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Harrison Unit 2

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Why were the majority of the colonies founded?

a)

for glory

b)

For economic and religious reasons

c)

for trade

2.

What natural resource contributed most to New England's shipbuilding industry?

a)

Oceans

b)

Moutains

c)

Forests

d)

Lumber

3.

What was the economy of the southern colonies based on?

a)

farming cash crops

b)

farming livestock

c)

fishing

d)

shipbuilding

4.

What is the purpose of Mercantilism?

a)

to trade goods

b)

increase the settlers control in the colonies

c)

increase trade and wealth for the mother country

d)

to start the practice of slavery

5.

What did the Pilgrims agree to when signing the Mayflower compact?

a)

They agreed to farm the land

b)

The agreed to Thanksgiving

c)

They agreed to get along with the Indians

d)

They agreed to make laws

6.

The House of Burgesses was the first...

a)

settlement in the Americas

b)

law making assembly in the colonies

c)

shipbuilding company in the colonies

d)

colony to follow rules

7.

Due to the new goods that were brought over, the Columbian Exchange also led to this terrible practice....

a)

War

b)

Atlantic Slave Trade

c)

Native Americans being removed

d)

Diseases

8.

How did new foods from the Columbian Exchange affect the people of Europe?

a)

They had more food choices

b)

The had an improved diet

c)

Most people grew an allergy to the new foods

d)

They did not like the new foods

9.

What is an area of land with similar characteristics?

a)

A mountain

b)

A region

c)

A state

d)

A continent

10.

What geographic factor influenced the location of early colonies?

a)

Access to water

b)

lots of jobs

c)

religious memberships

d)

mild climate

11.

What was a main way for families to survive in ALL of the 13 colonies?

a)

Subsistence Farming

b)

Animal Trapping

c)

Candle Making

d)

Iron tool making

12.

What holiday celebrates the discovery of the New World?

a)

Thanksgiving

b)

Patriot Day

c)

Columbus Day

d)

Memorial Day

13.

What did Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams have in common?

a)

They started representative governments

b)

They believed in religious toleration (freedom)

c)

They believed in equality for Natives

d)

They supported Mercantilism (making England rich)

14.

Which colonial region would be most profitable to grow rice and indigo (cash crops)

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Northern

15.

How can government help its citizens?

a)

By building them homes

b)

By finding crops to plant and grow

c)

By helping them send letters

d)

By solving problems and keeping people safe

16.

What was the first form of representative government in the colonies?

a)

Continental Congress

b)

House of Burgesses

c)

Parliament

d)

United States Congress

17.

Which is true about the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Thousands of Europeans died from Smallpox

b)

American Indians migrated to Europe

c)

Horses were brought the the Americas