WorksheetsColonial Era Test Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What were three of the documents that led to people becoming more involved in politics by having the opportunity to vote?
House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
The Pilgrim Contract for Thanksgiving
What threatened the way of life of many Native Americans during the Colonial Era?
The growth of settlements that took over their land
The spreading of casinos in tribal land
The displacement of American Indians to reservations
Who was used as labor in the southern colonies?
Puritans
Catholics
Slaves
Quakers
Which colony was the first to allow people to practice the religion the way they wished?
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Virginia
Maryland
What brought about the ability of colonies to govern themselves?
The Pilgrims with the Mayflower Compact
The Bill of Rights
In what ways did the economy in Europe influence the colonization of the Americas?
Mercantilism allowed Europe to get rich off of the colonies
Plantations were large farms that usually used enslaved labor
Social Contract led to people voluntarily being governed
Which document by Thomas Jefferson advocated for the separation of church and state?
The Declaration of Independence
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
The Mayflower Compact
Who was the founder of the Puritan colony of Massachusetts?
John Winthrop
Roger Williams
Thomas Hooker
Thomas Jefferson
What are two reasons Why representative governments developed in the 13 colonies?
The colonists wanted to be treated the same as the English under the law
The colonists wanted to rebel against the king
Great Britain was a long ways away from the 13 Colonies
The king was very observant of everything that happened in the colonies
Why did plantations develop in the South?
The land was not mountainous and there was a short winter
The people wanted big houses
The land was rocky and the winters were long
Which colonies were formed to escape religious persecution? (3 answers)
Virginia
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maryland
What colony is Number 4 and what was the first English settlement in 1607 that was located there ? (2 answers)
Virginia
Jamestown
Massachusetts
Plymouth
Which of the early explorers to the Americas were looking mainly for beaver skins and other fur?
French
English
Spanish
Dutch
Which colony was mainly home to Quakers?
Maryland
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
What was the first written constitution in North America that was influenced Thomas Hooker?
The Mayflower Compact
The House of Burgesses
The Quaker Doctrine
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
What began because of the demand for sugar in the islands near America?
slave trade
obesity
hyperactivity
indentured servitude
How did the mountains to the west of the colonies keep the colonies pushed along the Atlantic Coast?
The people could not easily get over the mountains so they stayed on the eastern side of them
Pick the longer answer
The long one is the correct one
This is not the right answer
Where did the Puritans mainly settle?
New England
Southern Colonies
Middle Colonies
Pennsylvania
What led to plantations and farming being the most important part of the economy in the South?
Slavery
Big House Syndrome
Indentured Servitude
When did ministers make people excited about the Enlightenment?
During the Colonization of Jamestown
During the first year of the Pilgrims
During the First Great Awakening
During the Salem Witch Trials
Who greatly helped the financial development of South Carolina by making indigo a cash crop?
Eliza Pinckney
Anne Hutchinson
Roger WIlliams
Thomas Jefferson
Who established Rhode Island in order to stop the government from getting involved in the church?
Roger Williams
Thomas Hooker
John Winthrop
John Smith
Which colony was founded because the king owed them money?
The Quakers in Pennsylvania
The Puritans of Massachusetts
The Settlers of Jamestown
The Catholics of Maryland
Why was Maryland founded?
for Catholics to escape religious persecution
for Puritans to escape religious persecution
for Protestants to escape religious persecution
for Quakers to escape religious persecution
Who are two of the enlightenment philosophers who influenced leaders in the colonies?
Montesquieu
Locke
Hobbes
Socrates
