Free Printable US History Regents Review I

1.

Which colony was the first English settlement in North America?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Roanoke Island

c)

Plymouth

d)

Mayflower

2.

Which colonial region is described by this: cash crops, small farms, plantations, slavery, organized into counties?

a)

Southern

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

New England

d)

Mid Western

3.

Which of the following best describes how slaves were treated in the Southern colonies?

a)

They were treated well and given free education.

b)

They were beaten and treated very badly.

c)

They were paid to do skilled jobs and housework.

d)

They were paid to do work in factories.

4.

In the Southern colonies, what was the economy mostly based on?

a)

Shipbuilding

b)

producing iron and textiles in factories

c)

whaling and fishing

d)

producing cash crops on large farms

5.

Small farms, rocky soil, cold winters, short growing season describes

a)

New England colonies

b)

Middle colonies

c)

Southern colonies

d)

Western colonies

6.

To run large plantations, planters relied mostly on the work of _________________.

a)

apprentices

b)

free African-Americans

c)

enslaved African-Americans

d)

artisans

7.

People who lived in the New England colonies most likely had which of the following jobs?

a)

Farming

b)

Raising livestock

c)

Ship building and fishing

8.

Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.

a)

Trade centers

b)

Plantations

c)

Settlements

9.

Ship that brought Pilgrims.

a)

Speedwell

b)

Nina

c)

Mayflower

d)

Titanic

10.

What was the Mayflower Compact?

a)

A document that set up an organized government for the Pilgrims

b)

A list of religious rules the Pilgrims had to follow

c)

A map that later showed the hidden fort at Jamestown

d)

A document that kept the colonies from trading with other countries

11.

What was the trip that transported slaves from Africa to the Americas known as?

a)

The Middle Passage

b)

The Great Voyage

c)

The Unspeakable Voyage

d)

The Triangular Passage

12.

Which group of people were kidnapped from Africa, brought to America, had no rights and were forced to work with no pay?

a)

Indentured servants

b)

Slaves

c)

Pastors

d)

Large landowners

13.

Which is true about the colonial government in the Virginia colony?

a)

Virginia had a king similar to the monarchy in England.

b)

There was no colonial government in Virginia.

c)

Virginia had a representative government similar to Parliament in England called the House of Burgesses.

14.

The British government did not enforce certain laws that benefited them. This "unofficial" policy led to smuggling of goods. What is the name of the policy?

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Salutary Neglect

15.

___________ was a law that forbid colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

a)

Tea Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Proclamation of 1763

16.

Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?

a)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

b)

Washington, DC

c)

Richmond, Virginia

d)

Paris, France

17.

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

a)

To rewrite the Declaration of Independence

b)

To rewrite the Articles of Confederation

c)

To write the Treaty of Paris

d)

To elect the first president

18.

How were slaves counted as part of the population when deciding the number of representatives for a state?

a)

All slaves were counted.

b)

Three-fifths of the number of slaves was added to the population.

c)

Slaves were not counted at all.

d)

Slaves were allowed to vote and be elected to represent each state.

19.

What two issues did the Great Compromise settle?

a)

Slaves being counted towards representation

b)

Population versus equal votes for state representation

c)

Virginia Plan will be the plan used to determine representation

d)

New Jersey Plan will determine representation

20.

What was the Main argument at the Constitutional Convention?

a)

Slavery

b)

Population

c)

Representation

d)

How to create states

US History Regents Review I

Total questions: 20

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