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8th Grade SS Exploration & Colonization Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

2.

Reasons for European Exploration

1. To find new sea routes to India & China

2. To find gold, silver, & other treausure

3. ??

a)

To spread democratic ideas

b)

To improve efficiency in manufacturing

c)

To locate potential military allies

d)

To claim new territory

3.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

Which of the following colonies were founded to offer a greater degree of religious freedom?

a)

Maryland

b)

Connecticut

c)

Rhode Island

d)

All 3 of these colonies were founded to offer more religious freedom.

5.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

The Virginia Company authorized a general assembly in Virginia so that colonists could -

a)

self-govern on a local level

b)

vote in British Parliament

c)

participate in a free market economy

d)

express dissatisfaction with British rule

8.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

What did the following factors contribute most to?

Distance from Great Britain

Mayflower Compact

Town hall meetings

a)

alliances between the British & American Indians

b)

election of British colonists to Parliament

c)

growth of representative government

d)

expansion of British trade in the colonies

11.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

12.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

13.

Boston & New Orleans were both founded as

a)

port cities

b)

farm communities

c)

industrial centers

d)

military outposts

14.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

17.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

18.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D