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American Colonization

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which colony began as Dutch settlement?
a)
New Jersey
b)
Delaware
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
New York
2.
Which prominent Puritan colonial leader founded the colony of Connecticut?
a)
Thomas Hooker
b)
Roger Williams
c)
James Ogelthorpe
d)
William Penn
3.
Who was kicked out of Massachusetts and founded Rhode Island?
a)
James Oglethorpe
b)
Roger Williams
c)
William Penn
d)
Thomas Hooker
4.
James Oglethorpe wanted a colony in which __________________.
a)
debtors would be imprisoned.
b)
Spaniards would settle.
c)
Charlestown could be established.
d)
debtors would be protected.
5.
Who was the founder of  Massachusetts Bay and leader of the Puritans?
a)
Lord Baltimore
b)
John Peter Zenger
c)
John Winthrop
d)
John Edwards
6.
Who founded Maryland as a haven for the Catholics?
a)
Lord Baltimore
b)
John Peter Zenger
c)
John Winthrop
d)
John Edwards
7.
Which one is NOT a New England colony?
a)
New York
b)
Massachusetts
c)
New Hampshire
d)
Connecticut
8.
Which on is NOT a Southern colony?
a)
North Carolina
b)
Virginia
c)
Maryland
d)
Delaware
9.
Which one is NOT a Middle Colony?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Rhode Island
c)
New Jersey
d)
Delaware
10.

a person who owned and controlled all the land of a colony.

a)

Proprietor

b)

Representative

c)

Quaker

d)

Treaty

11.

an economic system in which the people, not the government, decide what will be produced.

a)

Proprietor

b)

representative

c)

Quaker

d)

Free market economy

12.

-a group of people with the power to make and change laws.

a)

Legislature

b)

Refuge

c)

debtor

d)

indigo

13.
Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
14.
Which colonial region was settled by people with many different cultural and religious backgrounds?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Backcountry
15.
Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Backcountry
16.
Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
17.
Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.
a)
Trade centers
b)
Plantations
c)
Settlements
d)
industrial centers
18.
Why were the Mid-Atlantic colonies nicknamed "The Bread Basket?"
a)
They grew many types of grain.
b)
Making bread was a great economic opportunity.
c)
They ate bread with every meal.
d)
They imported many types of grain
19.
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
20.
Why was slavery LESS important in the Middle Colonies and the New England Colonies than in the Southern Colonies?
a)
They were far behind the South in business and industry.
b)
They did not rely heavily on cash crops.
c)
Slavery was important in all of the colonial regions. 
21.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Werowocomoco
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
22.
In what year was Jamestown settled?
a)
1492
b)
1607
c)
1608
d)
2081
23.
How was the agreement which bonded Pilgrims called?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Napoleonic Code
d)
Geneva Conventions
24.
When was Mayflower Compact written?
a)
1410
b)
1492
c)
1655
d)
1620
25.
1st representative governing body in the American colonies.
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Virginia House of Burgesses
d)
Congress
26.

This was the first attempted colony, but it failed.

a)

Jamestown

b)

Roanoke

c)

Georgia

d)

Plymouth

27.

What was the climate of the Southern Colonies?

a)

Humid, hot summers with mild winters

b)

Cold winters and mild summers

c)

Warm, humid weather all year

d)

Rainy, cool summers and hot winters

28.

An example of a cash crop grown in the Southern Colonies was -

a)

Tobacco

b)

Rice

c)

Indigo

d)

All of the Above

29.

A person who works for an arranged number of years to pay off their passage to America is known as -

a)

Farmer

b)

Slave

c)

Indentured Servant

d)

Blacksmith

30.

A on the map is...

a)

Georgia

b)

South Carolina

c)

Virginia

d)

Maryland

31.

Using the map, B is...

a)

North Carolina

b)

Virginia

c)

Maryland

d)

Georgia

32.

Which colony is C on the map?

a)

Virginia

b)

North Carolina

c)

South Carolina

d)

Georgia

33.

Which colony is D on the map?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Georgia

c)

North Carolina

d)

Maryland

34.

Which colony is E on the map?

a)

Virginia

b)

North Carolina

c)

South Carolina

d)

Georgia

35.
How did Roger Williams’s colony of Providence differ from the Puritan colony of Massachusetts?
a)
It was self-governed
b)
It practiced religious freedom
c)
I was led by a powerful assembly
d)
It was ruled by military law
36.
What were the expectations of the English colonists in America? 
a)
They expected to be governed by the English King
b)
They expected the same rights as English citizens
c)
They expected to be free from England
d)
They expected the right to vote 
37.
The Middle Passage refers to 
a)
The ocean crossing of the slaves
b)
The route taken to reach New York 
c)
A step in climbing the social ladder
d)
A system of trade between the colonies 
38.
Which English law influenced colonial government?
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
French Revolution
c)
Justinian's Code
d)
Divine Right of Kings 
39.
Which of these best describes the environment of the New England colonies?
a)
Long, hot summers and mild winters
b)
Harsh winters and rocky, hilly land
c)
Broad coastal plains and fertile soild
d)
Broad rivers, swamps and wet lands
40.
The Virginia colony created its laws through ______. 
a)
Governor proclamations 
b)
General assembly
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
Monarchy rule 
41.
How did the Great Awakening change religion in the colonies? 
a)
Individual rights became important
b)
Religion spread
c)
All people felt they could be saved
d)
All of the Above
42.
Which of these English traditions was adopted in the 13 colonies?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Parliament
c)
Self-government
d)
Political parties 
43.
What was a natural resource of the Middle Colonies?
a)
good soil
b)
gold
c)
copper
d)
timber
44.
The religion that was founded by William Penn was knows as __________.
a)
Protestant
b)
Baptist
c)
Catholic
d)
Quaker
45.
A word used to best describe a Quaker is _______.
a)
angry
b)
peaceful
c)
hostile
d)
energetic
46.
Who was in trouble and fled to R.I. because they questioned the wisdom of the Puritan Ministers?
a)
Anne Hutchinson
b)
Roger Williams
c)
John Smith
d)
Pocohontas
47.
What region is highlighted?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
48.
What region is highlighted?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
49.
What region is highlighted?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
50.
In what region would you find fishing?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
51.

Locke argued that we had 3 main natural rights. What are they?

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

Pursuit of Happiness

d)

Property

52.

With ideas like the Separation of Powers, Baron de Montesquieu influenced this American document.

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The Magna Carta

d)

The Constitution

53.

He explained English law in a language that commoners could understand. He argued that the English system of laws was based on years of traditions rather than logic.

a)

William Penn

b)

John Locke

c)

Charles Montesquieu

d)

William Blackstone

54.
First written constitution in the American colonies that influenced many ideas that are found in the U.S. Constitution.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Magna Carta
55.
William Blackstone
a)
Explorer- Discovered the Americas
b)
English Philosopher 
Government is a social Contract
Purpose is to protect life, liberty, and property
c)
Believed in self-defense and common law
d)
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Governor of the Spanish Colony of Louisiana
56.
What did the Mayflower Compact include?
a)
It was the first constitution in the colonies
b)
it had a form of self-government
c)
in was the first elected legislative assembly in the colonies
d)
none of these
57.
What is the Magna Carta?
a)
limited the power of the monarchy and allowed a trial by jury
b)
strengthened the power of the monarchy
c)
form of self-government
d)
1st representative assembly in the colonies
58.
8.3 (B) The Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses, and FundamentalOrders of Connecticut were important in the development of democracy because they -- 
a)
gave all colonists the right to vote.
b)
ensured religious freedom
c)
overrode the power of the English king
d)
focused on the importance of self-government.

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