WorksheetsEarly Colonies quiz
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many original colonies were there?
a)
51
b)
10
c)
13
d)
50
2.
The first successful English colonial settlers in North America were the . . .
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Roanoke Settlers
c)
Jamestown Settlers
d)
Puritans
3.
What was the major crop brought back from England to the Jamestown Settlement?
a)
Turkeys
b)
Rice
c)
Corn
d)
Tobacco
4.
Why did the the settlers leave England for North America?
a)
To meet the Native American Indians
b)
Religious persecution and fresh start
c)
To learn new farming techniques
d)
To fight the French
5.
In the 1700s, England's ruler who ruled with absolute power was called a ........
a)
Dictator
b)
President
c)
Tyrant
d)
Monarch
6.
What best describes the relationship between Natives and Colonists?
a)
They were contantly at war
b)
They traded with each other and were very friendly
c)
They traded on a limited basis and had a lot of violence
d)
They ignored each other like they didnt exist
7.
Which of the following is NOT a reason people traveled from England to the Americas?
a)
To avoid religious persecution
b)
To have a fresh start in life
c)
To get away from the tyrant queen
d)
To protect mother England from invading countries
8.
What colonial region was known for its tobacco and cotton farming?
a)
Middle colonies
b)
Northern colonies
c)
Upper colonies
d)
Southern colonies
9.
The middle colonies were known as the _________ colonies because of the abundant agriculture and crop growth.
a)
"bread basket"
b)
"common market"
c)
"wheat acre"
d)
"fertility"
10.
Land in the southern colonies where growing cotton for commercial sale is called ______.
a)
Mansions.
b)
Plantations.
c)
Pueblos.
d)
Retail Centers.
11.
What is a colony?
a)
A place that has certain traits in common with other places near it
b)
a place where people can't practice their religion freely
c)
a place that's settled by people inside their home country but does not follow the rules of that home country
d)
a place that's settled by people outside their home country and belongs to or is ruled by that home country
12.
Why did most people come to the New England colonies?
a)
They wanted the freedom to practice their religion the way they wanted.
b)
They wanted to make money by working in factories.
c)
They were taken from their home countries and forced to work there as slaves.
d)
They were looking for a more diverse place to live.
13.
The ______ colonies included people from the most diverse group of European countries.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
14.
Which of the following best describes the experience of African-American people in the New England colonies?
a)
All lived free and were treated the same as white people.
b)
All were enslaved.
c)
some lived free but were treated differently than white people, and some were enslaved.
d)
Some lived free and were treated better than white people, and some were enslaved.
15.
In the Southern colonies, what was the economy mostly based on?
a)
Shipbuilding
b)
selling wheat, merchants, and producing iron and textiles in factories
c)
whaling and fishing
d)
producing cash crops on large farms
16.
Which crop grew well in the Middle colonies because of the climate?
a)
wheat
b)
cotton
c)
tobacco
d)
fish
17.
Which colony region had many factories that supplied paper, textiles, and iron?
a)
the New England colonies
b)
the Middle colonies
c)
the Southern colonies
18.
Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
19.
Which colonial region was settled by people with many different cultural and religious backgrounds?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Backcountry
20.
Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Backcountry
21.
Why was slavery LESS important in the Middle Colonies and the New England Colonies than in the Southern Colonies?
a)
They were far behind the South in business and industry.
b)
They did not rely heavily on cash crops.
c)
Slavery was important in all of the colonial regions.
22.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Werowocomoco
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
23.
Missionaries came to spread this in the new world!
a)
God
b)
Gold
c)
Glory
24.
During the Age of Exploration, Europe looked for sea routes to the East in order to __________.
a)
find a faster trade route to Asia
b)
spread Christianity
c)
colonize new territories
d)
all of the above
25.
Which was NOT a European motive for exploration?
a)
wealth
b)
religious conversion
c)
spread disease
d)
economic opportunity
26.
Who were the major players in European exploration?
a)
England, France, Spain
b)
England, Italy, Egypt
c)
Portugal, Spain, Sweden
d)
India, France, Greece
27.
Which of the following was a religious motivation of the early explorers?
a)
Find gold
b)
Claim the most land
c)
Spread Christianity
d)
Spread Judaism
28.
He was born in Italy and sponsored by Spain. He landed in the Bahamas and thought he was in Asia.
a)
Columbus
b)
Balboa
c)
Cabot
d)
Hudson
29.
Which of the following is an economic motivation?
a)
Find places to trade with
b)
Become the biggest empire
c)
Spread Christianity
d)
All of the above
30.
Which of the following was a religious motivation of the early explorers?
a)
Find gold
b)
Claim the most land
c)
Spread Christianity
d)
Spread Judaism
31.
What was the purpose of Columbus's voyage?
a)
A short, cheap route to Asia
b)
gold
c)
to find the Americas
d)
to find is true love
32.
The land Columbus discovered was inhabited by Native Americans. What does the word inhabited mean?
a)
nobody lived there
b)
people lived there
c)
a Native American tribe
d)
captured
33.
Which holiday celebrates the discovery of the new world by European explorers
a)
Labor Day
b)
President's Day
c)
Columbus Day
d)
Memorial Day
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