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Colonial America

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term describes a person who agrees to work without payment in exchange for passage to the colonies?

a)

pilgrim

b)

apprentice

c)

indentured servant

d)

colonist

2.

This term means a wilderness at the edge of a settled area

a)

government

b)

settlement

c)

colonize

d)

frontier

3.

This vocabulary term describes a worker with a special skill such as a blacksmith

a)

artisan

b)

apprentice

c)

indentured servant

d)

settler

4.

Colonial America is the time span between which two dates:

a)

1492-2019

b)

1776-1840

c)

July 4th - December 25th

d)

1492-1776

5.

This term is synonymous with colonist

a)

slave

b)

settler

c)

puritan

d)

government

6.

This individual traveled for religious purposes

a)

pilgrim

b)

puritan

c)

slave

d)

artisan

7.

Explored many of New York's waterways while searching for the Northwest Passage

a)

Columbus

b)

Hudson

c)

Minuit

d)

Stuyvesant

8.

This Colonial America occupation repaired shoes

a)

Cooper

b)

Tanner

c)

Gunsmith

d)

Cobbler

9.

This artisan had the ability to make dishes, spoons, and cups from metal such as pewter

a)

Silversmith

b)

Wheelwright

c)

Miller

d)

Tailor

10.

It could take up to 25 hours to create a single page. This Colonial American artisan had to have a lot of patience and GRIT!

a)

Milliner

b)

Cobbler

c)

Printer

d)

Wheelwright

11.

New England States: Never Make Chloe Run. Which state is Never?

a)

New Mexico

b)

New Hampshire

c)

New York

d)

New Jersey

12.

Southern States: My Vehicle Needs Some Gas: Which state is My?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Minnesota

c)

Maryland

d)

Michigan

13.

Mid-Atlantic States: New Pennies, New Dimes. Which two states (in order) represent the New?

a)

New Hampshire/New York

b)

New York/New Jersey

c)

New Jersey/ New Mexico

d)

New Jersey/New Hampshire

14.

The capital of Kentucky is:

a)

Frankenstein

b)

Frankfort

c)

Frankfurter

d)

Franklinville

15.

The capital of Mississippi is:

a)

Jaguars

b)

Queensville

c)

Kingsway

d)

Jackson

16.

The capital of South Carolina is:

a)

Raleigh

b)

Tallahassee

c)

Richmond

d)

Columbia

17.

Montpelier is the capital of which state?

a)

Vermont

b)

Virginia

c)

Georgia

d)

Illinois

18.

Charleston is the capital of which state:

a)

Kentucky

b)

Alabama

c)

West Virginia

d)

Connecticut

19.

This photo should help you to remember the capital of WHICH state?

a)

Vermont

b)

New York

c)

New Jersey

d)

Delaware

20.

This image should help you to remember the state capital of WHICH state?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Massachusetts

c)

North Carolina

d)

Maine

21.

Identify the major water bodies in New York.

22.
Label the major cities within the state outline.