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Chapter 2- Colonies Emerge

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Spanish Conquistador, led Army into American mainland

a)

Hernando Cortes

b)

Ponce de Leon

c)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

d)

Pope

e)

Malinche

2.

Explored Florida and the surrounding areas for gold and possibly a Fountain of Youth

a)

Hernando Cortes

b)

Ponce de Leon

c)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

d)

Pope

e)

Malinche

3.

the first expedition into what is now Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas to look for another wealthy empire to conquer

a)

Hernando Cortes

b)

Ponce de Leon

c)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

d)

Pope

e)

Malinche

4.

Pueblo Religious Leader

a)

Hernando Cortes

b)

Ponce de Leon

c)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

d)

Pope

e)

Malinche

5.

Native American Woman who would serve as a guide and a translator for the Spanish

a)

Hernando Cortes

b)

Ponce de Leon

c)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

d)

Pope

e)

Malinche

6.

Ruler of the Aztec

a)

Montezuma-

b)

Tenochtitlan

c)

peninsulares

d)

metizo

e)

Christopher Columbus

7.

Capital of the Aztec Empire(modern Day Mexico City)

a)

Montezuma-

b)

Tenochtitlan

c)

peninsulares

d)

metizo

e)

Christopher Columbus

8.

Spanish settlers in the Americas were known as

a)

Montezuma-

b)

Tenochtitlan

c)

peninsulares

d)

metizo

e)

Christopher Columbus

9.

Spanish and Natives Inter-marry and create a _____________ population

a)

Montezuma-

b)

Tenochtitlan

c)

peninsulares

d)

metizo

e)

Christopher Columbus

10.

Disease & Superior Spanish Weapons were the 2 main reasons the Spanish defeated the Aztecs

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Spanish Explorers come to the new world searching for

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Religious Freedom

d)

The Lost Colony of Roanoke

12.

As natives could not meet the labor needs of the Spanish-Spain began to Use

a)

African Slaves

b)

European Serfs

c)

Indentured Servants

d)

Dutch Puritans

13.

discouraged by the lack of economic success

a)

Spain abandon further exploration of the New World

b)

Spain sent more ships to the new world

c)

Spain declared war on Great Britain

d)

Spain sent ships to explore Africa

14.

Because of rebellions that were well organized by Native American leaders & Defeat of the Spanish Armada by the British (1588)

a)

Spain will slowly lost its dominance in the Americas

b)

Spain will slowly increase its dominance in the Americas

c)

Spain will increase efforts to explore

d)

Spain will become a world power

15.

England’s first attempt at a Colony in North America

a)

Roanoke

b)

New Netherlands

c)

New Spain

d)

Hispaniola

16.

first English Child born in America

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Virginia Dare

c)

Susan Constant

d)

Metacom

17.

Roanoke is also known as the

a)

Lost Colony

b)

Lost Cause

c)

The King's Colony

d)

The Colombian transferred

18.

known as the lost colony because

a)

colony lost money

b)

all the colonist disappeared

c)

the colony lost its charter

d)

the king lost the colony to Spain

19.

First Permanent English settlement in the new world

a)

Jamestown

b)

New Netherlands

c)

New York

d)

Maryland

20.

First Permanent English Settlement in the new world was settled by Virginia Company in 1588

a)

False

b)

true

21.

3 Ships that bring colonists to Jamestown

a)

Discovery

b)

Susan Constant

c)

Godspeed

d)

Mayflower

e)

Virginia Dare

22.

emerged as the leader of Jamestown

a)

John Smith

b)

John Rolfe

c)

George Calvert

d)

James Oglethorpe

23.

developed a new type of high-quality tobacco

a)

John Smith

b)

John Rolfe

c)

George Calvert

d)

James Oglethorpe

24.

Founder of Maryland

a)

John Smith

b)

John Rolfe

c)

George Calvert

d)

James Oglethorpe

25.

Founder of Georgia

a)

John Smith

b)

John Rolfe

c)

George Calvert

d)

James Oglethorpe

26.

John Smith created this policy in Jamestown

a)

Every man for himself

b)

No work, No Food

c)

Gold before God

d)

Kill all native Americans on sight

27.

Powhatan Natives alarmed at the number of English settlers began to: Kill colonists livestock & Destroy farms a

Severe famine occurs describes

a)

King Phillips War

b)

The starving Time

c)

The Lost colony

d)

The Commendation

28.

John Smith forced to leave Jamestown due to

a)

starting a rebellion

b)

marrying Pocahontas

c)

an injury in an explosion

d)

Killing a native Chief

29.

another name for the popular tobacco grown in Virginia

a)

fools Gold

b)

Brown Gold

c)

metacom

d)

The Dutch wedge

30.

The First Africans that arrive in Virginia were

a)

Indentured Servants

b)

Slaves

c)

Conquistadors

d)

Puritans

31.

Revolt that resulted in the burning of Jamestown and the king revoking the company’s charter

a)

King Phillip's War

b)

bacon's rebellion

c)

Pequot War

d)

Metacom

32.

Second Permanent English Colony in North America

a)

Plymouth Colony

b)

New Netherlands

c)

Roanoke

d)

Jamestown

33.

Pilgrims choosing their own leaders and making their own laws was part of the

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Magna Carta

c)

The Petition of the Right

d)

Articles of Confederation

34.

The port town of Boston became the capital of the

a)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

b)

Jamestown

c)

New Netherlands

d)

Maryland

35.

_______________ was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

a)

John Winthrop

b)

Roger Williams

c)

James Rolfe

d)

John Smith

36.

colonist in the Massachusetts Bay Colony believed that the colonial government should not punish settlers for their religious beliefs, he fled south to set up a new colony- called Providence

a)

John Winthrop

b)

Roger Williams

c)

James Rolfe

d)

John Smith

37.

banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony for holding Bible readings in her home, preached that worshippers did not need the church or ministers to interpret the bible for them

a)

John Winthrop

b)

Roger Williams

c)

Ann Hutchinson

d)

John Smith

38.

The principle of separation of church and state, and religious freedom established at

a)

Providence Colony

b)

new Netherlands Colony

c)

Roanoke

d)

Jamestown

39.

English referred to as King Philip he organized an alliance between his tribe and several other tribes

a)

Chief Metacom

b)

Pacifism

c)

Encomienda

d)

Chief Squanto

40.

The Dutch called their colony

a)

New Netherlands

b)

maryland

c)

Georgia

d)

Pennsylvania

41.

The Colony of New Netherlands was known as the ______________ by the English

a)

the Flying V

b)

The Encomienda

c)

the Dutch Wedge

d)

The Lost Colony

42.

the Dutch have less problems with Native Americans than other colonies they were less interested in conquering them, and more interested in trading with them.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

New Netherlands was renamed

a)

New York

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Dutch Wedge

d)

The Tobacco Land

44.

..Settled Pennsylvania

a)

puritans

b)

Quakers

c)

Proprietors

d)

Separatist

45.

Quakers Leave England because of

a)

Religious Persecution

b)

to seek silver and gold

c)

fleeing war

d)

as indentured servants

46.

Every male that came to the colony of Pennsylvania received

a)

50 acres of land

b)

the right to vote

c)

religious freedom

d)

50 lbs of corn

e)

2 African Slaves

47.

Pennsylvania-established principles of

a)

equality

b)

cooperation

c)

religious tolerance

d)

Tobacco growth

48.

Quakers often dressed ________ and embraced _________

a)

Plainly, Pacifism

b)

Plainly , military Service

c)

extravagantly, pacifism

d)

extravagantly, military service

49.

Founded on the principle of Religious toleration as a safe haven for persecuted Catholics

a)

Georgia

b)

Maryland

c)

Virginia

d)

Pennsylvania a

50.

created a colony as a haven for those imprisoned for debt

a)

Georgia

b)

Maryland

c)

Virginia

d)

Pennsylvania a

51.

one of the Spaniards who traveled to the Americas as an explorer and conqueror in the 16th century

a)

Conquistador

b)

Encomienda

c)

Joint Stock Company

d)

Headright system

e)

Indentured Servant

52.

a system in which Spanish authorities granted colonial landlords the service of Native Americans as forced laborer

a)

Conquistador

b)

Encomienda

c)

Joint Stock Company

d)

Headright system

e)

Indentured Servant

53.

businesses in which investors pool their wealth for a common purpose

a)

Conquistador

b)

Encomienda

c)

Joint Stock Company

d)

Headright system

e)

Indentured Servant

54.

the Virginia Company’s policy of granting 50 acres of land to each settler and to each family member who accompanied him.

a)

Conquistador

b)

Encomienda

c)

Joint Stock Company

d)

Headright system

e)

Indentured Servant

55.

a person who has contracted to work for another for a limited period, often in return for travel expenses, shelter, and sustenance

a)

Conquistador

b)

Encomienda

c)

Joint Stock Company

d)

Headright system

e)

Indentured Servant

56.

a colony under the direct control of the English monarch.

a)

Royal Colony

b)

Puritan

c)

Separatist

d)

Proprietor

e)

Quakers

57.

members of a group that wanted to eliminate all traces of Roman Catholic ritual and traditions in the Church of England

a)

Royal Colony

b)

Puritan

c)

Separatist

d)

Proprietor

e)

Quakers

58.

a member of one of the Puritan groups that, denying the possibility of reform within the Church of England, established their own independent congregations

a)

Royal Colony

b)

Puritan

c)

Separatist

d)

Proprietor

e)

Quakers

59.

an owner—particularly one of those granted ownership of, and full governing rights over, certain of the English colonies in North America

a)

Royal Colony

b)

Puritan

c)

Separatist

d)

Proprietor

e)

Quakers

60.

members of the Society of Friends, a religious group persecuted for its beliefs in 17th-century England

a)

Royal Colony

b)

Puritan

c)

Separatist

d)

Proprietor

e)

Quakers

61.

a conflict, in the years 1675–1676, between New England colonists and Native American groups allied under the leadership of the Wampanoag chief Metacom

a)

Pequot War

b)

Puritan

c)

Separatist

d)

Proprietor

e)

King Philip's War

62.

a 1637 conflict in which the Pequot nation battled Connecticut colonists and their Narragansett allies

a)

Pequot War

b)

Puritan

c)

Separatist

d)

Proprietor

e)

King Philip's War