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WorksheetsEuropean Colonization
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
One major reason that European countries went to war during the late 1500s and early 1600s was the economic theory of
a)
financial literacy
b)
taxation
c)
increased technology
d)
mercantilism
2.
Another reason for conflict in Europe was religion. People began to oppose the __________________ church
a)
Protestant
b)
Methodist
c)
Catholic
d)
Baptist
3.
The first English colony in North American was ______________. No one knows what happened to its colonists.
a)
Roanoke
b)
New Amsterdam
c)
New Spain
d)
Jamestown
4.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Jamestown
b)
Massachusetts
c)
New Amsterdam
d)
New Spain
5.
Two groups of Catholic missionaries that came to North America were
a)
Jesuits and Pilgrims
b)
Pilgrims and Puritans
c)
Franciscans and Jesuits
d)
Franciscans and Puritans
6.
The Puritans created the _________________, an agreement of how to govern their colony.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Constitution
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
governing body
7.
This English ruler declared independence from the Roman Catholic Church over divorcing his first wife and establishing his own church with him as its head.
a)
Martin Luther
b)
John Calvin
c)
John Wycliff
d)
King Henry VIII
8.
A new religious order that came about because of the Counter Reformation were:
a)
The Protestants
b)
The Peasants
c)
The Dominicans
d)
The Jesuits
9.
A court established to investigate people who wander from the faith.
a)
Trail at Worms
b)
The Inquisition
c)
The Council of Trent
d)
The Jesuits
10.
The people in this picture are listening to a sermon about going to the new world. Which word best describes them?
a)
followers
b)
inhabitants
c)
Puritans
d)
Native Americans
11.
The Reformation was a movement that lead the Puritans back to the church of England.
a)
true
b)
false
12.
Which of the following is the most important reason why Pilgrims came to America?
a)
gold
b)
trade
c)
land
d)
religious freedom
13.
When did Mayflower come to America?
a)
1500
b)
1620
c)
1492
d)
1410
14.
How was the agreement which bonded Pilgrims called?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Napoleonic Code
d)
Geneva Conventions
15.
__________ was a puritan leader who became the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
a)
William Penn
b)
John Winthrop
c)
Lord Baltimore
d)
Roger Williams
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