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Unit 2: 13 Colonies

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country’s primary economic activities revolved around farming cash crops?

a)

England (Britain)

b)

France

c)

Netherlands (Dutch)

d)

Spain

2.

How did the Great Awakening in the 1730s prepare the colonists for the American Revolution?

a)

Encouraged liberty and equality

b)

It established (created) an army

c)

It put the colonies against one another and encouraged anti-colonial feelings.

d)

It made the colonists pay a lot of taxes.

3.

The word "liberty" can also mean...

a)

freedom

b)

rules/laws for a country

c)

giant statues of women holding torches

d)

lies told to a lawyer in court

4.

What led to regional economic differences in the 13 British colonies?

a)

People all had different reasons for settling in North America.

b)

People with specific skills all settled in the same areas.

c)

leaders of each colony decided how the colony would make its money.

d)

The different geographies and resources within each area.

5.

The King of England's messenger just told him the Magna Carta had been signed. What else might the messenger say to the King to give him more details?

a)

This will limit your power and give more power to the nobles.

b)

You can no longer send slaves to the colonies because this forbids it.

c)

Jamestown is a successful colony and has been named after you, sir!

d)

The Puritans are unhappy with the Church of England and want to break apart and start their own church, sir!

6.

The Glorious Revolution led to the creation of the English Bill of Rights. This resulted in...

a)

Power was shifted from the King of England to the Parliament

b)

African leaders ended slave trade with Europeans.

c)

Future Kings would now be elected by Parliament.

d)

Slaves rebelled and escaped to freedom.

7.

Why was the English Bill of Rights important to the colonists?

a)

It gave colonists the ability to choose members of Parliament.

b)

It defined crimes and punishments.

c)

It ended the king's power to appoint colonial governors.

d)

It defined the liberties (freedoms) that colonists had as English citizens.

8.

How did the Magna Carta shift power in Government?

a)

It made England a democratic government.

b)

It gave the citizens a Bill of Rights

c)

It forced the King to allow the colonies to create their own government.

d)

it limited the power of the King and gave more power to the nobles.

9.

In the British Colonies...

a)

Northern Slaves were freed and sent back to Africa

b)

Each region (South, Middle,New England) had around the same numbers of slaves.

c)

laws were written to abolish (get rid of) slavery

d)

There were slaves throughout all the colonies, but most of the slaves were in the Southern Region

10.

Violet and her family disagree with the Church of England. She doesn't want to leave the Church but wants to make small changes to the church in order to make it better. Violet would likely be a(n).....

a)

Puritan

b)

Pilgrim

c)

Anarchist

d)

Separtist

11.

The economies of the colonial regions differed because they had different

a)

resources

b)

languages

c)

religious beliefs

d)

populations

12.

This colony is known for growing tobacco (which saved the colony) in the South

a)

Jamestown

b)

Roanoke

c)

Georgia

d)

New York

13.

What did the New England colonies have in common?

a)

They were self-governing and created for religious freedom

b)

ALL religions were accepted

c)

They were provided financial security from the King

d)

They all had tobacco plantations

14.

As European nations began to colonize the New World, the Native American population declined (went down) because...

a)

Diseases carried by the Europeans infected tribes

b)

John Smith ordered his troops to kill every Native American in sight.

c)

All the new people created a shortage of food.

d)

The Native Americans decided to relocate and moved further west.

15.

This colony was founded as a "safe place" for debtors and as a "shield/buffer" against the Spanish in Florida.

a)

Georgia

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Massachusetts

16.

This region was known as the "breadbasket" of the British colonies because of the large number of grains grown there.

a)

The New England Colonies

b)

The Middle Colonies

c)

Georgia

d)

The Southern Colonies

17.

What is true about mercantilism and the colonies

a)

It created religious freedom

b)

Colonies were created to make money for the "mother country"

c)

Leaders of colonies were selected based off their wealth

d)

Colonists were not allowed to start farms.

18.

Anne Hutchinson, Roger Williams, and others left Massachusetts Bay because....

a)

they did not like slavery and there were lots of Plantations in the North.

b)

They wanted to make it where only religious men could vote.

c)

They were not friendly toward Native American tribes and wanted to start an army to fight them

d)

They were not accepted because of their religious beliefs and wanted to start a colony that would be more tolerant.

19.

What is true about the reason why the English Colonies were started?

a)

All colonies were started to make money

b)

All colonies were founded to make a new start for poor people

c)

All colonies were started for religious freedom

d)

There were lots of reasons why the colonies were founded and they include making money, fresh starts, and religious freedom.

20.

The Great Awakening was started because...

a)

church leaders were afraid people had lost faith in God.

b)

church leaders were trying to make money off the poor

c)

church leaders did not belief women should be able to vote

d)

church leaders wanted to promote city life and living