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A.H. 1 Ch.1-5 Review (part 1)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Most colonists _________.

a)

lived on small family farms

b)

were shipbuilders

c)

were fishers

d)

won their freedom in the French and Indian War

2.

The Southern colonies' economy was dependent upon _____.

a)

timber

b)

cash crops

c)

shipbuilding

d)

fishing

3.

The Middle Colonies relied mainly upon _________ for economic development.

a)

commerce (trade) and agriculture

b)

fishing and shipbuilding

c)

plantations

d)

whaling and salting

4.

The Middle Passage that sent slaves to the New World was one part of the _____ ______.

a)

Roundtable Discussion

b)

Bermuda Triangle

c)

Impeachment Trials

d)

Triangle Trade

5.

The economy of the New England colonies centered on _____.

a)

fishing and shipbuilding

b)

plantations

c)

whaling and cash crops

d)

timber and staple crops

6.

By the middle of the 1700's the dominant labor force in the South was _______.

a)

indentured servants

b)

landowners

c)

spinners

d)

slaves

7.

Imports are _______

a)

Goods bought from other countries.

b)

Goods sold to other countries.

c)

the crux of the Triangle Trade.

d)

what indentured servants performed in the New World.

8.

Exports are _____

a)

goods that people get to keep.

b)

goods that are bought from other countries.

c)

goods sold to other countries.

d)

part of the mail delivery service in Colonial America.

9.

In May 1587, another group was sent to colonize. Unlike the first group, this group had __________

a)

Slaves and Farmers

b)

Farmers and Families

c)

Kings and Slaves

d)

Soldiers and Families

10.

Who wanted to finance a settlement in America for England?

a)

King James

b)

The Virginia Company of London

c)

Queen Elizabeth

d)

John White

11.

What was the name of the first permanent English Settlement?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Virginia

c)

Werowocomoco

d)

North America

12.

What is one thing the Powhatan Indians traded to the settlers?

a)

food

b)

money

c)

guns

d)

armor

13.

What brought the original colonists from England to Jamestown?

a)

the search for food

b)

the search for gold and silver

c)

the search for tobacco

d)

the search for religious freedom

14.

Who PAID for the settlement of Jamestown?

a)

King of England

b)

Powhatan

c)

Virginia Company of London

d)

John Smith

15.

A document granted by the King that gives rights to settlers is called...

a)

Charter

b)

Declaration

c)

Constitution

d)

Bill of Rights

16.

A major reason European rulers sought to colonize land in North America was they

a)

needed people from North America to settle Europe

b)

sought to expand their wealth by taking New World resources

c)

wanted to learn more about Native Americans

d)

wanted a place to send convicts who disobeyed the law

17.

The original English settlements were located along the

a)

eastern coast North America

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Mississippi River

d)

western coast of North America

18.

After Jamestown, the main motivation for English colonization in North America in the 1600's was

a)

to enslave Native Americans

b)

to escape famine

c)

to develop large plantations

d)

to find religious freedom

19.

Which colony was well known for tobacco farming?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Plymouth

c)

Virginia

d)

Pennsylvania

20.

Which geographic feature slowed the westward expansion of England's colonies?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

hostile Native Americans

21.

Separatists or Pilgrims left England to settle in North America

a)

to find wealth

b)

to escape religious persecution

c)

to create an alliance with Native Americans

d)

to establish trade with the French

22.

The Mayflower Compact was the beginning of

a)

the preamble of the U.S. Constitution

b)

colonial self-government

c)

better relations with the Native Americans

d)

the Declaration of Independence

23.

Pennsylvania was home to

a)

Catholics

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Puritans

d)

Quakers

24.

Which geographic region had a warm climate, long growing seasons, and fertile soil?

a)

Middle colonies

b)

Southern colonies

c)

Mid-Atlantic colonies

d)

New England colonies

25.

The "breadbasket colonies" are also known as the

a)

Middle Colonies

b)

Southern Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

d)

Western Colonies