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WorksheetsSTAAR PREP #8
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the correct order of events for the following important moments in US History?
a)
Virginia house of Burgesses, Jamestown, Mayflower compact, Fundamental orders of Connecticut
b)
Virginia house of Burgesses, Jamestown,Fundamental orders of Connecticut
c)
Jamestown, Virginia house of Burgesses, Mayflower compact, Fundamental orders of Connecticut
2.
Which colony was founded in 1607?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Roanoke
3.
What was a motivation for British colonization in North America?
a)
Escape Famine (Disease)
b)
Indian Labor
c)
Religious Freedom
d)
Plantations
4.
What was the MAIN reason for the establishment of the 13 English Colonies?
a)
Political unrest
b)
Religious changes in Europe
c)
Social differences in Europe
d)
Economic conditions in Europe
5.
Early colonial Maryland was predominately home to Catholics, while colonial Pennsylvania was home to —
a)
angelicans
b)
quakers
c)
puritans
d)
mormans
6.
What condition contributed to the development of representative government
in the American colonies?
in the American colonies?
a)
fur trade
b)
gold trade
c)
Parlamentary systems
d)
American Indians
7.
Why was the creation of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut an important milestone in the growth of representative government in the colonies?
a)
1st written constitiution
b)
3rd form of government
c)
let people vote
d)
made people leave their homeland
8.
How did religious leaders contribute to the growth of representative government in the English colonies?
a)
Writing the constitution
b)
Establishing self-governing bodies in the colonies.
c)
fighting for rights
d)
religious training
9.
What was a characteristic of the Virginia House of Burgesses?
a)
it had many members
b)
members are chosen by the governor
c)
the governor has no power
d)
Representatives are elected by the people
10.
How were the lives of free blacks different than the lives of enslaved blacks?
a)
join the army
b)
could run for political office
c)
work in small buisnesses
d)
vote
11.
Where is Jamestown located on a map?
a)
North of new york
b)
south of georgia
c)
near the Chesapeake Bay
d)
West of the Appalachian mountains
12.
How did slavery impact the way of life in the southern colonies?
a)
Black businesses thrived
b)
Agrarian economy based on plantation system
c)
textile industries were in the south
d)
the south grew because they sold a lot of slaves
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