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U1 Test

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

First permanent English settlement in North America

a)

Georgia

b)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Jamestown

2.

When was Jamestown established?

a)

1607

b)

1585

c)

1590

d)

1620

3.

Which colonial region is described by this: cash crops, small farms and plantations, enslavement, representative government?

a)

Southern

b)

Middle/ Mid-Atlantic

c)

New England

d)

Mid Western

4.

Which title best completes the list below?


-Rocky soil, jagged coastline, town meetings, villages and churches

a)

The Southern Colonies

b)

The Middle/ Mid-Atlantic Colonies

c)

The New England Colonies

d)

The Mid-Western Colonies

5.

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.

6.

The New England colonies specialized in __________.

a)

harvesting tobacco and cotton

b)

shipbuilding and fishing

c)

raising livestock

d)

farming

7.

Why did the Puritans leave England?

a)

To escape religious persecution

b)

To find gold

c)

To explore the new world

d)

So they could own slaves

8.

Laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America

a)

patroon

b)

indentured servant

c)

pacifist

d)

debtor

9.

The 3 Colonial Regions were______, ______, and ______.

a)

Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf

b)

Northern, Eastern, Southern

c)

New British, Indian, French

d)

New England, Middle, Southern

10.

During the colonial period, the economic development of the South was most directly dependent on the labor of

a)

factory workers

b)

wheat farmers

c)

Irish immigrants

d)

enslaved Africans

11.

Tobacco and rice can best be described as which of the following?

a)

cash crops of the Southern colonies

b)

cash crops of the Middle/Mid-Atlantic colonies

c)

cash crops of New England

d)

cash crops raised in urban centers of commerce

12.

Colonial town meetings and local legislatures, such as the House of Burgesses represented what form of government?

a)

Hierarchial

b)

Representative

c)

Monarchial

d)

Dictatorial

13.

The Mayflower Compact, New England town meetings, and Virginia's House of Burgesses are all examples of which of these?

a)

Early colonial efforts at self government

b)

Colonial protests against British taxation

c)

Attempts to limit democracy

d)

Governments imposed by parliament

14.

Why was Roger Williams expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1636?

a)

He supported the abolition of slavery

b)

He supported religious freedom

c)

He supported women's suffrage

d)

He supported westward expansion of the colonies

15.

What is the "Middle Passage"?

a)

It is the creation of the Panama Canal in Central America.

b)

It is the transportation of slaves from Africa to the New World

c)

It is the best route over the Rocky Mountains to get to California.

d)

It is a crucial part of the Bible in which Calvinist doctrine can be found.

16.
What was an effect of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
European diseases destroyed Native American populations.
b)
Llamas began to be used as beasts of burden.
c)
Triangular trade became less profitable.
d)
Slavery is no longer legal in the United States.
17.
What colony was the first attempt at settlement?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Jamestown
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Plymoth
18.
What was the second attempt at settlement?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Plymouth
19.

Which state used to be in Spanish control?

a)

Florida

b)

Ohio

c)

Michigan

d)

Virgina

20.

The Mayflower Compact was important because--

a)

it took religion out of government decisions

b)

it limited the power of future colonial governments

c)

it guaranteed freedoms for colonists through local government

d)

it established a form of self- government based on "social contract"

21.
What group of people did the Spanish attempt to enslave first?
a)
Native Americans
b)
Africans
c)
French
d)
Land Owners
22.
How did the French make money in the colonies?
a)
By selling fish in England
b)
By selling cash crops in Quebec
c)
By building ships
d)
By selling beaver fur in Europe
23.
Which country settled in North America along the Atlantic Ocean?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Portugal
24.

Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious and political freedom?

a)

New England

b)

Southern

c)

Middle

d)

Backcountry

25.

What is the best name for the map above?

a)

Northwest Passage

b)

Columbian Passage

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

the Bermuda Triangle

26.

TITLE: _________________________

A. Quakers in Pennsylvania

B. Huguenots and Jews in New York

C. Presbyterians in New Jersey


Which of the following is the best heading for the outline above?

a)

Parliamentary Domination of Colonial Life

b)

Persecuted Groups in Colonial America

c)

Political Alliances in the Colonies

d)

Religious Groups in the Middle Colonies

27.

Indentured servitude was eventually replaced by:

a)

Enslavement of Africans

b)

Enslavement of Native Americans

c)

a system of share-cropping.

d)

a system of tenant farming.

28.

Large landowners in Virginia maintained closer ties to England and an allegiance to which church?

a)

the Baptist Church

b)

the Catholic Church

c)

the Church of England

d)

the Church of God in Christ

29.

Subsistence farming is:

a)

growing enough food for your family.

b)

growing food to sell for profit.

c)

large-scale farming.

d)

raising cattle.

30.

The Puritans practiced a form of “Athenian” direct democracy through:

a)

church membership drives.

b)

polling stations.

c)

town meetings.

d)

voting booths.