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Colonization and Exploration

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 27mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best explains a reason for the colonization of the New World by the Europeans?

a)

to establish trade routes with the Native Americans

b)

by acquiring more lands they wanted to capture more slaves

c)

to find a suitable location to ship their prisoners and avoid overcrowding

d)

to expand their country's influence through the policy of mercantilism

2.

Which of the following best explains why France established settlements in the North American region of Quebec?

a)

to develop factory centers that would allow them to compete with the English manufacturing centers

b)

to establish a fur trading partnership with the Native Americans in the Ohio River valley region

c)

to foster a strong alliance with the newly arriving English settlers coming into the area

d)

to find a way to grow cash crops, such as tobacco, to reduce their dependence on Spain

3.

Which of the following best explains why Spain established settlements in the present day areas of Florida, Texas, and Mexico?

a)

to prevent further French colonization and to find the rumored gold riches in the area

b)

to help guide English settlers as they moved west of the Appalachian Mountains

c)

to help Native Americans find a trading partner for their finished goods

d)

to establish colonies that allowed people to practice their religion without fear of persecution

4.

The Puritans settled in the Northeastern region of North American, in the present day state of Massachusetts. The Puritans came to colonize because they -

a)

wanted to grow cash crops without having to pay any taxes

b)

needed to acquire information about the Native Americans

c)

desired religious separation from the Church of England

d)

worked to encourage the abolition of the slave trade

5.

Title: __________________


*to profit from trade

*to spread Christianity

*the expansion of empires


What would be the best title for the chart above?

a)

development of the Plantation system

b)

founding the First Political Parties

c)

Causes of the American Revolution

d)

reasons for exploration and colonization

6.

Title: __________________________


  • lack of raw materials
  • to gain power through new religious converts
  • the need to gain new markets for products


What would be the best title for the chart above?

a)

development of the plantations system

b)

causes of English exploration

c)

Effects of the American Revolution

d)

Reasons for the French and Indian War

7.

Which quote best summarizes reasons why European groups left Europe to colonize the New World during the 17th century?

a)

"It was an opportunity to have a new economic start"

b)

"The diseases in the New World left many of my colonists dead"

c)

"The French and Spanish are trying to seize our lands"

d)

"Leaving Europe with a desire for more monarchy in the New World"

8.

*First established in 1732

*Charter given to James Ogelthorpe

*Strict rules that included banning alcohol

*Created as a safe haven for debtors and the "worthy poor"


Which colony is best reflected by the list above?

a)

Massachusetts Bay

b)

Georgia

c)

Jamestown

d)

Pennsylvania

9.

Unlike the Plymouth colony, the Virginia colony was established primarily by settlers who wanted to -

a)

expand the wealth of the British empire by continuing the economic practice of mercantilism

b)

gather lumber and iron ore to send to Britain for use in their factories

c)

discover the naturally occurring gold and silver and return back to England

d)

practice their religion freely without interference from the Church of England

10.

The New England colonies were mainly established by settlers who were seeking religious freedom from persecution by the Church of England in contrast, the Carolinas and Virginia of the Southern colonies were established by -

a)

companies and proprietors seeking to make a profit

b)

religious zealots trying to gain converts to their faith

c)

Quakers who sought equality for all people

d)

factory owners seeking vast quantities of lumber

11.

*First established in 1628

*Settled to escape religious persecution

*Founded the "city on a hill" to be a beacon to the world

*Majority Puritan population

a)

Massachusetts Bay

b)

Georgia

c)

Jamestown

d)

Pennsylvania

12.

Roger Williams

He established the colony of Rhode Island after being expelled from the Massachusetts Bay colony, He gave its people the power to control the government.


William Penn

He was a faithful Quaker leader who established the colony of Pennsylvania and helped to write its first constitution


What do these two founders have in common?

a)

Established religious settlements whose primary goal was to spread Catholicism

b)

Both colonies were based on cash crops, slavery, and plantations

c)

They were the first colonies to set up governments based on the rule of a royal governor

d)

Created settlements which made it easy for people facing religious prejudice to start a new life

13.

*First established in 1861

*Government was originally open to all Christians

*Charter of Privileges extended religious freedom to all monotheists

*Created a safe place for all the Quakers


Which colony is best reflected by the list above?

a)

Massachusetts Bay

b)

Georgia

c)

Jamestown

d)

Pennsylvania

14.

Title: ________________________

*Colonies distance from Great Britain

*English Bill of Rights written in 1689

*Need for law making structures


What is the best title for the above?

a)

Causes of the American Revolution

b)

Effects of the French and Indian War

c)

Reasons for colonial government

d)

Reasons for Exploration and Colonization

15.

Which of the following best explains why the colonists desired colonial government?

a)

The colonies refused to participate in a common system of defense for the entire region.

b)

The distance from Great Britain made the creation of local institutions to make laws for the colony necessary

c)

After the French Revolution the British colonies felt that they should be able to independent from the King

d)

Parliament had passed taxes after the French and Indian War that the colonists found unfair

16.

Title: _________________________

*Colonists desire for political participation

*Increase in population

*Certain rights as Englishmen


What is the best title for the chart above?

a)

Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Direct oligarchy

c)

elected aristocracy

d)

representative democracy

17.

Which of the following is the best reason why early American settlers began developing a representative government?

a)

Colonists felt that they had the same rights as British citizens living in Britain

b)

They wanted to establish their own economies based on mercantilism.

c)

Colonists wanted to build their own factories to sell their manufactured goods.

d)

They needed to abolish slavery so that they could develop their own agriculture.

18.

From the moment the Virginia joint - stock company landed in Jamestown and the Mayflower landed in present day Massachusetts, representative government institutions began to be established in the British colonies because of -

a)

the passage of the Magna Carta which limited the power of the monarchy

b)

Parliament passing laws to tax the country without the King's consent

c)

the delay in communication between British Parliament and the British colonies

d)

France and Spain both launching attacks against the colonies in North America

19.

Title: ___________________


*Mayflower Compact

*Virginia House of Burgesses


Which of the following best completes the graphic above?

a)

both were established primarily as monarchy structured governments inside the colonies

b)

neither system proved to be successful due to conflict regarding the election of representatives

c)

neither system allowed the colonists to form a direct democracy due to British restrictions.

d)

both contributed to the growth of representative democracy during the colonial period

20.

"...in the presence of God, and one of another, covenant and combine our selves into a civil body politik, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by the virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts" - Mayflower Compact


The excerpt above refers to a "civil body politik." The main purpose of it was to -

a)

allow all white men to have an equal participation in colonial matters

b)

create a residence for the royal governor to reside in during his service

c)

organize a committee to sail to Africa and trade goods for slaves

d)

wage war against the Native Americans in the territory

21.

Which document, written in 1638, extended voting rights to non-church members and limited the governor's powers?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

d)

English Bill of Rights

22.

Which document formed a social contract between the "Saints" and the "Strangers" in order to govern for the general good of the colony?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

d)

It signified one of the first steps toward representative government in the colonies

23.

What was the importance of the Virginia House of Burgesses in colonial America?

a)

The colonists had finally gained legitimacy through representation in Parliament

b)

It organized the colonial protest in response to the Proclamation of 1763

c)

It established the idea of the freedom of the press in the colonies

d)

It signified one of the first steps toward representative government in the colonies.

24.

Which of the following best explains why the Virginia Company created the House of Burgesses in 1619?

a)

Since the Virginia Company was based in England many settlers felt the need to establish a government assembly regulating local laws

b)

Many settlers felt the need to begin establishing the abolition laws regulating the slave labor within the tobacco plantations

c)

Facing financial troubles the Virginia Company felt the need to establish local laws simulating the agrarian economy

d)

It helped to form a solid trading system with England that could control the fur trade over other European countries

25.

*Pilgrims escape persecution

*Rhode Island separates church and state

*Maryland Act of Toleration

*The First Great Awakening


The information listed in the box describes events in colonial American that are related to -

a)

the eventual adoption of the US Constitution

b)

the formation of a government controlled by religious officials

c)

the creation of a new national system of checks and balances

d)

the establishment of the principle of religious freedom

26.

The Pilgrims, Quakers, and Puritans all came to the New World in search of religious freedom, and when it came to the growth of the colonies they all -

a)

preached that the purpose of the colonies was to benefit the British crown

b)

had colonial assemblies based on the theory of representative government

c)

believed in the acquisition of wealth over the importance of faith

d)

supported the economic practice of mercantilism

27.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" - Declaration of Independence


According to the excerpt above the men who signed the Declaration of Independence believed that their basic rights were -

a)

granted to them by hard work

b)

granted to them by the king

c)

gained by being citizens

d)

given to them by God

28.

In colonies such as Maryland and Rhode Island, religious freedom was a priority which helped lead to -

a)

fierce rivalries and battles with the French

b)

the persecution and banishment of Catholics

c)

the growth of representative government

d)

better communication with the Native Americans

29.

________________________________________

*Escaping religious persecution in their home countries

*A belief in a person's right to choose their own religion


Which answer choice best completes the diagram above?

a)

Fostered support for the establishment of representative government in the colonies

b)

Influenced the Second Great Awakening and the founding of the reform movements

c)

Led to the creation of the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction to aid the newly freed slaves.

d)

One of the leading causes of the French Revolution that happened immediately after the American Revolution