Worksheets1st 6 weeks US History Review
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 2hrs 19mins
Where was Christopher Columbus trying to go when he sailed the Ocean Blue in 1492?
India and China
Russia and China
the edge of the earth
around Africa 🌍
The three French motives to explore and colonize were
Friends, Furs, and Fish
God, Gold, and Glory
Christmas, Easter, and Summer vaca
Christians, Crowns, and Creativity
Which economic reason led to French exploration of North America?
Find gold and riches
Fur trade
Enslave the Indians
Convert the Native Americans
Gold, God, and Glory ....
Reasons to explore North America
Reasons to explore route to Asia
Effects of slavery on Native Americans
Effects of European exploration
Which European country explored and established 13 colonies along the East coast of the United States?
Spain
France
England
Canada
What was the main goal of the settlers at Jamestown
To convert the natives to Christianity
To establish a community with representative government
to establish a successful agriculturally-based colony
to find gold and riches
Which of the colonies was founded as a refuge for imprisoned debtors?
Connecticut
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Led and found Maryland
Lord William
Lord Winthrop
Lord Chaffino
Lord Baltimore
How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?
Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources.
Proximity to flooding rivers limited development.
Natural harbors provided access to markets.
Extreme climates limited productive activity.
Catholics immigrated to Maryland colony in the seventeenth century primarily to -
profit from natural resources
avoid crop failures and famine
produce cash crops to pay off debts
escape persecution
The Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are most closely associated with...
abuses by absolute monarchs
establishment of religious toleration
steps toward colonial self-government
adoption of slavery for all colonies
The distance from Great Britain led to
the development of self-government
establishing a king for each colony
increased shipbuilding for travel
Parliament establishing new religious traditions in Great Britain
-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 --
preserve religious freedom
express hatred of British laws and tariffs
develop a stronger relationship with Britain
establish representative government in the colonies
-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 --
preserve religious freedom
express hatred of British laws and tariffs
develop a stronger relationship with Britain
establish representative government in the colonies
What is the House of Burgesses?
The first legislative assembly of elected representatives in the American colonies.
The first group of elected representatives to leave the colonies.
The first house that was built in Jamestown, Virginia.
A
B
C
D
What was the purpose of a town meeting?
to hire new colonists for new jobs
to help solve issues (problems) of the colonists
to catch up on all of the town gossip
1.Describe New England geography and how it impacted the economy.
Warm, dry, arrid; made it so that economy has to run on slave labor
Warm, fertile, mountainous; made farming easy
Cold, rocky, infertile; made economy based on small farms and seagoing
Colder, ok soil, mountains; economy based on farming
4.How did New England colonial government work?
Through the general assembly
Through Parliment
Through Town Meetings
Through voting
6.What were the parts of triangular trade?
America, Asia, Africa
America, Canada, Africa
America, Europe, Africa
America, Europe, Asia, Africa
8.How did trade impact the colonies?
It didn't really
It made them grow apart
Port cities like New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Charlestown grew
Which colonial region has a harsh climate?
New England
Middle
Southern
Which colonial region has rolling hills & valleys, long wide rivers & fertile soil?
New England
Middle
Southern
Which colonial region has rich ocean waters, short fast moving rivers & rocky soil?
New England
Middle
Southern
Which colonial region has flat coastal plain, wide rivers & fertile soil?
New England
Middle
Southern
What were the Separatists better known as?
Puritans
Pilgrams
Powhatans
Debtors
The trade that allowed movement of goods, people and materials among the continents.
Continental trade
Triangular Trade
Slave Trade
European Trade
What was the first leg of Triangular Trade?
England to America
America to England
England to Africa
Africa to America
What were the main exports of the American colonies?
sugar and molasses
guns and textiles
tobacco, rice and indigo
slaves and guns
What were the country's that found the Triangular Trade Route
Europe, North America, China
Europe, Africa, The America's
The America's, Africa, Hong Kong
Vietnam, Africa, South America
What were exports from the Americas during the Triangular Trade?
Finished products like textiles, rum, and manufactured goods
African Slaves
Raw goods like tobacco, sugar cane, and cotton
Roman Catholic Missionaries
large farm or estate
Colony
Cash Crop
Plantation
Monarchy
crop grown in large quantities for profit
Export
Raw Material
Import
Cash Crop
What was the main commodity from the America's to Great Britain
tobacco, sugar, cotton
sugar, rum, slaves
slaves, gun, gold
cotton, coffee, iron
Which of the following contributed most to the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade?
A lack of skilled labor in the American colonies
Demand for slaves in the colonies that produced cash crops
A lack of protective tariffs in the American colonies
A lack of protective tariffs in the American colonies
Which factor most encouraged the growth of this trade?
The invention of the steam engine
The development of the factory system
The profitability of cash-crop agriculture
The establishment of protective tariffs
The crops grown in the Americas were labor intensive which fueled the slave trade because --
Europeans were seeking new markets in Africa for these goods
Europeans went to Africa in search of workers for purchase
Europeans began to war with African kingdoms
Europeans consulted with Africans on maximizing production
Which of the following was a major reason for the flow of the transatlantic slave trade shown on the map?
The economic demands of the plantation system.
The construction needs of the railroad.
Increased textile manufacturing.
Increased western migration.
Which of the following was the initial cause of the development of the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
growth of tobacco in the 13 Colonies
production of manufactured goods in the 13 Colonies
growth of sugarcane in the British Caribbean Islands
demand for skilled labor in the 13 Colonies
Which statement best completes the graphic organizer?
Sugar Cane
Demand for Labor
Fishing
Breadbasket colonies
The Reasons for European Exploration Find new sea routes, find gold and other treasure, and _________________________
find new food sources
claim new territory
run from wars
What was the primary reason the French Colonized in North America?
To save everyone from the European plague.
To teach the Native Americans the French language.
To make profit from the trading of furs.
Why was the Mayflower Compact significant?
It was a social contract establishing self-government
It was our first Constitution.
It was the first legislative branch.
What did the distance from England, English Traditions, a need for lawmaking structure, and town meetings help establish?
They helped establish large forts for protection.
They were reasons to establish their own representative institutions.
They established a dictatorship in the America's.
What was the primary reason the Catholics immigrated to Maryland?
To escape religious persecution
To create a profitable plantation system
To profit from rum making
The factor that encouraged the growth of the Transatlantic Slave Trade was what?
the speedy boats that transported the slaves
the laws set by England's merchants
the cash crop profitability
Why was Plymouth established in 1620?
to limit the growth of the rest of the European nations
as a refuge from religious persecution.
to generate wealth for the Kingdom
What was the significance of the Virginia House of Burgesses?
It was the first Constitution in the colonies.
It was the first social contract document of the early colonies.
It served as a model for the other colonial legislatures.
What was the significance of the Virginia House of Burgesses?
It was the first Constitution in the colonies.
It was the first social contract document of the early colonies.
It served as a model for the other colonial legislatures.
What was the significance of the Virginia House of Burgesses?
It was the first Constitution in the colonies.
It was the first social contract document of the early colonies.
It served as a model for the other colonial legislatures.
What was the significance of the Virginia House of Burgesses?
It was the first Constitution in the colonies.
It was the first social contract document of the early colonies.
It served as a model for the other colonial legislatures.
Maryland, Connecticut, and Rhode Island were all formed for what reason?
freedom of speach
religious freedom
economic freedom
How were the New England area industries of shipbuilding, fishing, trade, and lumbering were influenced by their geography?
rich soil, warm climate, and open fields
dense forests, swift rivers, and natural harbors
moderate climate, rich soil, long shorelines
What was the main reason for the growth of the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
the need for bigger cities
the growth of the Northern Plantations
The rise of the plantation system
Why was it primarily needed to create the Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses, and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
Their need to control people.
They missed the Church in England.
It was due to the distance from Great Britain.
The three French motives to explore and colonize were
Friends, Furs, and Fish
God, Gold, and Glory
Christmas, Easter, and Summer vaca
Christians, Crowns, and Creativity
Gold, God, and Glory ....
Reasons to explore North America
Reasons to explore route to Asia
Effects of slavery on Native Americans
Effects of European exploration
Which European country explored and established 13 colonies along the East coast of the United States?
Spain
France
England
Canada
