony".
a)
Jamestown
b)
Massachusetts
c)
New Jersey
d)
Roanoke
5.
This settlement was started in Massachusetts for religious freedom.
a)
Plymouth
b)
Jamestown
c)
New York
d)
Roanoke
6.
Which colony was furthest south among the 13 colonies?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
New Jersey
c)
New Hampshire
d)
Georgia
7.
This settlement was started in Virginia in the hopes of finding gold and other riches.
a)
Plymouth
b)
Jamestown
c)
North Carolina
d)
Connecticut
8.
Which colony was furthest north?
a)
Georgia
b)
Massachusetts
c)
Virginia
d)
Connecticut
9.
What product was a valuable cash crop for plantation owners in the southern region?
a)
corn
b)
wheat
c)
tobacco
d)
lettuce
10.
In which colonial region was Virginia?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
d)
All 3!
11.
In which colonial region was Rhode Island?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
d)
All 3!
12.

In which colonial region was New York?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

The Moon!

13.

Which colonial regions civic life took place in town meetings?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

All 3!

14.
Which colonial region specialized in fishing, shipbuilding, and naval supplies?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
d)
All 3!
15.
What is a person who agrees to work for no pay for a certain period of time?
a)
Women
b)
Slave
c)
Gentlemen
d)
Indentured Servant
16.
Which religious group was prominent (most popular) in the New England Colonies?
a)
Quakers
b)
Puritans
c)
Catholics
d)
Pilgrims
17.
What did the Middle Colonies grow that made them the "breadbasket colonies"?
a)
Wheat
b)
Grains
c)
Rye
d)
All of the above
18.
What is holding people against their will and making them work without pay?
a)
Slavery
b)
Indentured Servant
19.
Who sailed on the mayflower?
a)
Puritans
b)
Pilgrims
c)
Quakers
d)
Catholics
20.
How many colonies were originally part of what became America?
a)
11
b)
50
c)
13
d)
1
21.
Why did the Pilgrims come to a new land and form a settlement?
a)
They wanted to be ruled by a king in Great Britain
b)
They wanted freedom to practice their own religion
c)
They wanted to start plantations and earn money
d)
They wanted to learn from the Native Americans
22.
Which settlement was the first permanent English settlement?
a)
Plymouth, Massachusetts
b)
Roanoke Island
c)
Jamestown, Va
d)
Fort Augustine, Fl
23.

Which colonies are these?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Middle

d)

New England

24.
Which group of colonies had many plantations?
a)
Southern
b)
Middle
c)
New England
d)
All
25.
What is a crop people grow to sell?
a)
Plantation
b)
Cash Crop
c)
Money Tree
d)
Colony
26.
A group of colonists led by William Penn who established Pennsylvania 
a)
Quakers
b)
Utopians
c)
Puritans
d)
English Prisoners
27.
What did the Pilgrims sign in order to have an organized settlement.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Constitution
c)
The Mayflower Compact
d)
None of the Above
28.
Who was a puritan that was kicked out and founded their own colony?
a)
Anne Hutchinson
b)
Roger Williams
c)
Ben Roethlisberger
d)
John Rolfe
29.
Who was in trouble and fled to R.I. because they questioned the wisdom of the Puritan Ministers?
a)
Anne Hutchinson
b)
Roger Williams
c)
John Smith
d)
Pocohontas
30.
People settled in New England 
a)
came for freedom of religion
b)
came to escape from debtors prison
c)
came because they were wealthy 
d)
came from countries other than Britain
31.
What was the first successful and permanent English settlement in North America?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Jamestown
c)
Charleston
d)
Plymouth
32.
What is the main difference between the migration of Africans and Europeans?
a)
Africans settled in the North, Europeans in the South
b)
The government paid the cost of travel, Europeans paid their own way
c)
Africans were forced to come, Europeans chose to come
d)
Africans were illegal immigrants, Europeans were made citizens
33.
When was the first colony settled?
a)
1607
b)
1733
c)
1594
d)
1632
34.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
North Carolina
b)
Georgia
c)
Florida
d)
South Carolina
35.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
New Hampshire
b)
New York
c)
New Jersey
d)
New Mexico
36.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
New York
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Virginia
d)
Ohio
37.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
New Jersey
b)
Maryland
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Maine
38.
Most farmers in New England grew just enough food to feed_______.
a)
the colony
b)
the Native Americans
c)
their families
39.
In New England colonies, the main resources were ________ and _______.
a)
grains and tobacco
b)
indigo and fishing
c)
lumber and Cod
40.
A debtor is someone who owes money.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Catholics founded the colony of ________.
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Maine
c)
Maryland
42.
Cash crops in the Southern Colonies were _______, ________ and ______.
a)
Cod, wheat and barley
b)
cotton, grains and lumber
c)
tobacco, rice and indigo
43.

John Locke supported the right of the people to do this if government failed to protect natural rights.

a)

revolution

b)

continue to obey

c)

petition

d)

emigration

44.

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

45.
What answer best represent what John Locke believed?
a)
All people are born with inalienable rights
b)
Tyranny is okay if the king is just
c)
Colonists are rebels
46.
Inalienable rights means:
a)
Rights that you need
b)
Rights that can't be taken away
c)
Rights that you are born with
d)
Both option 2 and 3
47.

According to Montesquieu, what is the main purpose of government?

a)

to maintain law and order, political liberty, and the property of the individual

b)

to build a wall

c)

to create laws that everyone agree on

d)

to open Chic Fil A on Sundays

48.

What is a social contract?

a)

an agreement among the members of a society

b)

book written by Montesquieu

c)

Taylor Swift's next album title

d)

test given to citizens every two years

49.

To him, what was the best form of government?

a)

where each powers (legislative, executive, and judicial) were separate and kept each other in check to prevent any branch from becoming too powerful

b)

democracy

c)

absolute monarchy

d)

every man for himself

50.

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was the first constitution...

a)

Written in the colonies.

b)

Written in pen.

c)

Written on a ship.

51.

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut established the idea of:

a)

self-government in the colonies.

b)

being governed by the King of England in the colonies.

c)

respecting England's laws.

52.

religious tolerance is the idea of

a)

being tolerant of other religions

b)

being intolerant of other religions

c)

not believing in any religions

53.

religious persecution is the...

a)

mistreatment of a group of people based on their religious beliefs.

b)

mistreatment of a group of people based on where they live.

54.

The Magna Carta established that

a)

Everyone but rulers have to follow the law

b)

Even rulers have to follow the law

c)

Anyone can be thrown in jail at any time

55.

The Magna is famous because it set out that

a)

all free men are allowed to justice and a trial

b)

only rich barons are allowed to justice and a trial

c)

kings can make laws as they chose.

56.

The Magna Carta was referenced in the US Constitution

a)

True

b)

False

57.
 Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?
a)
 to show that they opposed representative government.
b)
to establish an orderly community
c)
 to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony
d)
 to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony
58.
When was Mayflower Compact written?
a)
1410
b)
1492
c)
1655
d)
1620
59.
Where was the Mayflower originally bound?
a)
Colony of South Carolina 
b)
Colony of Virginia
c)
Colony of Georgia 
60.
In 1619, only __________ were considered citizens and could elect burgesses. 
a)
men and women
b)
adult white men
c)
male slaves
d)
First Americans
61.
The House of Burgesses is important in history because it was the 
a)
the first time a council advised the Virginia Company
b)
only legislative body in England
c)
first election of women as leaders
d)
first elective legislative body in America
62.
The House of Burgesses gave the colonists in Virginia the opportunity to control _______________
a)
their own government
b)
the First Americans
c)
the Royal Governor
d)
the King of England
63.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

64.

The English Bill of Rights was passed by the

a)

Parliament of England

b)

The 13 American Colonies

c)

The Pope

d)

Scotland

65.

The English Bill of Rights

a)

Created separation of powers

b)

Enhanced the democratic election

c)

Limited the powers of the king and queen

d)

All the answers are correct

66.
In which colonial region were crops grown on large plantations because of the mild climate and rich soil?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
67.
In which colonial region was the economy based on fishing, whaling and shipbuilding?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
68.
In which colonial region did the economy include growing wheat?
a)
Southern
b)
Middle
c)
New England
69.
In which colonial region were crops such as rice, indigo and tobacco grown and sold for cash?
a)
Southern
b)
Middle
c)
New England
70.
In which colonial region was slave labor used for producing cash crops?
a)
New England
b)
Middle 
c)
Southern
71.
Which group are the New England colonies?
a)
Connecticut 
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Deleware 
New York
New Jersey
72.
Which group are the Middle colonies?
a)
Connecticut 
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
73.
Which group are the Southern colonies?
a)
Connecticut 
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
74.
Which is not part of the Old World?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
75.
Which is not a part of the New World?
a)
North America
b)
Caribbean
c)
South America
d)
Asia
76.
Which was traded from the Old World to the New World?
a)
horses and major diseases
b)
squash, pumpkins, and turkeys
c)
cocoa and horses
d)
cocoa and llamas
77.
Which was traded from the New World to the Old World?
a)
major diseases
b)
horses
c)
potatoes and corn
d)
slaves
78.
When did the Columbian Exchange take place?
a)
Before 1492
b)
During the European Dark Ages
c)
After WW2
d)
After 1492
79.
Are Triangular Trade and the Columbian Exchange synonyms?
a)
Yes
b)
No
80.
The intentional trading of goods for Europe to make a profit
a)
Columbian Exchange
b)
Triangular Trade
81.
The unintentional mixing of crops, animals, diseases, and more between the Old and New World
a)
Columbian Exchange
b)
Triangular Trade
82.
The Quakers also:
a)
were opposed to war and did not organize a militia to defend their colony
b)
were ready to take up arms to defend their beliefs and way of life
83.
Penn strongly believed that Pennsylvania should be a colony that:
a)
all residents must practice Quakerism
b)
all residents should be free to worship freely
84.
Many of William Penn's ideas helped shape our current US government. They include...
a)
right to bear arms, fair trial, and freedom of religion.
b)
free trading and fair trial.
c)
freedom of religion, fair trial, and participation in government. 
d)
treaty signing and freedom of the press.
85.
This person brought tobacco to Jamestown.
a)
Pocahontas
b)
John Smith
c)
John Rolfe

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