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Unit 1 Colonization (1607-1750)

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 9hrs 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which group are the New England colonies?
a)
Connecticut 
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Deleware 
New York
New Jersey
d)
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
2.
Why was Massachusetts founded?
a)
To have more job opportunities.
b)
Quakers wanted to found a community based on their religious beliefs.
c)
To escape debtor's prison.
d)
Puritans wanted to create a community based on their religious beliefs.
3.
Why did the Pilgrims come to a new land and form a settlement?
a)
They wanted to be ruled by a king in Great Britain
b)
They wanted freedom to practice their own religion
c)
They wanted to start plantations and earn money
d)
They wanted to learn from the Native Americans
4.
William Penn founded which colony?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
New York
d)
Nebraska
5.
Roger Williams clashed with Massachusetts Puritans because he
a)
Wanted Native lands
b)
Converted to Roman Catholicism
c)
Did not think government should force people to worship in a certain way
d)
Wanted slaves of his own
6.

How did William Penn gain land to form a colony?

a)

The Duke of York gave Penn a colony.

b)

The Duke of York gave Penn a part of New Jersey.

c)

King Charles gave the Quakers a part of England

d)

King Charles repaid a debt by giving Penn a piece of land.

7.

Which colony was started as a place where poor people and debtors could start new lives?

a)

Maryland

b)

Georgia

c)

South Carolina

d)

North Carolina

8.

Why did Roger Williams form the colony of Rhode Island?

a)

He wanted to establish better relations with the American Indians.

b)

He wanted to hold more town meetings.

c)

He wanted to keep government separate from the church.

d)

He wanted to end slavery and give equal right to all people.

9.

The first permanent English settlement in North America was

a)

Roanoke

b)

Yorktown

c)

Richmond

d)

Jamestown

10.

In what year was Jamestown settled?

a)

1492

b)

1607

c)

1608

d)

1701

11.
Pennsylvania was home to the ___________.
a)
Puritans
b)
Protestants
c)
Catholics
d)
Quakers
12.
Who was William Penn the leader of?
a)
Puritans
b)
Catholics
c)
Quakers
d)
Anglicans
13.

What religious group was the Massachusetts Bay Company associated with?

a)
Puritans
b)
Catholics
c)
Quakers
d)
Anglicans
14.
The Pilgrims who came to North America in 1620 were also known as ______________.
a)
Puritans.
b)
Separatists.
c)
Quakers.
d)
Royalists.
15.

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?

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Separatist

c)

Puritans

d)

Anglicans

16.

What was the main goal of the settlers at Jamestown

a)

To convert the natives to Christianity

b)

To establish a community with representative government

c)

to establish a successful agriculturally-based colony

d)

to find gold and riches

17.

How many trustees governed the colony of Georgia?

a)

20

b)

21

c)

19

d)

22

18.

A document given by the king (government) that gives directions and permission to a person or a group to do something.

a)

Grant

b)

Charter

c)

Document

d)

Google Doc

19.

The document that established the idea of self government in America.

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Mayflower Charter

c)

Mayflower Document

d)

Mayflower

20.

The ship that brought the Pilgrims across the Atlantic Ocean to Plymouth Rock in 1620.

a)
Mayflower
b)
Santa Maria
c)
Pinta
d)
Nina
21.

The person that took on the leadership role for the Pilgrims when they arrived in 1620.

a)

John Winthrop

b)

Mr. O'Hanlon

c)

William Bradford

d)

King James I

22.

Native American who helped the Pilgrims survive the first winter.

a)

Squanto

b)

John Smith

c)

Pocahontas

d)

Samoset

23.

Why did the Virginia Company sell stock in the Jamestown colony?

a)

to buy the land from King James I of England

b)

to free English debtors from prison so they could help settle a colony

c)

to raise money to pay the costs of establishing a colony

d)

to negotiate a land purchase with the American Indians

24.

Which word best describes the relationship between King James I and the Jamestown Colony of 1607?

a)

cooperation

b)

conflict

25.

Which primary source provides the best example of the relationship between King James I and the Jamestown Colony in 1606-'07?

a)

the Mayflower Compact

b)

the Great Law by William Penn

c)

the Jamestown Charter

d)

a Virginia Company Stock Certificate

26.

What was a significant accomplishment of the Jamestown colony?

a)

It served as a "buffer" colony to protect Virginia.

b)

It was the first permanent English colony.

c)

It established a colonial government run as a theocracy.

d)

It became a haven of tolerance for many different groups in the colonies.

27.

How did the Dutch colony of New Netherland become the English colony of New York?

a)

England sold the colony to the Dutch West India Company.

b)

The Dutch West India Company sold the colony to England.

c)

England took control of the colony by sending soldiers and forcing the Dutch to surrender it.

d)

The Dutch took control of the colony by winning in a war against England.

28.

New Netherland was established by the Dutch primarily for _______ purposes.

a)

defensive

b)

economic

c)

religious

29.

Settlers in New Netherland were _________.

a)

mainly Dutch

b)

mainly English

c)

from different countries

30.

The physical feature that most influenced the decision of where to locate New Netherland was the area's many ________.

a)

coal deposits

b)

mountains

c)

waterways

31.

Who was allowed to vote at a town meetings when the Puritan colony of Massachusetts Bay began?

a)

Puritan men and women

b)

land-owning Puritan men

c)

man and women of any religion

d)

male land-owners, regardless of religion

32.

How did Jamestown colonists and the Powhatan people cooperate? (Choose 3)

a)

Jamestown colonists taught the Powhatan how to farm.

b)

Powhatan people taught the Jamestown colonists how to farm and survive.

c)

Powhatan people introduced Jamestown colonists to tobacco.

d)

Jamestown colonists and the Powhatan people traded with each other

e)

More colonists arrived from England and claimed land around Jamestown.

33.

Why were the interactions between the Plymouth colonists and Squanto significant? (Choose 2)

a)

Squanto taught the colonists what crops to grow for food.

b)

Squanto served as an interpreter, helping colonists trade with nearby American Indians.

c)

Squanto created the Mayflower Compact which established rules for the colony.

d)

Squanto led an attack on the Strangers, allowing the Pilgrims to take control of the colony.

34.

What characteristic of the Massachusetts Bay Colony had the biggest influence on the banishments of Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams?

a)

its intolerance to challenges of Puritan beliefs

b)

its fair treatment of all people

c)

its policy to focus on economic achievement

d)

its tolerance to accept new ideas

35.

Who did Thomas Hooker think should have the right to vote (Choose the best group that BEST matches his views.)

a)

all men who owned land

b)

all men

c)

all Puritan men who owned

d)

all Puritan men

36.

What is Thomas Hooker often called today?

a)

"Father of America"

b)

"Father of the Puritan Religion"

c)

"Father of American Democracy"

d)

"Father of the United States Constitution"

37.

How did Thomas Hooker earn his nickname?

a)

He wrote the U.S. Constitution

b)

He founded the Puritan religion

c)

He founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony

d)

His ideas were an inspiration for the U.S. Constitution

38.

___________ both had groups who settled in North America to escape religious persecution.

a)

France and Spain

b)

Spain and Great Britain

c)

Great Britain and France

39.

_______ both had missionaries who wanted to convert American Indians to Catholicism.

a)

France and Spain

b)

Spain and Great Britain

c)

Great Britain and France

40.

How did the location of the French colonies differ from the location of the Spanish colonies in North America?

a)

French colonies were farther west

b)

French colonies were further east

c)

French colonies were further north

d)

French colonies were further south

41.

How were the Spanish and British goals similar in establishing colonies in North America?

a)

They both wanted to expand their empires to gain glory.

b)

They both wanted to end religious persecution of their citizens.

c)

They both wanted to establish a northwestern trade route to Asia.

d)

They both wanted to build colonies that would produce manufactured goods.

42.

How did the French settlements in North America differ from the British and Spanish settlements?

a)

They were abandoned quickly if no gold was found.

b)

They often started as fur trading posts.

c)

They often started as places where Puritans could worship freely.

d)

They were abandoned quickly if American Indians were nearby.

43.

Why did an African slave trade develop in the southern colonies of North America?

a)

A new enslaved labor force was needed on plantations when the indentured servants refused to keep working on them.

b)

A new enslaved labor force was needed on plantations when the fur trade became big business.

c)

A new enslaved labor force was needed on plantations when the original cash crops failed

d)

A new enslaved labor force was needed on plantations when the European diseases killed large numbers of indigenous people.

44.

How did slavery first develop in the American colonies?

a)

Plantation owners tricked indentured servants into signing slavery contracts.

b)

Plantation owners forced indigenous people to provide labor growing cash crops.

c)

Plantation owners brought African slaves with them from Europe to provide labor for growing cash crops.

d)

Plantation owners enslaved poor European immigrants who could not pay their debts.

45.

Which of the examples were passive forms of resistance to enslavement? (Choose 3)

a)

appealing to judges for freedom

b)

pretending to be ill

c)

leading rebellions and running away

d)

working slowly or breaking tools needed to work

e)

remaining strong and using music and religion for self-expression

46.

Why did Great Britain pass the Navigation Acts?

a)

to finance American plantation owners

b)

to support the policy of mercantilism

c)

to prohibit the African slave trade

d)

to discourage the growth of cash crops

e)

to encourage exploration of the Americas

47.

How did Great Britain use the policy of mercantilism?

a)

Great Britain passed the Navigation Acts to make a profit from the slave trade.

b)

Great Britain controlled colonial trade to secure profits and markets for the British goods.

c)

Great Britain smuggled colonial goods out of the colonies to avoid paying colonial taxes.

d)

Great Britain determined what cash crops would be allowed on colonial plantations.

48.

How did the First Great Awakening influence the American colonies? (Choose 2)

a)

It led to fewer fiery sermons by preachers and more quiet prayer at home since individual faith was emphasized.

b)

It led to the growth of more religious tolerance as many new churches developed.

c)

It weakened many colonists' religious faith since the revival failed.

d)

It created a sense of unity and common identity among the colonies since it was a shared event.

e)

It caused more colonists to join the established churches of the time since new churches failed.

49.

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.

a)

philanthropy

b)

economics

c)

defense

d)

diversity

50.

Varied cultures or characteristics

a)

toleration

b)

diversity

c)

specialization

d)

banished

e)

theocracy

51.

A government run by religious leaders and religious laws

a)

toleration

b)

diversity

c)

specialization

d)

banished

e)

theocracy

52.

Acceptance of different beliefs

a)

toleration

b)

diversity

c)

specialization

d)

banished

e)

theocracy