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WorksheetsColonial Foundations
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
What are three reasons Europeans came to explore the Americas?
Gold, slaves, and farming
Gold, glory, and God
Lucky Charms, Cheerios, and Wheaties
When they arrived in the Americas, what did the Europeans find?
No one lived there yet.
Native Americans already living there.
At first, life was very hard for the colonists, and many died.
True
False
What did the Native Americans do when the colonists first arrived?
They ate them.
They taught them how to survive.
They ran away.
What impact did European colonization have on Native Americans?
The Native American populations grew and prospered.
The Native Americans conquered the Europeans.
Most of their land was taken and most of them died.
Who ruled the Thirteen Colonies?
England (Great Britain)
the Native Americans
yo mama
Spain
Some of the colonists came seeking religious freedom.
True
False
Why did the British colonists settle on the eastern coast of North America?
Because it was prettier.
Because they had McDonald's.
Because it was the closest to England.
Which mountains formed a natural barrier to western expansion by the colonists?
the Mississippi River
the Appalachian Mountains
the Great Pyramid of Giza
the Rocky Mountains
Which group of colonies had the most factories?
Northern
Middle
Southern
The economies of the Northern colonies relied on...
shipping trade
tea
cash crops
Huge farms in the South were called...
mansions
fields
plantations
gardens
What is one similarity between indentured servants and slaves?
Neither one got paid.
Neither could have children.
They both could eat all they wanted.
One difference between indentured servants and slaves is that servants could earn their freedom.
True
False
Where did most slaves come from?
New York
Africa
England
Why did more slaves live in the South than in the North?
The Southerners were more tolerant.
Plantation owners depended on slave labor.
They had better cooking there.
That's where they wanted to be.
Which type of government is ruled by a king or queen?
a democracy
a dictatorship
a monarchy
What did the Mayflower Compact say?
Pilgrims had to obey the King of England.
All Pilgrims had to worship at the same church.
The men formed a new government that everyone would follow.
Why is the Mayflower Compact important in U.S. History?
Only the men signed it.
It is an early example of democracy.
It included fair treatment of the Native Americans.
