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Colonial America Test Assessment

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which colony is number 1?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Rhode Island

c)

New Jersey

d)

Connecticut

2.

Which colony is number 2?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Connecticut

3.

Which colony is number 3?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Connecticut

4.

Which colony is number 4?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Connecticut

5.

Which colony is number 5?

a)

New York

b)

New Jersey

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Delaware

6.

Which colony is number 6?

a)

New York

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Delaware

7.

Which colony is number 7?

a)

New York

b)

New Jersey

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Delaware

8.

Which colony is number 8?

a)

New York

b)

New Jersey

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Delaware

9.

Which colony is number 9?

a)

Maryland

b)

South Carolina

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Virginia

10.

Which colony is number 10?

a)

North Carolina

b)

South Carolina

c)

Georgia

d)

Virginia

11.

Which colony is number 11?

a)

North Carolina

b)

South Carolina

c)

Georgia

d)

Virginia

12.

Which colony is number 12?

a)

North Carolina

b)

South Carolina

c)

Georgia

d)

Virginia

13.

Which colony is number 13?

a)

North Carolina

b)

South Carolina

c)

Georgia

d)

Virginia

14.

Which colonial region has a climate that can best be described as rainy winters and hot, humid summers.

a)

New England

b)

Southern

c)

Middle

15.

What was the major religious group of the New England colonies?

a)

Quakers

b)

Church of England

c)

Puritans

16.

Which colonies have large plantations?

a)

Middle

b)

Southern

c)

New England

d)

Northeast

17.

What region produced huge amounts of grain during the colonial period?

a)

Middle Colonies

b)

Southern Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

d)

frontier region

18.

The long cold winters in the ____________________ colonies was not ideal for growing cash crops and so they focused on lumbering, fishing & fur trading.

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Winter

19.

What is an indentured servant?

a)

Someone who agrees to work for several years for passage to the New World.

b)

Someone who is bought and cannot obtain freedom.

20.

The Middle Passage refers to

a)

The ocean crossing of the slaves

b)

The route taken to reach New York

c)

A step in climbing the social ladder

d)

A system of trade between the colonies

21.

Which colony could settlers go to in order to escape their debts?

a)

Georgia

b)

North Carolina

c)

South Carolina

22.
Colonial region that focused on shipping and manufacturing
a)
New England Colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island)
b)
Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland)
c)
Southern Colonies (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia)
23.
Colonial region 
1. focused on cash crops like cotton and tobacco
2. slavery became much more important in the southern colonies than any other colonial region.
a)
New England Colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island)
b)
Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland)
c)
Southern Colonies (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia)
24.
Colonial region focused on food crops such as wheat
a)
New England Colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island)
b)
Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland)
c)
Southern Colonies (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia)
25.
New England farmers practiced which type of farming?
a)
Cash crop
b)
Rotational
c)
Plowing
d)
Subsistence
26.
Which of these best describes the environment of the New England colonies?
a)
Long, hot summers and mild winters
b)
Harsh winters and rocky, hilly land
c)
Broad coastal plains and fertile soil
d)
Broad rivers, swamps and wet lands
27.
The Northern Region's economy included shipbuilding because of the availability of what major resource?
a)
Rivers
b)
Iron Ore
c)
Lumber
d)
Tar
28.

Geography of the New England Colonies

a)

Rocky, Forests, hilly, poor soil, long winters, limited farming

b)

Fertile soil, flat land, swift rivers, wide valleys, warmer

c)

Rich fertile soil, broad coastal plains, tidewater, backcournty

29.

Geography of the Middle Colonies

a)

Rocky, forests, hilly, poor soil, long winters, limited farming

b)

Rich fertile soil, broad coastal plains, tidewater, backcountry

c)

Fertile soil, flat land, swift rivers, wide valleys, warmer

30.

Geography of the Southern Colonies

a)

Rich fertile soil, broad coastal plains, tidewater, backcountry

b)

Fertile soil, flat land, swift rivers, wide valleys, warmer

c)

Rocky, forests, hilly poor soil, long winters, limited farming

31.

New York is a

a)

New England Colony

b)

Middle Colony

c)

Southern Colony

d)

The Big Apple

32.

Boston is a

a)

New England Colony

b)

Middle Colony

c)

Southern Colony

d)

Cream Pie

33.

Jobs of the New England colonies

a)

small farms, merchants, craftsmen, boatbuilding, whaling, lumber, fish

b)

Farming grains, livestock, cash crops, mining, trading

c)

plantations with tobacco, rice, slavery

d)

Patriot Football

34.

Economic activity of the Middle Colonies

a)

Farming grains, livestock, cash crops, mining, trading

b)

Plantations with tobacco, rice slavery

c)

Small farms, merchants, craftsman, boatbuilding, whaling, lumber, fish

35.

Fertile Land & Long Growing Season: Plantation System

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

36.

"Bread Basket"

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

37.

Whaling/Fishing

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

38.

Cash crops: Tobacco, Indigo and Rice

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

39.

Once in a while a slave could buy their freedom back.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

The trade that allowed movement of goods, people and materials among the continents.

a)

Continental trade

b)

Triangular Trade

c)

Slave Trade

d)

European Trade

41.

A Royal colony is run by

a)

the colonist

b)

a small group of men

c)

a small group of women

d)

the King through an appointed governor

42.

Proprietary Colonies were run by

a)

the King

b)

a small group of men but they reported back to the King

c)

the Queen

d)

the colonist

43.

Slaves willingly left their homes for a better life in America.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

What were the main exports of the American colonies?

a)

sugar and molasses

b)

guns and textiles

c)

tobacco, rice and indigo

d)

slaves and guns

45.

Slaves in the Northern colonies had it easier than the slaves in the Southern colonies.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Where did a majority of the slaves live and work?

a)

plantations

b)

factories

c)

schools

d)

they didn't work

47.

Slaves try to keep their African culture by songs, dances, and religious practices.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Why were the slaves treated so badly during the Middle Passage?

a)

The slaves had weapons so the sailors had to fight them.

b)

The sailors were afraid the slaves would overtake the ship.

c)

They weren't treated badly.

d)

They didn't deserve to be treated well.

49.

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

50.

Some white people helped runaway slaves by creating a support system called the

a)

Freedom Train

b)

Escaped Slave Express

c)

Underground Railroad

d)

Rebel Slave Runaway

51.

What Ocean was used for the Triangular Trade Route?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

52.

Which three continents were involved in the Triangular Trade Route?

a)

North America, South America and Africa

b)

North America, Africa and Europe

c)

North America, South America and Europe

d)

North America, Africa, and Asia

53.

A person contracted to work without pay, for a specified period of time, to work off a debt is called a?

a)

Slave

b)

Indentured Servant

c)

Apprentice

d)

Master

54.

What is the system of trade and industry by which the wealth of a country is made and used?

a)

Economy

b)

Trade

c)

Import

d)

Export

55.

Where did most of the slaves come from?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Canada