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History 9-weeks exam Review

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was England´s first PERMANENT settlement in North America?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Plymouth

c)

Roanoke

d)

Salem

2.

Why were joint-stock companies good way of financing new colonies in North America

a)

They guaranteed that the colony would make profit for the investors

b)

Large sums of money could be raised, with little risk for investors

c)

The investors never had to worry about losing their investment

d)

The kings appointed governor would ensure a stable government

3.

Who financed the settlement of Jamestown

a)

King James I

b)

Queen Elizabeth

c)

Stockholders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

d)

Stockholders of the Virginia Company

4.

What is a charter?

a)

permission to start a colony in the new world

b)

declaration of war against mother country

c)

an investment group

d)

A contract that indentured servants signed before coming to the Americas

5.

Why did settlers come to jamestown?

a)

To get RICH

b)

Religious freedom

c)

To avoid going to jail

d)

to convert Natives into Christians

6.
In what year was Jamestown settled?
a)
1492
b)
1515
c)
1620
d)
1607
7.
Who said, "If you don't work, then you don't eat!"?
a)
Chief Powhatan
b)
Christopher Newport
c)
Lord De La Warr
d)
Captain John Smith
8.

Who initiated the trading relationship between The Powhatans and settlers

a)

Powhatan

b)

John Rolfe

c)

Pocahantas

d)

John Smith

9.

Who married Pocahontas and introduced tobacco to Jamestown?

a)

John Smith

b)

John Paul

c)

John Rolfe

d)

King John

10.

In 1619, what marked the start of representative govt. in North America

a)

House of Burgesses

b)

Mayflower compact

c)

Virginia Charter

d)

England town meetings

11.

Why did the Puritans,Pilgrims,and Quakers leave England?

a)

to persecute other religions

b)

find northwest passage

c)

practice religion freely

d)

Bring COE to New world

12.

Which group believed in the spiritual equality of men and women, and allowed to participate on religious meetings?

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Catholics

c)

Puritans

d)

Quakers

13.

Why was Hutchinson and Roger Williams banished?

a)

because they were not Christian

b)

Thy were killed by Indians

c)

accused of witchcraft

d)

Challenged the Puritan Church

14.

Why were the Quakers persecuted?

a)

They owed a lot of money to the King

b)

To purify the church of England

c)

refused to pay taxes

d)

allowed women to vote

15.

Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?

a)

to help govern colony fairly

b)

prevent colonists from voting against the leaders

c)

to reinforce laws of England

d)

to show they opposed representative government

16.

why was the Mayflower Compact significant?

a)

reasons why pilgrims left England

b)

established self rule in colonies

c)

all religions will be treated fairly

d)

to be peaceful with the Powhatan

17.

Why did the Puritans want to build a CITY UPON A HILL?

a)

to protect themselves

b)

have a great view

c)

to show what an ideal community would be

d)

an alternative location for debtors

18.

for what purpose did dutch settle in the Middle Colonies

a)

gold

b)

tobacco

c)

fur trade

d)

religious freedom

19.

Which statement explains the significance of this colonial institution?

a)

The assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures

b)

sent delegates to parliament to represent Virginia

c)

to overrule decisions of the royal governor

d)

to revoke Virginia's charter because assembly became too powerful

20.

Why did the England want to establish colonies in America?

a)

To make peace with Spain

b)

to spread catholic faith

c)

to make money from colonial trade

d)

all of the above

21.

What was the status of Africans brought to Virginia in early 17th century?

a)

treated as indentured servants

b)

representative in HOB

c)

many escaped Spanish territories and started new communities

d)

they were considered chattel for the rest to their lives

22.

an indentured servant traded his or her _____ in exchange for the passage to America

a)

Children

b)

Land

c)

labor

d)

savings

23.

what was one outcome of the arrival of Africans to Jamestown in 1619?

a)

Improved relations with Powhatan

b)

increased tension with Powhatan

c)

the establishment of HOB

d)

expansion of tobacco economy

24.

which one of these was ruled by a theocracy?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Massachusetts Bay

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Jamestown

25.

what initially brought french to explore North America

a)

trade routes

b)

freedom

c)

gold

d)

missionaries to AI

26.

Which economic activity dominated the early french settlements in america?

a)

Slave trade

b)

fur trade

c)

gold mining

d)

tobacco farming

27.

who founded Georgia?

a)

John Winthrop

b)

Thomas Hooker

c)

James Oglethorpe

d)

William Bradford

28.

how did Georgia serve as a buffer colony?

a)

it provided protection between French claims and other British colonies

b)

it provided protection between Spanish claims and other British colonies

c)

economic safeguard to protect British trade interests

29.

many contracts failed to mention an indentured servants wages, Why?

a)

THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY

b)

they didn't collect any wages till a year of their job

c)

they paid their employers

d)

none of the above

30.

What is one reason for the growth of slavery in the colonies?

a)

lot of land to grow cash crops

b)

soil and growing season of new England was ideal for growing crops.

c)

outlawing of slavery in Europe demanded slaves in the Americas

31.

which of the following is a way that slaves resisted in the colonies?

a)

rebellion

b)

sabotage of tools

c)

slowing the work

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

32.

What was the name of the route which carried slaves to be sold?

a)

slave route

b)

middle passage

c)

wilderness passage

d)

northwest passage

33.

Slavery became more widely used in the southern region because

a)

slavery was not allowed in other regions

b)

Cash crops, which grew a lot in this region needed more labor

c)

Slaves preferred hotter climate and had experience working with fertile soil

34.
What was the Stamp Act?
a)
required all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing that a tax had been paid
b)
cost-saving measure that required the colonies to quarter, or house, British soldiers
c)
tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies
d)
The paper used to write the Declaration of Independence
35.

What was the great awakening?

a)

a decade of creativity in colonial art and culture

b)

a belief that all problems could be solved by human reason

c)

Christian revival that increased the tolerance of other religions

d)

a widespread belief that america should be independent

36.

how did the great awakening impact colonial culture? CHOOSE 2 ANSWERS

a)

increased religious tensions

b)

increased religious tolerance

c)

increased self rule

d)

unified colonies

e)

divided colonies

37.

why did Ben Franklin create the JOIN OR DIE cartoon?

a)

to protest Treaty of Paris

b)

enlist support for Albany plan

c)

raise money for his newspaper

38.

Franklin's Albany Plan was to?

a)

improve trade between colonies

b)

emphasize self rule

c)

unify colonies to address issues along western frontier

d)

petition the British government

39.

Why was fort London built

a)

to protect settlers from Watauga association

b)

to protect the french trappers and traders

c)

to protect Cherokee who sided in French and Indian war

40.

Which country lost all american land claims to the British as result of the French and Indian war?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Pontiac's tribe

41.

Who won the French and Indian war?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

42.

which consequence of the french and Indian war most directly led to the Revolutionary war

a)

Britain was in Debt

b)

Indians lost their allies

c)

George Washington fought along British troops

43.

What happened to most of the British soldiers and families at fort Loudon

a)

they were massacred

b)

rescued by Washington's militia

c)

captured and prisoned

44.

Where was the disputed area that lead up to the FIW

a)

Florida

b)

Quebec

c)

Mississippi valley

d)

Ohio river valley

45.

What caused the French and Indian war?

a)

Pontiac's rebellion

b)

Indian attacks on British settlers

c)

conflicts over land claims

d)

conflicts over religion

46.

What was the purpose of mercantilism?

a)

to transport slaves

b)

to make colony rich

c)

both colony and mother country rich

d)

in order to make mother country rich by exporting more than importing

47.
What law required the colonists to house and feed British troops in the American colonies?
a)
Quartering Act
b)
Townshend Acts
c)
Tea Act
d)
Stamp Act 
48.
What act prompted the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Sugar Act
49.

American colonists who favored American independence.

a)

Loyalists

b)

Patriots

50.
Which act do you think most likely caused the Boston Massacre?
a)
Sugar Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Quartering Act
51.
What did King George III do after the Boston Tea Party?
a)
He passed the Stamp Act.
b)
The Battle of Lexington and Concord happened.
c)
He came over to the colonies and forced them to obey him.
d)
He passed the Intolerable Acts (also called the Coercive Acts).
52.
What was the result of the Stamp Act?
a)
The Boston Tea Party
b)
The colonists traveled to Parliament to discuss the act.
c)
The colonists protested it so much that the king repealed it.
d)
Paul Revere made his midnight ride.
53.
Placed a tax on the five most commonly used household goods: lead, glass, paint, paper and tea
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Clump Act
54.
Placed a tax on most paper products like newspapers, legal documents, pamphlets and playing cards
a)
Coercive Acts
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Intolerable Acts
55.

how did salutary neglect impact the colonies?

a)

decrease of land ownership

b)

increase of self government

c)

religious ideas created under this area to increase tolerance

56.
 Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Hobbes
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
George Washington
57.
Thomas Paine published_________________ to gain more people to join the independence movement.
a)
Common Core
b)
Common Independence
c)
Common Sense
d)
Common Knowledge
58.
 The declaration was published in this year
a)
1775
b)
1776
c)
1777
d)
1778
59.
What are our natural rights according to Jefferson?  (He got the idea from John Locke, but he changed the last right.)
a)
Freedom of speech, religion, and press
b)
Life, liberty, and property
c)
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
d)
Voting, rebelling, and health
60.
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
a)
To stop taxes from the British Empire.
b)
To make a United States army.
c)
To gain independence from the British Empire
d)
To install their own king in America
61.
What was the date of the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
a)
April 19th, 1775
b)
April 20th, 1772
c)
April 19th, 2020
d)
April 19th, 3030
62.
The battle of Lexington was the result of…
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
General Gage ordering troops to get colonial weapons
63.
The "shot heard 'round the world" was which battle?
a)
Battle of Bunker Hill
b)
Battle of Lexington and Concord
c)
Battle of Trenton
64.
First Battle of the American Revolution 
a)
Saratoga 
b)
Valley Forge 
c)
Lexington and Concord 
d)
Yorktown
65.

What was the date of the Battle of Bunker Hill?

a)

June 1775

b)

April 1775

c)

July 1778

d)

August 1775

66.

Where was the Battle of Bunker Hill fought?

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Breed's Hill

c)

Boston Hill

d)

Mount Vernon