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Colonization Review

Total questions: 92

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a colony?
a)
Land controlled by another country
b)
the country that controls another country
c)
land with lots of resources
d)
a small country
2.

In order to get more power, European countries realized they needed more....

a)

trees

b)

wealth

c)

armies

d)

people

3.
England's colonies can only buy goods from...
a)
America
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Spain
4.
Colonies are great because they provide cheap...
a)
colonies
b)
resources
c)
sneakers
d)
governments
5.
What was the major problem facing England's cities? 
a)
they smelled
b)
they were dirty
c)
they were not enough people
d)
they were overpopulated
6.
Which colonial region imported slaves as field workers?
a)
New England
b)
Middle 
c)
Southern 
7.
Under what economic system was it the role of colonies to provide the mother with raw materials?
a)
mercantilism 
b)
free enterprise
c)
command economy 
8.
What term describes the colonists electing their own legislature? 
a)
self-government 
b)
mercantilism 
c)
Protestant 
9.
What term describes a Protestant who wanted to reform or purify the Church of England?
a)
Pilgirm
b)
Puritan 
c)
Colonists
10.
Which of the following is NOT a reason that colonists started making their own governments?
a)
Distance from Great Britain 
b)
Need for lawmaking
c)
British Traditions 
d)
to start wars with the Native Americans 
11.
Which religious group was protestant, opposed to war, and lived in Pennsylvania?
a)
Quakers
b)
Catholics 
c)
Puritans 
d)
PIlgirms 
12.
Which colony was not founded for religious purposes?
a)
Rhode Island
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Georgia
d)
Maryland 
13.
What region grew a lot of crops because it had fertile land and a long growing season? 
a)
South
b)
North
c)
New England
d)
Middle 
14.
Which document written by the Pilgrims showed colonists making an attempt to govern themselves by creating an assembly?
a)
Mayflower Compact 
b)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 
c)
Cape Cod Constitution 
d)
Jamestown Compact 
15.
What name was given to colonists who received passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a period of time?
a)
Pilgrim
b)
Slave
c)
Indentured Servant 
d)
Puritan 
16.
Which region was mainly involved in shipbuilding, forestry, and fishing? 
a)
New England
b)
Middle 
c)
Southern 
17.
Which colony was founded near Cape Cod in 1620 as a refuge from religious persecution?
a)
Plymouth
b)
Jamestown 
c)
Maryland
d)
Pennsylvania 
18.
Which colony was founded in 1607 in Virginia  for a profit?  It was successful because of its fertile land, plentiful game, and abundant timber?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke
c)
Plymouth
d)
Capecod
19.

The House of Burgesses was

a)

the first written constitution in the colonies

b)

written by the Pilgrims in 1620

c)

the earliest representative government

d)

an English document that influenced the U.S. Bill of Rights

20.

What happened in 1607?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Jamestown

c)

House of Burgesses

d)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

21.

When was the Mayflower Compact written?

a)

1607

b)

1620

c)

1776

d)

1803

22.

Which of the following describes the New England colonies?

a)

cash crops like tobacco, rice, indigo

b)

the Bread Basket

c)

shipbuilding, forestry, and fishing

d)

warm climate and fertile soil

23.

Which answer choice describes the Southern colonies?

a)

largest region

b)

more land was used for farming

c)

larger African American population

d)

all of the above

24.

Why does each colonial region have different economic activities?

a)

they have different relationships with Britain

b)

they have different political beliefs

c)

they have different geographic conditions

d)

they have different religious beliefs

25.

Why did the Southern colonies have the largest African American population?

a)

New England had small farms

b)

Middle Colonies had Quakers.

c)

Southern Colonies only used indentured servants

d)

Southern colonies had large plantations with labor intensive cash crops

26.

People became more emotionally engaged in religion because of the

a)

Great Awakening

b)

Abolition of slavery in the South

c)

Salem Witch Trials

d)

all of the above

27.

What was the social contract that established a self governing colony?

a)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

b)

House of Burgesses

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Magna Carta

28.

Which answer choice describes what African Americans experienced on the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

a)

cruel treatment

b)

starvation and disease

c)

poor sanitary conditions; overcrowding

d)

all of the above

29.
In what year was Jamestown, VA founded? 
a)
1607
b)
1620
c)
1776
d)
1787
30.
In what year was Plymouth, MA founded? 
a)
1607
b)
1620
c)
1776
d)
1787
31.
Who founded the the colony of Plymouth, MA? 
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Catholics
c)
Roger Williams
d)
James Ogelthorpe 
32.
What cash crop helped save the colony of Jamestown, VA?
a)
Cotton
b)
Rice
c)
Tobacco
d)
Indigo 
33.
Which colony was founded for economic reasons? 
a)
Jamestown
b)
Maryland
c)
Massassachusetts
d)
Georgia
34.
Which colony was founded for religious reasons? 
a)
Massassachusetts
b)
Georgia
c)
Jamestown
d)
New York
35.
Which colonial region had rocky soil, ship building and a cold climate? 
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
British Colonies
36.
The three colonial regions are divided because ...
a)
people came from different countries
b)
the geography and climate were so different
c)
the king ordered three separate areas
d)
of differing ideas on colonial goverments
37.
The profit from trade and furs was the reason that  ________  colonized the Americas.
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Spain
d)
British 
38.
Economic system of controlling trading in the colonies in order to benefit the “Mother Country” is called what? 
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Trade Routes
c)
Market Economics
d)
Columbian Exchange
39.
The voyage from Africa to the Americas for enslaved Africans was known as the  _________.
a)
Slave Voyage
b)
Middle Passage
c)
Journey to America
d)
Slave Passage
40.
What body of water did the first settlers cross in order to reach the New World?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean 
41.
What are the three G's of why Europeans explored the New World?
a)
Gold, Global and Greatness
b)
God, Goodies and Gold
c)
Gold, Goblins and Gangsters
d)
Gold, Glory and God
42.
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
43.
What was the purpose of trying to find a sea route to Asia?
a)
Spread Christianity
b)
Make money via trade
c)
Find a northwest passage
d)
Collect gold
44.
Which invention did NOT contribute to exploration?
a)
Rifle
b)
Caravel
c)
Printing Press
d)
Magnetic Compass
45.
The spread of ideas and knowledge became easier during the 15th century because of...
a)
Cell phones
b)
The postal service
c)
Copy machines
d)
Printing press
46.
What explorer sailed around the world and proved it was NOT flat?
a)
de Gama
b)
Pizarro
c)
Magellan
d)
Columbus
47.
Conquistadors were sent by Spain to do what in the Americas?
a)
Make friends
b)
Conquer (take over by force)
c)
Establish colonies
d)
Trade with natives
48.
What best describes weapons used by Native Americans?
a)
Superior
b)
Sophisticated
c)
Modern
d)
Primitive
49.
What contributed to the Spanish conquering Native American people?
a)
Disease
b)
God favoring the Spanish
c)
Modern weaponry
d)
Luck
50.
The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of food, animals, diseases, and ideas between the Americas and _____.
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
51.
What is the purpose of a colony?
a)
Provide manufactured (factory made) goods
b)
Establish trade relations
c)
Increase population
d)
Provide raw materials (resources)
52.
In the Triangular Trade, resources (raw materials) traveled from _____ to Europe.
a)
Americas
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Australia
53.
The route taken by slaves during the Triangular Trade is referred to as...
a)
Slave trade
b)
Northwest Passage
c)
Underground Railroad
d)
Middle Passage
54.
Slaves were needed to work on/in what in the Americas?
a)
Plantations
b)
Factories
c)
Call centers
d)
Resorts
55.
Which of the following was NOT a result of the slave trade?
a)
Families destroyed
b)
Population decrease in Africa
c)
Improvement of African economy
d)
A unified country in Africa
56.
What did Europeans build along the coast of Asia?
a)
Schools
b)
Slave ports
c)
Trading posts
d)
Colonies
57.
Economic system in which government regulates all trade in an effort to build wealth for the country.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Mercantilism
58.
In order to create wealth, _____ > _____
a)
Imports > exports
b)
Exports > imports
59.

Europeans explored North America to:

1.find a faster route to Asia

2.find wealth in gold & silver

3.__________________???

a)

spread democracy

b)

locate potential military bases

c)

claim new territory to build an empire

d)

search for Natives to enslave

60.

Why did France explore North America?

a)

to share raw materials with Britain

b)

to build wealth from the fur trade along the Mississippi River

c)

it was getting overpopulated in France

d)

to hide from Spanish attacks

61.

Why were slaves bought to Jamestown in 1619?

a)

labor for harvesting the tobacco fields

b)

to help search for gold

c)

to protect the colony from Native attacks

d)

to convert them to Christianity

62.

John Smith's motto for the Jamestown settlers was _______

a)

"do unto others as you would have them do unto you"

b)

"the survival of the fittest"

c)

"he that does not work, shall not eat"

d)

"defend your neighbor at all costs"

63.

The primary goal of mercantilism was to ____________

a)

convert settlers to Christianity

b)

bring slaves to North America

c)

build up the military of the Mother Country

d)

build the wealth of the Mother country through its colonies

64.

What cash crop were slaves brought to Jamestown to harvest?

a)

peanuts

b)

tobacco

c)

corn

d)

indigo

65.

The Middle Passage was a part of the __________

a)

European Union

b)

trade agreement between Britain & Spain

c)

transatlantic slave trade

d)

Columbian Exchange

66.

Plymouth colony was located in______

a)
b)
c)
d)
67.
Conquered Mexico and defeated Aztec 
a)
Francisco Pizarro 
b)
Sir Francis Drake 
c)
Hernan Cortez 
d)
Henry the Navigator 
68.
first to circumnavigate globe 
a)
Christopher Columbus 
b)
Vasco da Gama 
c)
Jacques Cartier 
d)
Ferdinand Magellen 
69.
Conquered Incan Empire and established Lima Peru 
a)
Prince Henry 
b)
Christopher Columbus 
c)
SIr Francis Drake 
d)
Francisco Pizarro 
70.
First to sail around the southern tip of Africa 
a)
Francisco Pizarro 
b)
Prince Henry the Naviagtor
c)
Sir Francis Drake 
d)
Bartolomeu Dias 
71.
A patron of explorers;established navigation school 
a)
Hernan Cortez 
b)
Prince Henry 
c)
Bartolomeu Dias 
d)
Vasco da Gama 
72.
Sleek ships that could carry large loads long distances 
a)
telescope 
b)
Compass 
c)
Astrolabe 
d)
Caravel 
73.
Time period during which Europeans explored the world starting in 1400's 
a)
Renaissance
b)
Reformation 
c)
Middle Ages 
d)
Age of Exploration 
74.
Settled in a new territory or land while the mother country maintains control 
a)
Colony 
b)
exploration 
c)
Mercantilism 
d)
economy 
75.
Mother countries growing wealthy via controlled trade with colonies 
a)
trade 
b)
stealing 
c)
colonies 
d)
Mercantilism 
76.
Explorer credited with the discovery of the New World
a)
Ferdinand Magellan 
b)
Christoper Columbus
c)
Bartolomeu Dias 
d)
Sir Francis Drake 
77.
What country sponsored Christopher Columbus?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Portugal
78.
How did the printing press impact exploration?
a)
It allowed people to travel against the wind.
b)
It allowed people to take pictures of the journeys they had traveled 
c)
It made books more expensive
d)
The printing press allowed more people to learn to read and want to explore.
79.
Which is not one of the "3 G's?"
a)
God
b)
Gold
c)
Glory
d)
Galantry
80.
What is the significance of the Columbian Exchange? 
a)
It brought many new ways of life to the Old and New Worlds
b)
The plants brought to the Old World didn't survive there
c)
Many Native Americans would move to Europe for a better way of life
d)
Native Americans became very wealthy off the trade with Europeans
81.
What was the primary killer of Natvie Americans during the Age of Exploration?
a)
Diseasese
b)
Foreign plants in their forests
c)
Warfare
d)
Poverty
82.
Which of the following statements is a correct description of the Mayflower Compact?
a)
The men on board the Mayflower bound themselves into a “civic body politic.” 
b)
The Pilgrims practiced an early and pure form of democracy
c)
The Mayflower Compact applied just to the non-Pilgrims on board the Mayflower
d)
None of the above. 
83.
How many people signed the Mayflower compact?
a)
41
b)
100
c)
566
d)
38
84.
Who was the Governor of Plymouth?
a)
William Bradford
b)
John Adams
c)
Nathan Hale
d)
Smith Wigglesworth
85.
Which of the following is the most important reason why Pilgrims came to America?
a)
 gold
b)
trade
c)
land
d)
religious freedom
86.
The king of what country was forced to sign the Magna Carta?
a)
France 
b)
Denmark
c)
England
d)
Spain
87.
What is the “Body Politick” mentioned in the Mayflower Compact?
a)
government
b)
mayflower
c)
governor
d)
captain
88.
Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?
a)
power and privilege
b)
money and fame
c)
good looks and charm
d)
reason and logic
89.

_________________ influenced the Declaration of Independence and the English Bill of Rights.

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Voltaire

90.

The Great Awakening was a __________ movement.

a)

political

b)

scientific

c)

religious

d)

artistic

91.

Religious meetings drew

a)

no crowds

b)

small crowds

c)

medium crowds

d)

large crowds

92.
George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards gave sermons about
a)
the existence of many gods.
b)
helplessness and sinfulness of humankind.
c)
importance of government.
d)
importance of other religions.

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