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The 13 English Colonies

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The area of land along the eastern slopes of the Appalachian Mountains.

a)

toleration

b)

backcountry

c)

mercantilism

d)

plantation

2.

The Dutch lost New Netherlands when

a)

settlers overthrew the colonial government.

b)

William Penn was elected governor.

c)

settlers voted to join the New England colonies.

d)

English warships forced the city to surrender.

3.

Which of the following colonies is INCORRECTLY linked with a group of settlers?

a)

Georgia – debtors

b)

Maryland - Catholics

c)

Rhode Island – religious dissenters

d)

Massachusetts Bay – Quakers

4.

A debtor is a(n)

a)

area of low land washed by ocean tides.

b)

belief that one race is superior to another.

c)

plant used to make a blue dye.

d)

person who owed money.

5.

Willingness to let others practice their own beliefs is known as ________.

a)

toleration

b)

cultural diffusion

c)

mercantilism

d)

anglican

6.

People who were unable to pay their passage came to the English colonies as ________.

a)

indentured servants

b)

debtors

c)

gentry

d)

slaves

7.

James Oglethorpe wanted to make Georgia a place where ________ could make a new life.

a)

protestants

b)

criminals

c)

debtors

d)

artists

8.

15,000 men, women and children who made the journey from England to Massachusetts.

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Great Awakening

c)

Great Migration

d)

Great Navigation

9.

The movement in Europe in the late 1600s and 1700s that emphasized the use of reason.

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Great Awakening

c)

Great Migration

d)

Great Navigation

10.

The Puritans were Protestants who wanted to

a)

reform [change] the Church of England.

b)

join the Catholic Church.

c)

separate from the Church of England.

d)

bring back church organ music.

11.

Quakers believed that

a)

everyone had a duty to fight in wars.

b)

everyone should pay taxes to the Church of England.

c)

men and women were equal in God’s sight.

d)

all should remove their hats in the presence of nobility.

12.

Which of the following colonies is INCORRECTLY linked with a leader?

a)

Pennsylvania – William Penn

b)

Massachusetts Bay – John Winthrop

c)

Rhode Island – James Oglethorpe

d)

Maryland – Lord Baltimore

13.

The highest social class in colonial society.

a)

gentry

b)

affluent

c)

precariat

d)

established

14.

Which laws controlled trade between England and its colonies?

a)

Navigation Acts

b)

Act of Toleration

c)

Fundamental Orders

d)

English Bill of Rights

15.

Which of the following had very rocky soil that was not the greatest for agriculture?

a)

the New England Colonies

b)

the Southern Colonies

c)

the Middle Colonies

d)

the backcountry

16.

The religious movement in the English colonies in the early 1700s.

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Great Awakening

c)

Great Migration

d)

Great Navigation

17.

Which statement is true of North Carolina but NOT true of South Carolina?

a)

Many settlers came from Virginia.

b)

Rice was an important crop.

c)

Thousands of slaves lived on large estates.

d)

Most people lived in large cities.

18.

Thomas Hooker established this colony, which had strict limits on the government.

a)

New Jersey

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Connecticut

d)

Maine

19.

Anne Hutchinson joined this man in Rhode Island.

a)

John Winthrop

b)

James Oglethorpe

c)

John Smith

d)

Roger Williams

20.

New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania are three Middle Colonies. Which one is the fourth?

a)

Maryland

b)

Delaware

c)

Connecticut

d)

North Carolina

21.

Boys whose parents wanted them to learn a trade, such as being a blacksmith,

a)

took classes in public schools.

b)

studied at home with a tutor.

c)

became apprentices to masters.

d)

went to private schools.

22.

Economic belief that a nation became strong by building up its gold supply and expanding trade.

a)

toleration

b)

parliament

c)

mercantilism

d)

plantation

23.

A large farm with many workers on which rice or tobacco was grown.

a)

toleration

b)

backcountry

c)

mercantilism

d)

plantation

24.

“She said that God had spoken directly to her. The Court was shocked.” This account refers to

a)

Mary Musgrove.

b)

Anne Hutchinson.

c)

Margaret Brent.

d)

Queen Mary.

25.

Bacon’s Rebellion showed that

a)

Native Americans and settlers could live peaceably together.

b)

indentured servants would never fulfill their contracts.

c)

settlers would push deeper into Native American lands.

d)

slaves were better workers than indentured servants.

26.

The purpose of the Navigation Acts passed in the late 1660s was

a)

to teach the colonists navigation skills.

b)

to provide the colonists with cheaper goods.

c)

to expand trade with other countries.

d)

to make England more powerful and wealthy.