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Early Colonization Test

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A __________ is land that still obeys the rule of its home country.

a)

country

b)

state

c)

town

d)

colony

2.

The ________________ came seeking religious freedom from Catholic France.

a)

European Jews

b)

French Huguenots

c)

German

d)

Scottish-Irish

3.

________________ was the capital for the colony.

a)

Charles Towne

b)

Colombia

c)

Greenville

d)

Iva

4.

The German and Scotch-Irish established a group called the ______________ to help protect them.

a)

Hornets

b)

Peace Keepers

c)

Regulators

d)

Cherokee

5.

Who was the King of England during this time?

a)

King Edward

b)

King Charles II

c)

King James II

d)

King George IV

6.

The King sent in a __________________ who took control of the royal colony.

a)

President

b)

Mayor

c)

Royal Governor

d)

Proprietor

7.

King Charles II, gave land to 8 men called the _______________________________.

a)

Regulators

b)

Controllers

c)

Lawmakers

d)

Lord's Proprietors

8.

The Carolina Colony covered what is present day _____, ______, and part of ____________.

a)

SC, NC, Georgia

b)

SC, NC, Florida

c)

SC, NC, Tennessee

d)

SC, NC, Virginia

9.

The ______________________ established the first synagogue in Charles Towne.

a)

French Huguenots

b)

European Jews

c)

Germans

d)

Scotch-Irish

10.

1. The _______________________________ settled in the back country of SC. They were looked down upon by the elite of the coast.

a)

Germans and Scotch-Irish

b)

French Huguenots

c)

European Jews

d)

Native Americans

11.

One of the more important proprietors was ____________________ who the Ashley and Cooper rivers are named for.

a)

Lord John Berkeley

b)

Sir John Colleton

c)

Lord Anthony Ashley Cooper

d)

Sir George Carteret

12.

1. The Lords Proprietors set up government and a new constitution called _________________.

a)

Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina

b)

South Carolina Rules and Procedures

c)

Constitution of the United States

d)

South Carolina Constitution

13.

The French Huguenots started the ____________________ which started schools and helped the poor.

a)

Regulators

b)

South Carolina Society

c)

Fundamentals Constitutions of Carolina

d)

Proprietors

14.

What did Proprietors offer to attract settlers?

a)

Free Land

b)

Freedom of Religion

c)

Representative Government

d)

All of the Above