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WorksheetsColonial America
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 42mins
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1.
The _____ of the Southern Colonies was based on farming.
a)
economy
b)
colony
c)
merchant
2.
An area of land that is ruled by another country such as Jamestown is called a _____.
a)
indentured servant
b)
slavery
c)
colony
3.
Which are the Middle Colonies?
a)
Main, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island
b)
Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia
c)
Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey
4.
Which region was known as the "Bread Basket"?
a)
Northeastern Colonies
b)
Mid-Atlantic Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
5.
Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
6.
Which colonial region was settled by people with many different cultural and religious backgrounds?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Backcountry
7.
Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
8.
Most of the work on large, southern plantations was done by ___________ and ___________
a)
Native Americans and slaves
b)
women and children
c)
slaves and indentured servants
d)
Frenchmen and Mexicans
9.
The people who settled in the New England colonies were looking for religious freedom
a)
True
b)
False
10.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Werowocomoco
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
11.
1st representative governing body in the American colonies.
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Virginia House of Burgesses
d)
Congress
12.
Why did the Pilgrims come to a new land and form a settlement?
a)
They wanted to be ruled by a king in Great Britain
b)
They wanted freedom to practice their own religion
c)
They wanted to start plantations and earn money
d)
They wanted to learn from the Native Americans
13.
What is the major industry of the New England Colonies?
a)
Cash Crops
b)
Metalwork
c)
Slavery
d)
Shipbuilding and Fishing
14.
Which group are the New England colonies?
a)
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Deleware
New York
New Jersey
Deleware
New York
New Jersey
d)
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
15.
He led a group of Puritans to settle the Massachusetts Bay Colony. They named their settlement Boston.
a)
John Winthrop
b)
Roger Williams
c)
John Bradford
d)
John Smith
16.
Who founded Rhode Island?
a)
William Penn
b)
Duke of York
c)
Roger Williams
d)
Thomas Hooker
17.
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a joint stock company that gained a royal charter colony and landed in....
a)
Jamestown
b)
NewYork
c)
Charleston
d)
Plymouth
18.
Puritans were considered a "separatist " group from this Church of England.
a)
Catholic
b)
Anglican
c)
Pilgrim
d)
Lutheran
19.
Puratin "separatists" would travels to New England as religious refugees were known as...
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Anglicans
c)
Calvinists
d)
Quakers
20.
Travelers to New England on the Mayflower agreed to work together in a civic union known as...
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Plymouth Rock Agreement
d)
Thanksgiving
21.
John Winthrop wanted to establish a model of Christian living by establishing a Puritan...
a)
"City on a Hill"
b)
New Jerusalem
c)
"Puritan Paradise"
d)
New York
22.
What was the soil like in the New England colonies?
a)
Thin and sandy
b)
Thin and rocky
c)
Thin and rich
d)
Thin and fertile
23.
What is the name of the first written government in Connecticut?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
House of Burgesses
c)
Fundamental Orders
d)
The Connecticut Plan
24.
A gathering where colonists held elections and voted on the laws for their town.
a)
Political Party
b)
Town Meeting
c)
Self-Government
25.
The Pilgrims sometimes called themselves...
a)
Puritans
b)
Separatists
c)
Laureates
d)
Migrants
26.
Who was the leader of the Plymouth colony?
a)
Anne Hutchinson
b)
William Bradford
c)
John Winthrop
d)
Squanto
27.
She was exiled from Massachusetts for challenging Puritan laws and practices and founded part of Rhode Island.
a)
Anne Hutchinson
b)
Anne Frank
c)
Anne Hooker
d)
Anne Williams
28.
Why didn't Ann Hutchinson and John Winthrop like each other?
a)
Ann Hutchinson thought that a minster was NOT necessary to connect with God
b)
John Winthrop did not think a Minister was necessary to connect with God
c)
John Winthrop thought that Ann was a witch
d)
Ann Hutchingson thought
29.
Which of the following is NOT part of the Middle Colonies?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Delaware
c)
Massachusetts
d)
New York
30.
The Middle Colonies were ethnically and religiously diverse
a)
True
b)
False
31.
A word used to best describe a Quaker is _______.
a)
angry
b)
peaceful
c)
hostile
d)
energetic
32.
The Middle Colonies became known as the "breadbasket" colonies because of the good farmland and agriculture.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
New York, one of the Middle Colonies, was originally called ______.
a)
Duke of York
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
New England
d)
New Amsterdam
34.
What was the Toleration Act?
a)
a law that allowed Native Americans to live in Maryland
b)
a law the required every one to be Catholic
c)
a law that allowed religious freedom in Maryland
d)
a law that banned Christianity in Maryland
35.
What crops did the settlers in Carolina grow?
a)
corn and beans
b)
tobacco and rice
c)
rice and potatoes
d)
tomatoes and beans
36.
James Oglethorpe created a colony for ______.
a)
business owners
b)
Germans
c)
debtors
d)
governors
37.
Georgia was named after King ___________.
a)
John
b)
James
c)
Oglethorpe
d)
George
38.
What does debtor mean?
a)
a plant that produces blue dye
b)
a person who owns land in a colony
c)
a person who has a lot of money
d)
a person who owes money to another
39.
Name the Southern Colonies.
a)
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida
b)
Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, North Carolina and South Carolina
c)
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia
d)
Maryland, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina and georgia
40.
Which statement best describes the use of slavery in the Southern colonies?
a)
The slave population was a large part of the southern population.
b)
Slavery was forbidden in the southern colonies.
c)
Slavery only played a minor role in the south since most people felt slavery went against the Bible.
d)
Slavery was used only in the city of Charles Town because there was no need for slaves on the plantations.
41.
A crop that is sold for a profit is a
a)
cash crop
b)
subsistence crop
c)
corn field
d)
benefit crop
42.
A large farm, usually with 50 or more slaves and producing many cash crops.
a)
Plantation
b)
Tidewater
c)
Backcountry
d)
Gone with the Wind
43.
What religious group founded the Maryland Colony?
a)
Catholics
b)
Quakers
c)
Puritans
d)
Christians
44.
Under British law in the 1700's, people who owed money could be ____________.
a)
Killed
b)
Put in prison
c)
Sent to Antarctica
d)
Locked in a closet
45.
A tropical plant usually grown to be used as a dye.
a)
Indigo
b)
Sugar
c)
Tobacco
d)
Persimmon
46.
A charter is
a)
the practice of people owning other people and forcing them to work
b)
the owner of a plantation
c)
an official document giving a person permission to do something, such as settle in an area
d)
a written plan of government
47.
What is an indentured servant?
a)
a person hired to watch the slaves as they worked and to punish them if they did not work hard
b)
a person who does a job to help the community or society as a whole
c)
a person who builds and repairs ships
d)
a person who agrees to work for someone in Colonial America for a fixed amount of time in order to pay for the ocean voyage
48.
Which prominent Puritan colonial leader founded the colony of Connecticut?
a)
Thomas Hooker
b)
Roger Williams
c)
James Ogelthorpe
d)
William Penn
49.
Who was the leader of Jamestown and was responsible for the survival of England's first permanent colony?
a)
John Rolfe
b)
John Smith
c)
William Penn
d)
Roger Williams
50.
Who was King Charles II childhood friend and started a colony for Quakers?
a)
John Rolfe
b)
John Smith
c)
William Penn
d)
Roger Williams
51.
What did William Penn consider his colony to be?
a)
"fundamental order"
b)
"royal church"
c)
"holy experiment"
d)
"personal estate"
52.
Who was the popular evangelist who preached revivals during the "Great Awakening."
a)
Lord Baltimore
b)
John Peter Zenger
c)
John Winthrop
d)
John Edwards
53.
This publisher was arrested for printing a series of articles and charged with libel.
a)
Lord Baltimore
b)
John Peter Zenger
c)
John Winthrop
d)
John Edwards
54.
Which one is NOT a New England colony?
a)
New York
b)
Massachusetts
c)
New Hampshire
d)
Connecticut
55.
Which on is NOT a Southern colony?
a)
North Carolina
b)
Virginia
c)
Maryland
d)
Delaware
56.
New York "gave birth to" ______________
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Delaware
c)
New Hampshire
d)
New Jersey
57.
Pennsylvania "gave birth to" _____________________.
a)
New York
b)
Delaware
c)
New Hampshire
d)
New Jersey
58.
The trade system developed by the colonies between Europe, the West Indies and Africa was called...
a)
Salutary or Benign Neglect
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Triangular Trade
d)
Navigation Acts
59.
What were the two main jobs in the New England region?
a)
Farming and hunting
b)
Trading and clothes making
c)
rug weaving and basket weaving
d)
Fishing and Ship Building
60.
An official paper from the king of England giving permission to start a colony is called what?
a)
charter
b)
consent
c)
frontier
d)
contract
61.
What region produced huge amounts of grain during the colonial period?
a)
Middle Colonies
b)
Southern Colonies
c)
New England Colonies
d)
frontier region
62.
The Virginia House of Burgesses:
a)
Provided an example of representative government.
b)
Established the first army in the New World.
c)
Regulated what the people were allowed to eat.
d)
Determined who could leave the colony.
63.
What term is used to describe the journey of African slaves across the Atlantic Ocean?
a)
the great passage
b)
the long passage
c)
the Northwest passage
d)
the middle passage
64.
which of the following colonial region and religious group are matched correctly
a)
New England - Quakers
b)
Middle - Puritans
c)
New England - Puritans
d)
Southern - Quakers
65.
Slavery and indentured servitude were both forms of labor which were used in colonial America. How were indentured servants different from slaves?
a)
Indentured servants were freed after a set number of years.
b)
Indentured servants earned higher wages than slaves.
c)
Indentured servants did not perform manual labor.
d)
Indentured servants could hire slaves to do their work.
66.
Boys who were learning a trade usually began as _.
a)
gentry
b)
apprentices
c)
middle class
d)
domestics
67.
The _ were the upper class of colonial society.
a)
gentry
b)
apprentices
c)
middle class
d)
domestics
68.
German settlement in the colonies was especially heavy in?
a)
Massachusetts.
b)
Maryland.
c)
New York.
d)
Pennsylvania.
69.
The most honored professional in colonial America was the...
a)
clergyman.
b)
lawyer.
c)
college professor.
d)
doctor.
70.
Among the many important results of the Great Awakening was that it...
a)
broke down sectional boundaries and created a greater sense of common American identity.
b)
contributed to greater religious liberalism and toleration in the churches.
c)
caused a decline in colonial concern for education.
d)
moved Americans closer to a single religious outlook.
71.
This law in England was a list of freedoms that people have that the government must protect
a)
the freedoms
b)
the bill of rights
c)
the American bill of Freedoms
d)
the English bill of Rights
72.
These people signed a contract to work for 4 to 10 years in the colonies, in exchange for his or her passage to the Americas
a)
servants
b)
slaves
c)
indentured servants
d)
indentured slaves
73.
The publishing of statements that damage a person's reputation
a)
libel
b)
habeas corpus
c)
freedom of the press
74.
These colonies were known for religious tolerance and became a major food-exporting center in the Americas.
a)
New England
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
Proprietary Colonies
75.
These areas were given full autonomy to run their own governments in the early colonial era,
a)
Royal Colonies
b)
Proprietary Colonies
c)
The Southern Colonies
d)
All of the colonies had autonomy/self-government
76.
This religious leader helped spread the Christian revival movement in England and in the American colonies.
a)
Phillis Wheatley
b)
Poor Richard
c)
George Whitefield
d)
Jonathan Edwards
77.
This American colonist from Philadelphia became widely famous printing the Poor Richard's Almanack
a)
George Whitefield
b)
Peter Zenger
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Jonathan Edwards
78.
– Founded in 1732 as the last British colony in North America
– Established by James Oglethorpe as a refuge for debtors
– Served as a buffer colony against the Spanish-controlled lands
The chart describes the colony of —
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Georgia
c)
Virginia
d)
Florida
79.
What was one major effect of the First Great Awakening?
a)
The emergence of religious uniformity
b)
The closing of temples and synagogues
c)
Rebellion against authoritarian religious rule
d)
Suspicion toward non-Catholic denominations
80.
The Southern Colonies had large plantations for farming that led to —
a)
the use of American Indians as slave labor.
b)
wars with the Spanish over control of the plantations.
c)
the use of African Americans as slave labor.
d)
wars with American Indians over control of the plantations.
81.
The First Great Awakening led to —
a)
a decreased sense of an American identity.
b)
decreased interest in self-government.
c)
increased religious diversity in the colonies.
d)
an increase in loyalty to the British Crown.
82.
Which factor most contributed to different patterns of economic activity among the colonies?
a)
differences of religion among colonial areas
b)
differences of culture among European settlers
c)
differences of physical geography and resources
d)
differences of the length of time a colony had existed
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