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Unit 2 review

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 3hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.

The main reason the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies were formed was for

a)

religious freedom

b)

money

c)

trade

3.

The New England colonies specialized in __________.

a)

harvesting tobacco and cotton

b)

shipbuilding and cod fishing

c)

raising livestock

4.

Mercantilism is an economic system where...

a)

a mother/parent country takes resources and raw materials from a colony and sells finished goods back to colony.

b)

there is an unfair balance of trade that benefits the mother country.

c)

colonies can only trade with the mother/parent country.

d)

All of the above

5.

Was settled by people who had been in debtor's prison in England.

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Jamestown

c)

Georgia

d)

Plymouth Colony

6.

Was settled by the Quakers

a)

Jamestown

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Roanoke Island

d)

Georgia

7.

Was settled by Separatists who wanted to avoid religious persecution

a)

Plymouth Colony

b)

Georgia

c)

Roanoke Island

d)

Jamestown

8.

Which colonial region is described by this: cash crops, small farms, plantations, slavery, organized into counties?

a)

Southern

b)

Middle

c)

New England

d)

Western

9.

The economy of the New England colonies resolved around all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

fishing

b)

naval supplies

c)

shipbuilding

d)

cash crops

10.

Which title best completes the list above? Rocky soil, jagged coastline, town meetings, villages and churches

a)

The Southern Colonies

b)

The Mid-Atlantic Colonies

c)

The New England Colonies

d)

The Mid-Western Colonies

11.
Why did most people come to the New England colonies?
a)
They wanted the freedom to practice their religion the way they wanted.
b)
They wanted to make money by working in factories.
c)
They were taken from their home countries and forced to work there as slaves.
d)
They were looking for a more diverse place to live.
12.
Why did most people come to the New England colonies?
a)
They wanted the freedom to practice their religion the way they wanted.
b)
They wanted to make money by working in factories.
c)
They were taken from their home countries and forced to work there as slaves.
d)
They were looking for a more diverse place to live.
13.
In the Southern colonies, what was the economy mostly based on?
a)
Shipbuilding
b)
producing iron and textiles in factories
c)
whaling and fishing
d)
producing cash crops on large farms
14.
Which crop grew well in the Middle colonies because of the climate?
a)
wheat
b)
cotton
c)
tobacco
d)
fish
15.

According to the theory of Mercantilism, colonies existed to

a)

provide luxury goods

b)

provide a place to rehouse convicts

c)

provide raw materials

d)

provide new trade routes

16.

Which colonial Region is known for its moderate climate and fertile soil?

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

17.
Which region's jobs focused mainly on the ocean? 
a)
New England
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
18.
People who lived in the New England colonies most likely had which of the following jobs?
a)
Farmin
b)
Raising livestock
c)
Ship building and fishing
19.
What was the climate like for the people of the New England colonies?
a)
Harsh winters and mild summers
b)
Warm, humid summers and mild winters.
c)
Cold winters and hot summers
20.
Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.
a)
Trade centers
b)
Plantations
c)
Settlements
21.
Why were the Mid-Atlantic colonies nicknamed "The Bread Basket?"
a)
They grew many types of grain.
b)
Making bread was a great economic opportunity.
c)
They ate bread with every meal.
22.
Pilgrim's form of temporary government with laws
a)
Constitution
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Mayflower Compact
23.
Why were Africans captured and forced to work in the Americas?
a)
to share riches and wealth with them
b)
to provide more workers for the plantations
c)
to give them diseases
d)
to spread Christianity
24.
When slaves were loaded onto boats to be taken and sold, this part of the triangular trade route was called what?
a)
the American Passage
b)
the Middle Passage
c)
the Lower Passage
d)
the African Passage
25.
This is a description of what?
a)
indentured servant
b)
slave
c)
hired hand
d)
unskilled worker
26.
“I eat where I sleep to stay healthy, but I can barely move and my bed sores torture me every minute.”

Describe the author’s PERSPECTIVE? (who does this sound like?)
a)
An Indentured Servant
b)
A Ship's Crew Member
c)
An African Slave
d)
A Captain of a Ship
27.
A Trade Route from England to West Africa to the Americas, back to England would be known as:
a)
The Middle Passage
b)
The Slave Trade Route
c)
Circle Trade
d)
Triangular Trade
28.

Slaves in North America mostly came from which continent?

a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

29.

“I was soon put down under the decks. . . . The closeness of the place, and the heat of the climate, added to the number in the ship, which was so crowded that each had scarcely room to turn himself, almost suffocated us. . . . The shrieks of the women, and the groans of the dying rendered [made] the whole a scene of horror.”

  • The passage above by a young African forced by slave traders to take the journey from Africa to the West Indies describes the conditions:
a)

during the Middle Passage.

b)

in the Tidewater

c)

of typical immigrants

d)

on sugar plantations

30.

Trade routes that ran between the 13 Colonies, West Africa, West Indies, & England was known as

a)

Triangle Trade

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Slave Trade

d)

Mercantilism

31.
Why did many captives die on the slave ship (slavers)?
a)
lack of food
b)
lack of water
c)
diseases
d)
beatings
32.

Which colony?

a)

New Jersey

b)

New York

c)

Massachusetts

d)

North Carolina

33.

Which colony?

a)

South Carolina

b)

North Carolina

c)

Maryland

d)

New York

34.

Which colony?

a)

Delaware

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Georgia

35.

Which colony?

a)

Rhode Island

b)

New York

c)

Virginia

d)

Maryland

36.

Which colony?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

New York

c)

Delaware

d)

South Carolina

37.

Which colony?

a)

Virginia

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Delaware

38.

Which colony?

a)

Maryland

b)

New Jersey

c)

Connecticut

d)

Georgia

39.

Which colony?

a)

New York

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Virginia

d)

Rhode Island

40.

Which colony?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Delaware

c)

Maryland

d)

South Carolina

41.

Which colony?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Virginia

d)

Massachusetts

42.

Which colony?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Maryland

c)

New Jersey

d)

Connecticut

43.

Which colony?

a)

North Carolina

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Georgia

44.

What was the Mayflower Compact?

a)

A document that set up an organized government for the Pilgrims

b)

A list of religious rules the Pilgrims had to follow

c)

A map that later showed the hidden fort at Jamestown

d)

A document that kept the colonies from trading with other countries

45.

What was the trip that transported slaves from Africa to the Americas known as?

a)

The Middle Passage

b)

The Great Voyage

c)

The Unspeakable Voyage

d)

The Triangular Passage

46.

Was settled by the Puritans

a)

Roanoke Island

b)

Plymouth Colony

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Massachusetts Bay

47.

Which is true about the colonial government in the Virginia colony?

a)

Virginia had a king similar to the monarchy in England.

b)

There was no colonial government in Virginia.

c)

Virginia had a representative government similar to Parliament in England called the House of Burgesses.

48.

The main reason the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies were formed was for

a)

religious freedom

b)

money

c)

trade

49.

Which economic theory led to the Triangular Trade?

a)

Federalism

b)

Colonialism

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Socialism

50.

During American colonization who were the colonies ruled by?

a)

colonists

b)

English kings

c)

the president

51.
The House of Burgesses is important in history because it was the 
a)
the first time a council advised the Virginia Company
b)
only legislative body in England
c)
first election of women as leaders
d)
first elective legislative body in America
52.
This was the first elected assembly in the colonies?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Virginia House of Burgesses
53.
1st representative governing body in the American colonies.
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Virginia House of Burgesses
d)
Congress
54.
The John Peter Zenger case set the precedent for freedom ___.
a)
of religion
b)
of speech
c)
of the press
d)
to assemble
55.
The decision in the trial of John Peter Zenger was a step forward for
a)
Rights of Women
b)
Ending Slavery
c)
Freedom of Assembly
d)
Freedom of the Press
56.

Which event in Colonial history is associated with mass hysteria that caused many people to be falsely accused of practicing witchcraft

a)

John Peter Zenger

b)

Puritan Witchcraft Trials

c)

formation of the Daughters of Witches

d)

Salem Witch Trials

57.

The main purpose of the Navigation Acts passed by England was to

a)

limit the size of ships in English waters

b)

ensure that England benefited from colonial trade.

c)

train sailors for the British navy

d)

limit manufacturing in the colonies

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