WorksheetsU1 Test
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
First permanent English settlement in North America
Georgia
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Pennsylvania
Jamestown
When was Jamestown established?
1607
1585
1590
1620
Which colonial region is described by this: cash crops, small farms and plantations, enslavement, representative government?
Southern
Middle/ Mid-Atlantic
New England
Mid Western
Which title best completes the list below?
-Rocky soil, jagged coastline, town meetings, villages and churches
The Southern Colonies
The Middle/ Mid-Atlantic Colonies
The New England Colonies
The Mid-Western Colonies
Which is true about the colonial government in the Virginia colony?
Virginia had a king similar to the monarchy in England.
There was no colonial government in Virginia.
Virginia had a representative government similar to Parliament in England called the House of Burgesses.
The New England colonies specialized in __________.
harvesting tobacco and cotton
shipbuilding and fishing
raising livestock
farming
Why did the Puritans leave England?
To escape religious persecution
To find gold
To explore the new world
So they could own slaves
Laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America
patroon
indentured servant
pacifist
debtor
The 3 Colonial Regions were______, ______, and ______.
Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf
Northern, Eastern, Southern
New British, Indian, French
New England, Middle, Southern
During the colonial period, the economic development of the South was most directly dependent on the labor of
factory workers
wheat farmers
Irish immigrants
enslaved Africans
Tobacco and rice can best be described as which of the following?
cash crops of the Southern colonies
cash crops of the Middle/Mid-Atlantic colonies
cash crops of New England
cash crops raised in urban centers of commerce
Colonial town meetings and local legislatures, such as the House of Burgesses represented what form of government?
Hierarchial
Representative
Monarchial
Dictatorial
The Mayflower Compact, New England town meetings, and Virginia's House of Burgesses are all examples of which of these?
Early colonial efforts at self government
Colonial protests against British taxation
Attempts to limit democracy
Governments imposed by parliament
Why was Roger Williams expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1636?
He supported the abolition of slavery
He supported religious freedom
He supported women's suffrage
He supported westward expansion of the colonies
What is the "Middle Passage"?
It is the creation of the Panama Canal in Central America.
It is the transportation of slaves from Africa to the New World
It is the best route over the Rocky Mountains to get to California.
It is a crucial part of the Bible in which Calvinist doctrine can be found.
Which state used to be in Spanish control?
Florida
Ohio
Michigan
Virgina
The Mayflower Compact was important because--
it took religion out of government decisions
it limited the power of future colonial governments
it guaranteed freedoms for colonists through local government
it established a form of self- government based on "social contract"
Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious and political freedom?
New England
Southern
Middle
Backcountry
What is the best name for the map above?
Northwest Passage
Columbian Passage
Columbian Exchange
the Bermuda Triangle
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?
Parliamentary Domination of Colonial Life
Persecuted Groups in Colonial America
Political Alliances in the Colonies
Religious Groups in the Middle Colonies
Indentured servitude was eventually replaced by:
Enslavement of Africans
Enslavement of Native Americans
a system of share-cropping.
a system of tenant farming.
Large landowners in Virginia maintained closer ties to England and an allegiance to which church?
the Baptist Church
the Catholic Church
the Church of England
the Church of God in Christ
Subsistence farming is:
growing enough food for your family.
growing food to sell for profit.
large-scale farming.
raising cattle.
The Puritans practiced a form of “Athenian” direct democracy through:
church membership drives.
polling stations.
town meetings.
voting booths.
