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WorksheetsDE2 Test Review - Colonial America
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which statement best explains why James Oglethorpe helped to found the colony of Georgia
to promote religious tolerance
to provide help to the poor
to establish plantations
Which of the following statements could apply to both the Middle and New England Colonies
Their geography encouraged trade
Their landforms supported plantation agriculture.
Their waterways made it possible to travel long distances.
Which of these values was most important to William Penn?
profit
power
religious tolerance
Which statement best describes the religious laws in the Maryland colony?
The Anglican Church was banned.
Protestants were not allowed to vote.
Christians were allowed to practice the religion of their choice.
What step did James Oglethrope take to ensure peaceful relations between Georgia settlers and local Native Americans?
He formed an alliance with other proprietors.
He purchased a large amount of land at a high price.
He signed a treaty allowing the settlers to occupy the land.
What was the main reason that people signed up to become indentured servants?
to escape from a prison sentence
to pay for transportation to the colonies
to gain the right to vote in colonial assemblies
Which caused Maryland's Act of Religious Toleration to be passed?
Protestants and Catholics were demanding equal voting rights.
Conflict between Protestants and Catholics grew increasingly violent.
Protestants and Catholics desired freedom of worship.
The primary reason most settlers came to the Southern Colonies was that they wanted
political rights
religious freedom
to own a farm
Which factor was most responsible for the spread of slavery in the Southern colonies.
Rapid industrialization.
Increased cultivation of cash crops.
Sudden closing of European trade markets.
The Middle Colonies differed from the other English colonies because they
achieved greater wealth
developed better trade
supported religious diversity
Agriculture became the main economic activity in the Southern colonies largely because of the region's
wide rivers
long growing season
abundant rainfall
Why was slavery more common in the southern colonies than other regions of North America?
Only plantation owners with profitable cash crops could afford to buy slaves.
Enslaved persons worked in a climate similar to that of Africa.
The climate made it possible to grow valuable but labor-intensive crops.
The fundamental orders of Connecticut,l the Virginia House of Burgesses, and the Articles of Confederation were all evidence of
Americans' desire to form a strong, central government
colonial Americans' commitment to establishing representative governments.
an American commitment to protecting religious freedom
Which combination of factors contributed to the success of agriculture in the Middle Colonies?
fertile soil and a mild climate
flat landscape and mild winters
a large supply of cheap labor
Thomas Hooker disagreed most strongly with the Puritans'
loyalty to the king
inflexible work ethic
religious intolerance
What was the Pilgrim' main goal?
to claim land in the New World for England
to find gold and other natural resources
to create a colony where they could practice their religion
Roger Williams, who is credited with founding the colony of Rhode Island, believed that _______.
people should not have the right to choose their own religion
churches should not be kept separate from government
the king of England had no right to grant charters to land owned by the Indians
What was most significant about Virginia's House of Burgesses?
It passed laws that contradicted those passed by Parliament.
It created conflicts between plantation owners and British officials.
It gave the colonist experience with the benefits of self-government.
How did colonial New England differ from other regions in the colonies?
It provided many well-maintained roads.
It established strong trade ties with England.
It developed a thriving ocean-based economy.
Which statement best explains the difference between the ways in which settlers to the New England colonies and Middle colonies interacted with the environment?
New England settlers grew extra crops and sold the surplus, while settlers in the Middle colonies were mostly subsistence farmers.
New England settlers were mostly fur-trappers or cattle-ranchers, while settlers in the Middle colonies were mostly farmers or merchants.
New England farmers needed to clear their land of trees and rocks, while the soil in the Middle colonies was already suitable for agriculture.
The Virginia colony was the first to do which of the following?
abolish indentured servitude
form a militia to protect against attack
establish a representative government
In colonial America, most enslaved people lived
in frontier settlements in the West
on subsistence farms in the Mid-Atlantic region
on large plantations in the South
Compared with the South, what disadvantage did New England farmers face?
Regional farms did not support many cash crops.
Few slaves were available to work the rich soil.
Demand for farm labor could not be met by supply.
Who filled the growing labor needs of the economy in the middle colonies?
indentured servants
former slaves
apprentices
Economy of the middle colonies was supported largely by the cultivation of
livestock
staple crops
indentured servants
What was one of the main economic activities in New England?
farming
shipbuilding
trade
How were the middle colonies different from the northern & southern colonies?
no slaves in the middle colonies.
most colonists there were fur traders.
most colonists there escaped religious persecution.
Why did the population of Jamestown drop between 1609-1610?
Indians burned down most of the colony.
London Company closed the colony b/c no profit was made.
Famine, disease, and harsh winter killed many in the colony.
Why did Virginia colonists turn to slave labor?
could purchase more land if they put more slaves to work.
cost of purchasing slaves dropped.
not enough indentured servants to meet high demand.
What was the main reason why British Catholics left England to settle in North America?
B/c the church of England did not allow them with worship freely.
B/c there were more opportunities for Catholics in the Americas.
B/c the got a charter to settle in Maryland.
