WorksheetsUnit 1 Colonization (1607-1750)
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 9hrs 57mins
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
Deleware
New York
New Jersey
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
How did William Penn gain land to form a colony?
The Duke of York gave Penn a colony.
The Duke of York gave Penn a part of New Jersey.
King Charles gave the Quakers a part of England
King Charles repaid a debt by giving Penn a piece of land.
Which colony was started as a place where poor people and debtors could start new lives?
Maryland
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Why did Roger Williams form the colony of Rhode Island?
He wanted to establish better relations with the American Indians.
He wanted to hold more town meetings.
He wanted to keep government separate from the church.
He wanted to end slavery and give equal right to all people.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
Roanoke
Yorktown
Richmond
Jamestown
In what year was Jamestown settled?
1492
1607
1608
1701
What religious group was the Massachusetts Bay Company associated with?
Who wanted to separate from the Church Of England and hold their own services because they did not entirely agree with what the Church of England was teaching?
Pilgrims
Separatist
Puritans
Anglicans
What was the main goal of the settlers at Jamestown
To convert the natives to Christianity
To establish a community with representative government
to establish a successful agriculturally-based colony
to find gold and riches
How many trustees governed the colony of Georgia?
20
21
19
22
A document given by the king (government) that gives directions and permission to a person or a group to do something.
Grant
Charter
Document
Google Doc
The document that established the idea of self government in America.
Mayflower Compact
Mayflower Charter
Mayflower Document
Mayflower
The ship that brought the Pilgrims across the Atlantic Ocean to Plymouth Rock in 1620.
The person that took on the leadership role for the Pilgrims when they arrived in 1620.
John Winthrop
Mr. O'Hanlon
William Bradford
King James I
Native American who helped the Pilgrims survive the first winter.
Squanto
John Smith
Pocahontas
Samoset
Why did the Virginia Company sell stock in the Jamestown colony?
to buy the land from King James I of England
to free English debtors from prison so they could help settle a colony
to raise money to pay the costs of establishing a colony
to negotiate a land purchase with the American Indians
Which word best describes the relationship between King James I and the Jamestown Colony of 1607?
cooperation
conflict
Which primary source provides the best example of the relationship between King James I and the Jamestown Colony in 1606-'07?
the Mayflower Compact
the Great Law by William Penn
the Jamestown Charter
a Virginia Company Stock Certificate
What was a significant accomplishment of the Jamestown colony?
It served as a "buffer" colony to protect Virginia.
It was the first permanent English colony.
It established a colonial government run as a theocracy.
It became a haven of tolerance for many different groups in the colonies.
How did the Dutch colony of New Netherland become the English colony of New York?
England sold the colony to the Dutch West India Company.
The Dutch West India Company sold the colony to England.
England took control of the colony by sending soldiers and forcing the Dutch to surrender it.
The Dutch took control of the colony by winning in a war against England.
New Netherland was established by the Dutch primarily for _______ purposes.
defensive
economic
religious
Settlers in New Netherland were _________.
mainly Dutch
mainly English
from different countries
The physical feature that most influenced the decision of where to locate New Netherland was the area's many ________.
coal deposits
mountains
waterways
Who was allowed to vote at a town meetings when the Puritan colony of Massachusetts Bay began?
Puritan men and women
land-owning Puritan men
man and women of any religion
male land-owners, regardless of religion
How did Jamestown colonists and the Powhatan people cooperate? (Choose 3)
Jamestown colonists taught the Powhatan how to farm.
Powhatan people taught the Jamestown colonists how to farm and survive.
Powhatan people introduced Jamestown colonists to tobacco.
Jamestown colonists and the Powhatan people traded with each other
More colonists arrived from England and claimed land around Jamestown.
Why were the interactions between the Plymouth colonists and Squanto significant? (Choose 2)
Squanto taught the colonists what crops to grow for food.
Squanto served as an interpreter, helping colonists trade with nearby American Indians.
Squanto created the Mayflower Compact which established rules for the colony.
Squanto led an attack on the Strangers, allowing the Pilgrims to take control of the colony.
What characteristic of the Massachusetts Bay Colony had the biggest influence on the banishments of Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams?
its intolerance to challenges of Puritan beliefs
its fair treatment of all people
its policy to focus on economic achievement
its tolerance to accept new ideas
Who did Thomas Hooker think should have the right to vote (Choose the best group that BEST matches his views.)
all men who owned land
all men
all Puritan men who owned
all Puritan men
What is Thomas Hooker often called today?
"Father of America"
"Father of the Puritan Religion"
"Father of American Democracy"
"Father of the United States Constitution"
How did Thomas Hooker earn his nickname?
He wrote the U.S. Constitution
He founded the Puritan religion
He founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony
His ideas were an inspiration for the U.S. Constitution
___________ both had groups who settled in North America to escape religious persecution.
France and Spain
Spain and Great Britain
Great Britain and France
_______ both had missionaries who wanted to convert American Indians to Catholicism.
France and Spain
Spain and Great Britain
Great Britain and France
How did the location of the French colonies differ from the location of the Spanish colonies in North America?
French colonies were farther west
French colonies were further east
French colonies were further north
French colonies were further south
How were the Spanish and British goals similar in establishing colonies in North America?
They both wanted to expand their empires to gain glory.
They both wanted to end religious persecution of their citizens.
They both wanted to establish a northwestern trade route to Asia.
They both wanted to build colonies that would produce manufactured goods.
How did the French settlements in North America differ from the British and Spanish settlements?
They were abandoned quickly if no gold was found.
They often started as fur trading posts.
They often started as places where Puritans could worship freely.
They were abandoned quickly if American Indians were nearby.
Why did an African slave trade develop in the southern colonies of North America?
A new enslaved labor force was needed on plantations when the indentured servants refused to keep working on them.
A new enslaved labor force was needed on plantations when the fur trade became big business.
A new enslaved labor force was needed on plantations when the original cash crops failed
A new enslaved labor force was needed on plantations when the European diseases killed large numbers of indigenous people.
How did slavery first develop in the American colonies?
Plantation owners tricked indentured servants into signing slavery contracts.
Plantation owners forced indigenous people to provide labor growing cash crops.
Plantation owners brought African slaves with them from Europe to provide labor for growing cash crops.
Plantation owners enslaved poor European immigrants who could not pay their debts.
Which of the examples were passive forms of resistance to enslavement? (Choose 3)
appealing to judges for freedom
pretending to be ill
leading rebellions and running away
working slowly or breaking tools needed to work
remaining strong and using music and religion for self-expression
Why did Great Britain pass the Navigation Acts?
to finance American plantation owners
to support the policy of mercantilism
to prohibit the African slave trade
to discourage the growth of cash crops
to encourage exploration of the Americas
How did Great Britain use the policy of mercantilism?
Great Britain passed the Navigation Acts to make a profit from the slave trade.
Great Britain controlled colonial trade to secure profits and markets for the British goods.
Great Britain smuggled colonial goods out of the colonies to avoid paying colonial taxes.
Great Britain determined what cash crops would be allowed on colonial plantations.
How did the First Great Awakening influence the American colonies? (Choose 2)
It led to fewer fiery sermons by preachers and more quiet prayer at home since individual faith was emphasized.
It led to the growth of more religious tolerance as many new churches developed.
It weakened many colonists' religious faith since the revival failed.
It created a sense of unity and common identity among the colonies since it was a shared event.
It caused more colonists to join the established churches of the time since new churches failed.
Which term refers to poor and unemployed people could apply to go to the new colony of Georgia where they could have a fresh start.
philanthropy
economics
defense
diversity
Varied cultures or characteristics
toleration
diversity
specialization
banished
theocracy
A government run by religious leaders and religious laws
toleration
diversity
specialization
banished
theocracy
Acceptance of different beliefs
toleration
diversity
specialization
banished
theocracy
