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1st 6 weeks US History Review

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 2hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Christopher Columbus trying to go when he sailed the Ocean Blue in 1492?

a)

India and China

b)

Russia and China

c)

the edge of the earth

d)

around Africa 🌍

2.

The three French motives to explore and colonize were

a)

Friends, Furs, and Fish

b)

God, Gold, and Glory

c)

Christmas, Easter, and Summer vaca

d)

Christians, Crowns, and Creativity

3.

Which economic reason led to French exploration of North America?

a)

Find gold and riches

b)

Fur trade

c)

Enslave the Indians

d)

Convert the Native Americans

4.

Gold, God, and Glory ....

a)

Reasons to explore North America

b)

Reasons to explore route to Asia

c)

Effects of slavery on Native Americans

d)

Effects of European exploration

5.

Which European country explored and established 13 colonies along the East coast of the United States?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Canada

6.
What are economic factors? 
a)
people who sell things
b)
factors relating to how we make and use money
c)
factors relating to science and used in everyday life to make work easier
d)
factors relating to government or laws
7.
What are political factors?  
a)
a small and fast ship with triangular sails
b)
factors relating to how we make and use money
c)
factors relating to science and used in everyday life to make work easier
d)
factors relating to government or laws
8.
Colonial trade routes among Europe and its colonies, the west Indies, and Africa in which goods were exchanged for slaves
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
Triangular Trade
d)
Human Exchange
9.

What was the main goal of the settlers at Jamestown

a)

To convert the natives to Christianity

b)

To establish a community with representative government

c)

to establish a successful agriculturally-based colony

d)

to find gold and riches

10.

Which of the colonies was founded as a refuge for imprisoned debtors?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Delaware

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Georgia

11.

Led and found Maryland

a)

Lord William

b)

Lord Winthrop

c)

Lord Chaffino

d)

Lord Baltimore

12.
The Mayflower Compact established what?
a)
Capitalism
b)
Submission to the English King
c)
Creation of a House of Burgesses
d)
Policy of self-governing
13.
Maryland was influenced by what motivation?
a)
A colony established by Puritan values
b)
Society ruled by Transcendentalist ideas
c)
Quaker principals
d)
A place Catholics could worship freely
14.
What best describes the Northern Colonies?
a)
Rocky Soil and small farms
b)
Long Growing seasons and small plantations
c)
Short growing seasons and large plantations
d)
Harsh winters and large far
15.
Why did Boston, New York, and Charleston prosper?
a)
Forests
b)
Precious metals
c)
Natural harbors
d)
Fertile Soil
16.
French explorers claimed the Mississippi River because
a)
They believed gold was located there
b)
They were mainly fur trappers and traders
c)
No eastern coast land available
d)
They were farmers who wanted rich lands
17.

How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?

a)

Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources.

b)

Proximity to flooding rivers limited development.

c)

Natural harbors provided access to markets.

d)

Extreme climates limited productive activity.

18.

Catholics immigrated to Maryland colony in the seventeenth century primarily to -

a)

profit from natural resources

b)

avoid crop failures and famine

c)

produce cash crops to pay off debts

d)

escape persecution

19.
Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Backcountry
20.
Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
21.
In what year was Jamestown settled?
a)
1492
b)
1607
c)
1608
d)
2081
22.
How was the agreement which bonded Pilgrims called?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Napoleonic Code
d)
Geneva Conventions
23.
1st representative governing body in the American colonies.
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Virginia House of Burgesses
d)
Congress
24.
When was Mayflower Compact written?
a)
1410
b)
1492
c)
1655
d)
1620
25.
The main reason most of the early settlers came to the colonies of Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island was to
a)
Obtain better jobs
b)
Seek religious freedom
c)
Search for gold
d)
 Help win the war against the Native Americans
26.
The colonists in Plymouth came from England looking for:
a)
religious freedom
b)
gold
c)
furs
d)
free land
27.
Lumber and ship building was a successful enterprise in which colonies?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
MIddle and Southern
28.
The House of Burgesses was:
a)
where church services were held.
b)
the first law making assembly in America.
c)
where the King of England lived.
d)
the first building built in Jamestown.
29.

The Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are most closely associated with...

a)

abuses by absolute monarchs

b)

establishment of religious toleration

c)

steps toward colonial self-government

d)

adoption of slavery for all colonies

30.

The distance from Great Britain led to

a)

the development of self-government

b)

establishing a king for each colony

c)

increased shipbuilding for travel

d)

Parliament establishing new religious traditions in Great Britain

31.

-Colonists in Virginia created a legislative body called the House of Burgesses.

-Colonists in New England held town meetings to make local decisions.


The list above represents attempts to --

a)

preserve religious freedom

b)

express hatred of British laws and tariffs

c)

develop a stronger relationship with Britain

d)

establish representative government in the colonies

32.

-Colonists in Virginia created a legislative body called the House of Burgesses.

-Colonists in New England held town meetings to make local decisions.


The list above represents attempts to --

a)

preserve religious freedom

b)

express hatred of British laws and tariffs

c)

develop a stronger relationship with Britain

d)

establish representative government in the colonies

33.
 Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?
a)
 to show that they opposed representative government.
b)
to establish an orderly community
c)
 to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony
d)
 to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony
34.

What is the House of Burgesses?

a)

The first legislative assembly of elected representatives in the American colonies.

b)

The first group of elected representatives to leave the colonies.

c)

The first house that was built in Jamestown, Virginia.

35.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

36.

What was the purpose of a town meeting?

a)

to hire new colonists for new jobs

b)

to help solve issues (problems) of the colonists

c)

to catch up on all of the town gossip

37.
_______________________ was the first written colonial constitution.
a)
The Mayflower Compact
b)
The Fundamental Orders of Massachsetts
c)
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d)
The Declaration Of Independence
38.
In the Colonial Era, developments such as the New England town meetings and the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses represented
a)
colonial attempts to build a strong national government
b)
efforts by the British to strengthen their control over the colonies
c)
steps in the growth of representative democracy
d)
early social reform movements
39.
Which of the following lead Colonists to establish representative governments:
a)
A distance from England
b)
Traditional Rights of Englishmen
c)
A need to make laws
d)
All of the answers are correct. 
40.

1.Describe New England geography and how it impacted the economy.

a)

Warm, dry, arrid; made it so that economy has to run on slave labor

b)

Warm, fertile, mountainous; made farming easy

c)

Cold, rocky, infertile; made economy based on small farms and seagoing

d)

Colder, ok soil, mountains; economy based on farming

41.

4.How did New England colonial government work?

a)

Through the general assembly

b)

Through Parliment

c)

Through Town Meetings

d)

Through voting

42.

6.What were the parts of triangular trade?

a)

America, Asia, Africa

b)

America, Canada, Africa

c)

America, Europe, Africa

d)

America, Europe, Asia, Africa

43.

8.How did trade impact the colonies?

a)

It didn't really

b)

It made them grow apart

c)

Port cities like New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Charlestown grew

44.

Which colonial region has a harsh climate?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

45.

Which colonial region has rolling hills & valleys, long wide rivers & fertile soil?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

46.

Which colonial region has rich ocean waters, short fast moving rivers & rocky soil?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

47.

Which colonial region has flat coastal plain, wide rivers & fertile soil?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

48.

What were the Separatists better known as?

a)

Puritans

b)

Pilgrams

c)

Powhatans

d)

Debtors

49.

The trade that allowed movement of goods, people and materials among the continents.

a)

Continental trade

b)

Triangular Trade

c)

Slave Trade

d)

European Trade

50.

What was the first leg of Triangular Trade?

a)

England to America

b)

America to England

c)

England to Africa

d)

Africa to America

51.

What were the main exports of the American colonies?

a)

sugar and molasses

b)

guns and textiles

c)

tobacco, rice and indigo

d)

slaves and guns

52.

What were the country's that found the Triangular Trade Route

a)

Europe, North America, China

b)

Europe, Africa, The America's

c)

The America's, Africa, Hong Kong

d)

Vietnam, Africa, South America

53.
New England's economy was based on ______.
a)
Plantations
b)
Trade with the other colonies
c)
Fishing, ship building, whaling and more
d)
religious retreats
54.
Slaves were brought to the New World to work on _________
a)
Plantations
b)
Factories
c)
building ships
d)
becoming traders
55.
Slaves were mainly brought to which colonial region?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
56.
Mercantilism was ________.
a)
taking resources to the colonies to sell
b)
Trading with the french and Spanish
c)
Had nothing to do with trade
d)
Taking resources from the colonies to make money
57.
poor soil in New England led to 
a)
Making money on things other than farming
b)
farming anyways
c)
Plantations
d)
Puritans leaving the area
58.

What were exports from the Americas during the Triangular Trade?

a)

Finished products like textiles, rum, and manufactured goods

b)

African Slaves

c)

Raw goods like tobacco, sugar cane, and cotton

d)

Roman Catholic Missionaries

59.

large farm or estate

a)

Colony

b)

Cash Crop

c)

Plantation

d)

Monarchy

60.

crop grown in large quantities for profit

a)

Export

b)

Raw Material

c)

Import

d)

Cash Crop

61.

What was the main commodity from the America's to Great Britain

a)

tobacco, sugar, cotton

b)

sugar, rum, slaves

c)

slaves, gun, gold

d)

cotton, coffee, iron

62.

Which of the following contributed most to the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade?

a)

A lack of skilled labor in the American colonies

b)

Demand for slaves in the colonies that produced cash crops

c)

A lack of protective tariffs in the American colonies

d)

A lack of protective tariffs in the American colonies

63.

Which factor most encouraged the growth of this trade?

a)

The invention of the steam engine

b)

The development of the factory system

c)

The profitability of cash-crop agriculture

d)

The establishment of protective tariffs

64.

The crops grown in the Americas were labor intensive which fueled the slave trade because --

a)

Europeans were seeking new markets in Africa for these goods

b)

Europeans went to Africa in search of workers for purchase

c)

Europeans began to war with African kingdoms

d)

Europeans consulted with Africans on maximizing production

65.

Which of the following was a major reason for the flow of the transatlantic slave trade shown on the map?

a)

The economic demands of the plantation system.

b)

The construction needs of the railroad.

c)

Increased textile manufacturing.

d)

Increased western migration.

66.

Which of the following was the initial cause of the development of the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

a)

growth of tobacco in the 13 Colonies

b)

production of manufactured goods in the 13 Colonies

c)

growth of sugarcane in the British Caribbean Islands

d)

demand for skilled labor in the 13 Colonies

67.

Which statement best completes the graphic organizer?

a)

Sugar Cane

b)

Demand for Labor

c)

Fishing

d)

Breadbasket colonies

68.

The Reasons for European Exploration Find new sea routes, find gold and other treasure, and _________________________

a)

find new food sources

b)

claim new territory

c)

run from wars

69.

What was the primary reason the French Colonized in North America?

a)

To save everyone from the European plague.

b)

To teach the Native Americans the French language.

c)

To make profit from the trading of furs.

70.

Why was the Mayflower Compact significant?

a)

It was a social contract establishing self-government

b)

It was our first Constitution.

c)

It was the first legislative branch.

71.

What did the distance from England, English Traditions, a need for lawmaking structure, and town meetings help establish?

a)

They helped establish large forts for protection.

b)

They were reasons to establish their own representative institutions.

c)

They established a dictatorship in the America's.

72.

What was the primary reason the Catholics immigrated to Maryland?

a)

To escape religious persecution

b)

To create a profitable plantation system

c)

To profit from rum making

73.

The factor that encouraged the growth of the Transatlantic Slave Trade was what?

a)

the speedy boats that transported the slaves

b)

the laws set by England's merchants

c)

the cash crop profitability

74.

Why was Plymouth established in 1620?

a)

to limit the growth of the rest of the European nations

b)

as a refuge from religious persecution.

c)

to generate wealth for the Kingdom

75.

What was the significance of the Virginia House of Burgesses?

a)

It was the first Constitution in the colonies.

b)

It was the first social contract document of the early colonies.

c)

It served as a model for the other colonial legislatures.

76.

What was the significance of the Virginia House of Burgesses?

a)

It was the first Constitution in the colonies.

b)

It was the first social contract document of the early colonies.

c)

It served as a model for the other colonial legislatures.

77.

What was the significance of the Virginia House of Burgesses?

a)

It was the first Constitution in the colonies.

b)

It was the first social contract document of the early colonies.

c)

It served as a model for the other colonial legislatures.

78.

What was the significance of the Virginia House of Burgesses?

a)

It was the first Constitution in the colonies.

b)

It was the first social contract document of the early colonies.

c)

It served as a model for the other colonial legislatures.

79.

Maryland, Connecticut, and Rhode Island were all formed for what reason?

a)

freedom of speach

b)

religious freedom

c)

economic freedom

80.

How were the New England area industries of shipbuilding, fishing, trade, and lumbering were influenced by their geography?

a)

rich soil, warm climate, and open fields

b)

dense forests, swift rivers, and natural harbors

c)

moderate climate, rich soil, long shorelines

81.

What was the main reason for the growth of the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

a)

the need for bigger cities

b)

the growth of the Northern Plantations

c)

The rise of the plantation system

82.

Why was it primarily needed to create the Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses, and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

a)

Their need to control people.

b)

They missed the Church in England.

c)

It was due to the distance from Great Britain.

83.

The three French motives to explore and colonize were

a)

Friends, Furs, and Fish

b)

God, Gold, and Glory

c)

Christmas, Easter, and Summer vaca

d)

Christians, Crowns, and Creativity

84.

Gold, God, and Glory ....

a)

Reasons to explore North America

b)

Reasons to explore route to Asia

c)

Effects of slavery on Native Americans

d)

Effects of European exploration

85.

Which European country explored and established 13 colonies along the East coast of the United States?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Canada