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Unit 1 Test Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following were negative effects of the Columbian Exchange?

a)

The spread of disease killed millions of indigenous people in the Americas.

b)

Agriculture spread to more regions.

c)

Failure to enslave Native Americans led to the Atlantic slave trade which lasted 300 years

d)

Europeans established global trade networks that brought maize to Europe, chili peppers to India, and wheat to the Americas.

2.

Europeans turned to African slaves after Native Americans died off from diseases like small pox, measles, and malaria.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What was the journey from Africa to the New world called?

a)

Old Passage

b)

New Passage

c)

Middle Passage

d)

Slave Passage

4.

According to this map, most African slaves were brought to

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

5.

Which of these events happened first?

a)

Europeans traded manufactured goods with African rulers who captured slaves and sold them to Europeans

b)

Europeans tried to enslave Native Americans, but many died from Old world diseases

c)

Slaves were transported to the New World to work on plantations (huge farms)

6.
The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of ____________ between the Old World and the New World.
a)
men and ships for exploring
b)
money for items
c)
products, ideas, plants, animals and diseases
d)
buying goods from Africa
7.

What happened to the population of many indigenous Americans due to Europe's invasion and colonization of Latin America?

a)

The population decreased significantly due to diseases and warfare

b)

The population increased significantly due to diseases and warfare

c)

The population didn't change much

d)

The population increased significantly due to the new crops and animals

8.

What does indigenous mean?

a)

the native people of a given place

b)

the people who colonize a new place

9.

What is an export?

a)

the sending of goods to another country

b)

the receiving of good fro another country

c)

using goods from another country

d)

bringing tobacco into the colonies

10.
Which religious group settled Pennsylvania?
a)
Quakers
b)
Puritans
c)
Irish Catholic
d)
The Mormons
11.
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
12.

Enslaved people were brought to the New World to work on _________

a)

Plantations

b)

Factories

c)

building ships

d)

becoming traders

13.

The __________ colonies' economy depended on slave labor.

a)

New England

b)

Southern

c)

Middle

14.

Mercantilism was ________.

a)

taking natural resources to the colonies to sell

b)

Trading with the french and Spanish

c)

Had nothing to do with trade

d)

Taking natural resources from the colonies to make money

15.

Middle colonies economies were based on ________

a)

Plantations and slave labor

b)

Ship building, fishing, whaling

c)

Trading, furs, and grains

d)

Religion

16.
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
17.

What items were exported 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

18.

What was the major export from Africa during the Triangular Trade?

a)

Raw Goods like cotton and sugar cane

b)

Enslaved people

c)

Finished products like textiles and rum

d)

Roman Catholic Missionaries

19.
What is a colony?
a)
A country that controls another country.
b)
Land controlled by another country.
c)
Land with tons of natural resources.
d)
A nickname for a part of the human body.
20.
An indentured servant is...
a)
a person who works in the colonies.
b)
a person who works for someone for 4-7 years.
c)
a poor person in England during the 1600s.
d)
someone who owned land in America.
21.

Why did the English settle Jamestown?

a)

To drive the Spanish out of the area

b)

To drive the French out of the area

c)

To trade with Native Americans

d)

To make a profit to compete with other European countries

22.
What cash crop did the English grow in Jamestown?
a)
tobacco
b)
rice
c)
cotton
d)
indigo
23.

For what reason did the colonists settle in Plymouth?

a)

To trade with Native Americans

b)

To make a profit

c)

To seek religious freedom

d)

To drive the French out of the area

24.

When the contract ended for an indentured servant, the indentured servant ___.

a)

becomes a slave

b)

must return to Europe

c)

is free to do what he wants

d)

must work without pay for an additional 4 years.

e)

gets a plot of land and some tools if that is part of the contract

25.
Which colony was NOT founded for religious reasons?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
c)
Massachusetts Bay
d)
Pennsylvania
26.
Debtors owed large amounts of ______.
a)
Money
b)
Gold
c)
Wheat
d)
Water
27.

Mistreatment of an individual or group of individuals as a response to their religious beliefs.

a)

Contentment

b)

Possessed

c)

Persecution

28.

This word means relating to money

a)

Social

b)

Civics

c)

Economic

29.

This word means people interacting with each other

a)

Social

b)

Civics

c)

Economics

30.

This word means relating to government, laws, and rights

a)

Social

b)

Political

c)

Economics

31.

Colony A is...

a)

Massachusetts

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Connecticut

d)

Rhode Island

32.

Colony B is...

a)

Massachusetts

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Connecticut

d)

Rhode Island

33.

Colony C is...

a)

Massachusetts

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Connecticut

d)

Rhode Island

34.

Colony D is...

a)

Massachusetts

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Connecticut

d)

Rhode Island

35.
A word used to best describe a Quaker is _______.
a)
angry
b)
peaceful
c)
hostile
d)
energetic
36.
What is an immigrant?
a)
A person who leaves a country
b)
A person who comes to a country to make a new life
c)
A person who lives in the city
d)
A person who leads a country
37.
What is an import?
a)
Sending goods out of a country
b)
No goods
c)
All goods
d)
Receiving goods into a country
38.
New Jersey was the land between  what two rivers?
a)
Hudson and Jersey
b)
Jersey and Hampton
c)
Hudson and Delaware
d)
Delaware and Newcastle
39.
When and where was the first permanent English colony founded?
a)
1586 Sir Walter Raleigh founded Roanoke
b)
1607 the Plymouth company founded Sagadohoc colony
c)
1607 the Virginia company founded Jamestown.
d)
1609 John Smith founded the Virginia settlement
40.
Why did the Puritans decide to leave England in the 1630’s?
a)
To escape the wrath of Kahn.
b)
To escape bad treatment by King James and religious freedom.
c)
To find riches and much gold.
d)
To escape the Pilgrims who were their sworn enemy
41.
The Middle Colonies were  ethnically and religiously diverse
a)
True
b)
False
42.
Which characteristic most directly contributed to the population diversity of the Middle Colonies?
a)
The farmers in the Middle Colonies did not need to rely on slave labor to grow their crops.
b)
The proprietors of the Middle Colonies offered a large amount of political and religious freedom
c)
The rivers of the Middle Colonies made for easy transportation of people and goods
d)
settlers in the Middle Colonies had relatively peaceful relations with the Native Americans
43.
A large farm, usually with 50 or more slaves and producing many cash crops.
a)
Plantation
b)
Tidewater
c)
Backcountry
d)
Gone with the Wind
44.
A charter is
a)
the practice of people owning other people and forcing them to work
b)
the owner of a plantation
c)
an official document giving a person permission to do something, such as settle in an area
d)
a written plan of government
45.

A on the map is...

a)

Georgia

b)

South Carolina

c)

Virginia

d)

Maryland

46.

Using the map, B is...

a)

North Carolina

b)

Virginia

c)

Maryland

d)

Georgia

47.

Which colony is C on the map?

a)

Virginia

b)

North Carolina

c)

South Carolina

d)

Georgia

48.

Which colony is D on the map?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Georgia

c)

North Carolina

d)

Maryland

49.

Which colony is E on the map?

a)

Virginia

b)

North Carolina

c)

South Carolina

d)

Georgia

50.

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.

51.
The House of Burgesses gave the colonists in Virginia the opportunity to control _______________
a)
their own government
b)
the First Americans
c)
the Royal Governor
d)
the King of England
52.

Bacon's Rebellion was initiated by a group of farmers who felt most directly threatened by

a)

an increase in royal taxes

b)

the power of large planters

c)

conflicts with American Indians

d)

the growth of the slave trade

53.
Which statement provides the BEST description of how mercantilism functioned in the early English colonies?
a)
The geography of England made it difficult to produce agricultural goods like cotton, tobacco, fruit, and spices.
b)
The policy appealed to England's upper class citizens because it eased overpopulation and reduced poverty and crime.
c)
Mercantilism was a trade policy based on the idea that a country should sell more to other countries than it buys from them.
d)
The English colonies were used as a source of food crops, tobacco, and raw materials for England; the colonies also served as a valuable market for English goods.
54.
Which event singularly most prompted the shift from indentured servitude to African slavery?
a)
Shay's Rebellion
b)
Bacon's Rebellion
c)
Stono rebellion
d)
Pueblo Rebellion
55.

"The spreading of a group of people to different parts of the world from their original homeland", is the definition of which of the following

a)

Surplus

b)

Migration

c)

Diaspora

d)

Surplus

56.

This map is illustrating which social studies term?

a)

Taino

b)

Colonization

c)

Diaspora

d)

Indigenous

57.

What was the major export from Europe during the Triangular Trade?

a)

Raw Goods like cotton and sugar cane

b)

Enslaved people

c)

Finished products like textiles, guns, and rum

d)

Roman Catholic Missionaries

58.

Which of the following statements are true about indentured servitude and slave labor?

a)

Indentured servants had a set time they worked, while slavery lasted a person's whole life

b)

Indentured servants came from Africa only, while slave labor was found in the Americas

c)

Indentured servants gave their consent to work for someone, while enslaved people were forced into it

d)

Indentured servants had rights, while enslaved people did not

59.

Colony A is...

a)

Delaware

b)

New Jersey

c)

New York

d)

Pennsylvania

60.

Colony B is...

a)

Delaware

b)

New Jersey

c)

New York

d)

Pennsylvania

61.

Colony C is...

a)

Delaware

b)

New Jersey

c)

New York

d)

Pennsylvania

62.

Colony D is...

a)

Delaware

b)

New Jersey

c)

New York

d)

Pennsylvania

63.

Which of the following were positive effects of the Columbian Exchange?

a)

New foods helped people become healthier and populations increase

b)

Knowledge, culture, and religion were shared

c)

European countries colonized the Americas and funded their empires

d)

Disease was shared and led to the death of many people who did not have immunity

64.

Which of the following were laws passed by the House of Burgesses following Bacon's Rebellion, Elizabeth Key Grinsted's case, and the Stono Rebellion?

a)

Enslaved people could only travel with their enslaver's written permission

b)

Enslaved people cannot carry arms

c)

Status (free or enslaved) would follow the mother

d)

Free people of African descent cannot trade

65.

Which indigenous group first helped the English colonists grow tobacco, then fought over land claims?

a)

Powhatan

b)

Lenape

c)

Taino

d)

Wampanoag

66.

Which indigenous group first helped the English colonists grow crops in rocky, sandy soil using fish as fertilizer, then fought over land claims as colonists kept expanding?

a)

Powhatan

b)

Lenape

c)

Taino

d)

Wampanoag

67.

Cash crops were grown primarily in this region:

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

68.

Dissenters fled Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony and set up new colonies in this region:

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

69.

Which of the following are true of colonial legislative bodies?

a)

Colonies were under the authority of the British government

b)

Distance allowed colonists to govern themselves as long as they stayed within the boundaries of English law

c)

White, landowning males of age could vote for representatives

d)

The British government left the colonies alone to govern themselves as long as they were earning money through mercantilism

70.

Who is responsible for your education, choices, actions?

a)

Me

b)

My teachers

c)

My parents

d)

My principals

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