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Colonization through American Revolution

Total questions: 192

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Town Meetings were a part of which colonial region?

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Pacific Northwest

2.

Check ALL that are examples of Representative Government in the Colonies.

a)

The Georgia Chronicle

b)

The VA House of Burgesses

c)

The New England Town Meetings

d)

The Mayflower Compact

3.

The Tea Act (1773) led to which of the following?

a)

Committees of Corrospondence

b)

The Boston Tea Party

c)

The Sugar boycott

d)

Lexington and Concord

4.

What are a person's Natural Rights as per John Locke?

a)

Life, Liberty, Property

b)

Life, Money, Power

c)

Life, Liberty, Poverty

d)

Liberty, Death, Taxes

5.

What Line did King George establish in 1763 after Pontiac's Rebellion for the colonies to not move west of?

a)

The Line of Demarcation

b)

The Mason-Dixon Line

c)

The Mendoza Line

d)

The Proclamation Line

6.

The Intolerable Acts (1774) had an alternate name in Great Britain, what was it?

a)

The Coercive Acts

b)

The Declaratory Acts

c)

The Tea Acts

d)

The Sugar Acts

7.

Which people were instrumental in the Sons of Liberty? Check ALL that apply.

a)

John Marshall

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

John Livingston

d)

Samuel Adams

8.

Why did the Puritans flee (leave) England?

a)

High taxes

b)

Religious Persecution

c)

Legal trouble

d)

Dance Party

9.

An economic system when the colony exists for the good of the mother country.

a)

Salutary Neglect

b)

Capitalism

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Communism

10.

Who won the French and Indian War?

a)

The French

b)

The Algonquin

c)

The British

d)

The Spanish

11.

Where was the Shot Heard Round the World?

a)

Concord

b)

Lexington

c)

NY Harbor

d)

Virgina

12.

What was the Colonial CRY during the Road to the Revolution?

a)

No Taxation At All

b)

No Taxation Without Representation

c)

No Taxation on Domestic Goods

d)

No Taxation for the Rich

13.

The idea that the people are the source of power.

a)

The consent of the governed

b)

The consent of the leadership

c)

The consent of Mr. Carusillo

d)

No consent at all

14.

Who was the author of the pamphlet, Common Sense?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

George Washington

d)

Alexander Hamilton

15.

The Stamp Act (1765) placed a tax on the following items. Check ALL that apply.

a)

Tea

b)

Birth and Death Certificates, marriage licenses

c)

Newspapers, playing cards

d)

Glass

16.

Which two battles are considered Turning Points of the American Revolution? Check ALL that apply

a)

Trenton

b)

Cowpens

c)

Yorktown

d)

Saratoga

17.

What year was the Treaty of Paris signed, ending the Revolutionary War?

a)

1763

b)

1773

c)

1783

d)

1793

18.

Name the trade system that brought slaves to the Americas.

a)

The Triangle Trade

b)

The Old World / New World Exchange

c)

The Swap Meet

d)

The Canadian Exchange

19.

Who created this political cartoon prior to the Albany Plan of Union in 1754?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Ben Franklin

d)

Paul Revere

20.
"Shot Heard Round the World" is referring to the shot at...?
a)
Bunker HIll
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Breed's Hill
d)
Lexington
21.
The Intolerable Acts did all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
Closed the port of Boston
b)
Banned town meetings and repealed elected council members, appointing ones from the crown
c)
Provided personal escorts for tax collectors
d)
Quartering of troops and sent British officials to Great Britain for trial
22.
How did the king react to the Olive Branch Petition
a)
He refused to accept it
b)
He accepted it
c)
He moved on his plans to hire Hessian troops
d)
He refused it and hired the hessian troops
23.
Which army was better trained and had better equipment and resources to fight?
a)
British
b)
Colonial
24.
Who gave the famous speech in the Virginia House of Burgesses, with the famous quote, "Give me Liberty, or Give me Death!"
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
John Adams
25.
Rider that was credited with warning the countryside that the British were coming due to Longfellow's poem, although they all rode that famous night.
a)
Revere
b)
Dawes
c)
Prescott
26.
Who were the British attempting to arrest in Lexington?
a)
Samuel Adams & John Hancock
b)
John Adams & Benjamin Franklin
c)
Roger Sherman & Thomas Stone
d)
Patrick Henry & Thomas Paine
27.
How many colonials were dead after their confrontation with the British in Lexington?
a)
None
b)
8
c)
80
d)
800
28.
What were the British trying to accomplish in Concord?
a)
Capture/destroy colonists ammunition and artillery 
b)
Forge an alliance with Loyalists who were there
c)
Spy on the colonists
d)
Host a recruiting event
29.
Who showed up that forced the British to retreat form Concord?
a)
Fleet of ships
b)
Slaves
c)
Minutemen
d)
Soldiers on horseback
30.
Where was the first full-blown battle between the colonists and British soldiers?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Trenton
c)
Charles Town
d)
Bunker Hill
31.
All of the following are related to the Battle of Bunker Hill EXCEPT:
a)
Breed's Hill
b)
British took the Hill on the third attempt
c)
Heavy British losses and concern that the colonists made a good stand
d)
Destruction of the colonial militia
32.
Who was King during the American Revolution?
a)
King Philip II
b)
King George III
c)
King Henry VIII
d)
King James II
33.
All of the following relate to the Boston Tea Party EXCEPT:
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
Intolerable Acts
c)
Samuel Adams
d)
Dock
34.
All of the following relate to the retreat of the British from Boston EXCEPT:
a)
Fort Ticonderoga
b)
British troops were slaughtered by the Americans
c)
Cannons were dragged there, surrounding them
d)
7,000 British troops retreated
35.
All of the following relate to the capture of Fort Ticonderoga EXCEPT:
a)
Ethan Allen
b)
Green Mountain Boys
c)
Benedict Arnold
d)
General Gage
36.
All of the following relate to the First Continental Congress EXCEPT:
a)
Voted to ban all trade with Great Britain until the Intolerable Acts were repealed
b)
Colonies were to begin training troops
c)
All except South Carolina attended
d)
Sent petitions to the King to address colonial grievances
37.
All of the following were true about "Common Sense" except:
a)
Thomas Paine was the author
b)
It convinced people they needed to create a spy network
c)
It sold 120,000 copies in 3 months
d)
It helped convince people to support the Patriot cause of separation
38.
All of the following are true about the Declaration of Independence EXCEPT:
a)
It's main author was 33 year old Thomas Jefferson
b)
It listed grievances against the king
c)
It used Enlightenment ideas
d)
It was written prior to Lexington and Concord
39.
True or False? Colonel Prescott told soldiers "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!" since they were short on ammunition and he wanted to make sure they would hit their target.
a)
True
b)
False
40.

English document of 1215 that granted certain rights to noblemen and freemen that the king was forced to sign

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

Magna Carta

d)

U.S. Constitution

41.

Religious movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s

a)

Great Awakening

b)

Albany Plan of Union

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Renaissance

42.

Who stood trial for printing criticism of New York's governor?

a)

Wiliam Wright

b)

John Smith

c)

John Peter Zenger

d)

Joseph Stalin

43.

Scientist, inventor, politician and famous Enlightenment figure

a)

John Locke

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

John Winthrop

d)

Voltaire

44.

The royal governor of the northern colonies who outlawed the colonists' representative assemblies

a)

Edward Baker

b)

Philip Savoy

c)

Edmund Andros

d)

Thomas Wainwright

45.

Famous minister of the Great Awakening that gave the famous sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."

a)

Edward Murrow

b)

Johnathan Edwards

c)

Paul Greene

d)

Thomas Gardner

46.

Famous Great Awakening minister that helped to start orphanages

a)

George Whitfield

b)

Andrew Ferris

c)

Lord Loudon

d)

Peter Smith

47.

Edmund Andros served as governor of the Dominion of...

a)

the Backcountry

b)

the Middle Colonies

c)

New England

d)

the Southern Colonies

48.

Williams and Mary signed this document, which guaranteed the rights of English citizens?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

Declaration of Independence

49.

Intellectual Movement that emphasized human reason and science as the paths to knowledge.

a)

Great Awakening

b)

Renaissance

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Reformation

50.

King James fleeing from England and his daughter Mary, and her husband, William of Orange, taking the throne was known as the ...

a)

Peasants Revolt

b)

English Revival

c)

Glorious Revolution

51.

Who makes the laws in England?

a)

Congress

b)

Supreme Court

c)

Parliament

d)

Diet

52.

The English government's hands-off policy toward the colonies in the first half of the 1700s was called...

a)

Laissez-Faire

b)

Salutary Neglect

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Navigation Acts

53.

Which of the following ideas did John Locke NOT promote?

a)

Natural rights of life, liberty, property

b)

Challeged the divine right of kings to rule

c)

To alter or change a government that doesn't protect your natural rights

d)

The right to vote for all citizens

54.

In which are were there:

*Higher levels of literacy

*Much larger middle class

*More opportunity to move up to a higher social class

a)

America

b)

England

55.

Right upheld in the John Peter Zenger Trial:

a)

Freedom of Speech

b)

Freedom of the Press

c)

Freedom of Religion

d)

Freedom of Assembly

56.

The Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights and the Glorious Revolution all played part in which of the following?

a)

The growth of representative government in the colonies

b)

The king getting nobles to pay for the war

c)

Keeping colonists from being represented in England

57.

Which of the following right(s) are in the Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights?

a)

Trial by Jury

b)

Reasonable Fines and Punishments

c)

Protection of personal property

d)

All of the above are rights protected in the documents

58.

What did the Great Awakening lead to?

a)

Arguments over religious practices

b)

Some leaving their churches and joining other

c)

Harder for an established or state funded church to control a colony's religious life

d)

Ministers being appointed by the crown

e)

religious diversity increasing

59.

How did the Great Awakening threaten the Southern Social System?

a)

African Americans and Native Americans were baptized

b)

African Americans could preach

c)

Women could speak at Church

d)

African Americans could vote

e)

African Americans were sometimes taught to read

60.
English document  of 1215 that granted certain rights to noblemen and freemen that the king was forced to sign.
a)
Bill of Rights
English Bill of Rights 
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Magna Carta
d)
U.S. Constitution
61.
Religious movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s.
a)
Great Awakening
b)
Albany Plan of Union
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Renaissance
62.
Who stood trial for printing criticism of New York's governor?
a)
William Wright
b)
John Smith 
c)
John Peter Zenger
d)
Joseph Stalin
63.
Scientist, inventor, politician and famous Enlightenment figure
a)
John Locke
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
John Winthrop
d)
Voltaire
65.
The royal governor of the northern colonies who outlawed the colonists' representative assemblies.
a)
Edward Baker
b)
Phillip Savoy
c)
Edmund Andros
65.
The royal governor of the northern colonies who outlawed the colonists' representative assemblies.
a)
Edward Baker
b)
Phillip Savoy
c)
Edmund Andros
66.
Famous minister of the Great Awakening that gave the famous sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."
a)
Edward Murrow
b)
Jonathan Edwards
c)
Paul Greene
67.
Famous Great Awakening minister that helped to start orphanages.
a)
George Whitfield
b)
Andrew Ferris
c)
Peter Smith
68.
Edmund Andros served as governor of the Dominion of...
a)
 New England
b)
the Backcountry
c)
the Middle Colonies
d)
the South
69.
William and Mary signed this document, which guaranteed the rights of English citizens?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
English Bill of Rights
d)
The Constitution
70.
William and Mary signed this document, which guaranteed the rights of English citizens?
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Treaty of Easton
71.
First Battle of the French and Indian War
a)
Duquesne
b)
Fort Pitt
c)
Fort Necessity
d)
Fort Presque Isle
72.
Battle that was considered a turning point battle after the French lose many of their Indian allies.
a)
Fort Niagara
b)
Carillon
c)
Ticonderoga
d)
Fort William Henry
73.
Intellectual Movement that emphasized human reason and science as the paths to knowledge.
a)
Great Awakening
b)
Renaissance
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Reformation
74.
What was supposed to prevent colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains?
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Committees of Correspondence
75.
King James fleeing from England and his daughter Mary, and her husband taking the throne was known as the...
a)
Peasants Revolt
b)
English Revival
c)
Glorious Revolution
76.
Who makes the laws in England?
a)
Congress
b)
Supreme Court
c)
Parliament
d)
Diet
77.
Native American Ottawa leader that led a revolt against the English after the French and Indian War
a)
Red Cloud
b)
Chief Joseph
c)
Pontiac
d)
Geronimo
78.
Why did the Native Americans revolt against the English following the French and Indian War?
a)
Colonists refused to trade with them
b)
Colonists continued to move onto their land
c)
Colonists were attempting to deport them to France
d)
Colonists wanted them to become Christians
79.
The English government's hands-off policy toward the colonies in the first half of the 1700s was called
a)
Laissez-Faire
b)
Salutary Neglect
c)
Mercantilism
80.
Person that was sent to the Ohio River Valley to ask the French to leave
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Edward Braddock
c)
George Washington
d)
General Wolfe
81.
English or French Advantage at the Beginning of the French and Indian War:
POPULATION
a)
English
b)
French
82.
English or French Advantage at the Beginning of the French and Indian War:
LOYAL NATIVE-AMERICAN ALLIES
a)
English
b)
French
83.
English or French Advantage at the Beginning of the French and Indian War:
Access to the interior of the continent by the Mississippi River and St. Lawrence River
a)
English 
b)
French
84.
English or French Advantage at the Beginning of the French and Indian War:
UNIFIED UNDER ONE GOVERNMENT
a)
English
b)
French
85.
English or French Advantage at the Beginning of the French and Indian War:
RELYING ON PROFESSIONAL TROOPS
a)
English 
b)
French
86.
What was the purpose of the Join , or Die political cartoon by Benjamin Franklin?
a)
Convince the Colonies to United
b)
Convince the Colonies to accept the Albany Plan of Union
c)
Convince colonists to come together for defense together 
d)
All of the above
87.
English or French Advantage at the Beginning of the French and Indian War:
FIGHTING TO SAVE THEIR HOMES AND LAND
a)
English 
b)
French
88.
What was the Albany Plan of Union?
A formal proposal by the British to ________________.
a)
Separate from England
b)
United with the French
c)
Unite the colonies
89.
Which of the following helped the French control their vast territory in North America?
a)
Missouri River and Hudson River
b)
St. Lawrence and Mississippi River
c)
Mississippi and Columbia River
d)
Ohio River and Delaware River
90.
Which of the following was true about General Braddock's defeat?
a)
He believed British troops were superior to Native Americans
b)
He ignored warnings of ambush
c)
He was killed buried under the  the road
d)
All of the above are true
91.
Who was winning most of the battles at the beginning of the war?
a)
English
b)
French
92.
How did William Pitt transform the war effort for the British?
a)
Sent professional troops  
b)
Poured money into the war effort
c)
Came up with a new plan and placed the war under the crown's control
d)
All of the above
93.
What was the 3-point plan William Pitt pushed for to bring the war to an end?
a)
Take Fort Necessity, the West Indies, and Florida
b)
Take Louisburg, Quebec, and Montreal
c)
Take the Ohio River, New Orleans, and the Gulf of Mexico
94.
What was the 3-point plan William Pitt pushed for to bring the war to an end?
a)
Take Fort Necessity, the West Indies, and Florida
b)
Take Louisburg, Quebec, and Montreal
c)
Take the Ohio River, New Orleans, and the Gulf of Mexico
95.
What was the difference between the pre war and post war map of North America?
a)
The Spanish lose a lot of land
b)
The French are driven out of North America
c)
The Russians threaten control of North America
96.
The British gain French land claims in the Treaty of Paris  mostly _________of he Mississippi River
a)
East
b)
West
97.
What caused the French and Indian War?
a)
Competing over control of the Ohio River Valley to dominate the fur trade
b)
Hoping to lessen Spanish control in North America
c)
The British and French stopped trading with the Native-Americans
98.
One of the most significant battles in French and English history, considered to be a turning point for the English
a)
Quebec
b)
Montreal 
c)
Duquesne
99.
What important fur-trading center fell to the English following the Battle of Quebec?
a)
Montreal 
b)
Toronto
c)
Calgary
d)
Ottawa
100.
Did the Huron typically side with the English or French?
a)
English
b)
French
101.
Did the Iroquois Indians typically side with the British or the French?
a)
English
b)
French
102.
Which of the following was in response to Pontiac's Rebellion?
a)
Albany Plan of Union
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Magna Carta
103.
What did the British realize after the French and Indian WAr?
a)
Their new large territory would be difficult to defend
b)
They had only gained new problems
c)
The French population remaining behind would rebel
104.
Which of the following was an important outcome of the French and Indian War?
a)
Soldiers gain valuable experience they will need later
b)
Britain has toruble protecting new territories they have gained
c)
Britain is in huge debt
d)
All of the above were important outcomes of the war.
105.
What was the British population at the beginning of the war?
a)
100,000
b)
500,000
c)
1 million
106.
What was the French population at the beginning of the war?
a)
25,000
b)
50,000
c)
70,000
d)
1 million
107.
Which of the following ideas did John Locke NOT promote?
a)
Natural rights of life, liberty, and property
b)
Challenged the divine right of kings to rule
c)
To alter or change a government that doesn't protect your natural rights
d)
The right to vote for all citizens
108.
In which are were there:
*Higher levels of literacy
*Much larger middle class
*More opportunity to move up to a higher social class
a)
America
b)
England
109.
Right upheld in the John Peter Zenger Trial:
a)
Freedom of Speech
b)
Freedom of the Press
c)
Freedom of Religion
d)
Freedom of Assembly
110.
The Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights and the Glorious Revolution all played part in which of the following?
a)
The growth of representative government in the colonies
b)
The king getting nobles to pay for the war
c)
Keeping colonists from being represented in England
111.
Which of the following rights are in the Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights?
a)
Trial by Jury
b)
Reasonable Fines and Punishments
c)
Protection of personal property
d)
All of the above are rights protected in the documents
112.
Boys would typically gain a job without pay to learn a trade as a(n) __________________
a)
Master Craftsman
b)
Scribe
c)
Apprentice
113.

Which of the following was NOT one of the original Middle Colonies?

a)

New Jersey

b)

Delaware

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Rhode Island

e)

New York

114.

A nickname used for the Middle Colonies was the __________ Colonies.

a)

Friendliest to Savages

b)

Fur Vendors

c)

Seafaring

d)

Breadbasket

115.

The Dutch founded New Netherland along the ______________ River.

a)

St. Lawrence

b)

Hudson

c)

Delaware

d)

Allegheny

116.

Peter Stuyvesant, New Netherland's governor took over New __________ along the Delaware River.

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Sweden

d)

Finland

117.

New Amsterdam was the center of the ______________ trade.

a)

Iron

b)

Fur

c)

Slave

d)

Rum

118.

_________________ were people who brought 50 settlers to work the land and received large land grants.

a)

Headright

b)

Patroons

c)

Overlords

d)

Entrepreneurships

119.

Slaves in the Middle Colonies typically had some rights of movement and property ownnership.

a)

True

b)

False

120.

The Middle Colonies were known as the most ____________________ of the regions.

a)

hostile

b)

prejudiced

c)

religious

d)

diverse

121.

New Amsterdam was the Dutch name for ______________.

a)

Philadelphia

b)

Dover

c)

Trenton

d)

New York City

122.

___________________ decided to capture New Netherland and were able to by threatening with warships.

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

Portuguese

123.

King Charles II gave New Netherland to his brother, the _____________ and renamed it New York

a)

Duke of Wellington

b)

Duke of York

c)

Duke of Sussex

d)

Duke of Edinbourgh

124.

The Duke of York divided New York and created ____________, giving it to his friends.

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Maine

c)

New Jersey

d)

Rhode Island

125.

Which of the following was NOT true about the Quakers?

a)

They were the largest religious group in England

b)

They were persecuted for their religious views

c)

They were known as the "Society of Friends"

d)

They were hostile towards Native Americans

e)

They values hard work and thrift

126.

William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a safe haven for _______________.

a)

Puritans

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Quakers

d)

Baptists

127.

Delaware was carved out of the 3 lower counties of _________________.

a)

New York

b)

New Jersey

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Vermont

128.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Quakers?

a)

Native Americans should be paid for their land

b)

Everyone was equal

c)

Treaties should be negotiated with Native Americans

d)

Promised fair treatment of Native Americans

e)

Developed Quaker Oats as the top trade commodity

129.

Many of the people from __________________ and ___________________ settled in Delaware.

a)

Sweden

b)

Netherlands

c)

Finland

d)

Iceland

130.
People that did not want to choose sides during the American Revolution:
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Neutral
131.
People that sided with the Americans and supported separating from Great Britain:
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Neutral
132.
People that wanted to remain loyal to Great Britain and did NOT support separation:
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Neutral
133.
People who recently settled in America from other countries and did not speak English tended to be:
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Neutral
134.
The younger generation, supported Enlightenment ideas, wanted to fight against what they considered to be unfair laws and taxation, especially since they had no say in Parliament, tended to be:
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Neutral
135.
Older generation, wealthy landowners, Anglican Church members tended to be:
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Neutral
136.
Which of the following groups held a majority? (over 50% of the people)
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Neutral
d)
None of the above had a majority
137.
Why did Washington have Thomas Paine write the first of The Crisis Papers before the Battle of Trenton, "These are the times that try men's souls..." ?
a)
Morale of the troops was low
b)
Many enlistments were up at the end of the year, which was quickly approaching
c)
He desperately needed a victory and to hold the troops together
d)
All of the above are true
138.
What impact did the victories at Trenton and Princeton have?
a)
They improved morale of the soldiers
b)
Many re-enlisted in the army and continued to fight
c)
Washington remains commander of the armed forces
d)
All of the above
139.
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Battle of Saratoga?
a)
The colonies remain united
b)
They proved they had a chance of winning and gain outside aid from France
c)
The war turns into a world war
d)
The British surrender their entire northern army to the Americans
140.
What main goal did the British have in the north as part of their strategy to win the war?
a)
Count on outside allies to take down the American rebels
b)
Use their man of war ships to take down American shipping
c)
Take the Hudson River Valley to cut-off New England form the other colonies
d)
Have the Canadians control New England so British troops would not have to focus on the area
141.
First Battle of the French and Indian War
a)
Duquesne
b)
Fort Pitt
c)
Fort Necessity
d)
Fort Presque Isle
142.
Battle that was considered a turning point battle after the French lose many of their Indian allies.
a)
Fort Niagara
b)
Carillon
c)
Ticonderoga
d)
Fort William Henry
143.
What was supposed to prevent colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains?
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Committees of Correspondence
144.
English or French Advantage at the Beginning of the French and Indian War:
POPULATION
a)
English
b)
French
145.
English or French Advantage at the Beginning of the French and Indian War:
LOYAL NATIVE-AMERICAN ALLIES
a)
English
b)
French
146.
English or French Advantage at the Beginning of the French and Indian War:
UNIFIED UNDER ONE GOVERNMENT
a)
English
b)
French
147.

Maryland was founded as a safe haven for...?

a)

Protestants

b)

Jews

c)

Quakers

d)

Catholics

148.

Lord Baltimore was the founder of...?

a)

Carolinas

b)

Virginia

c)

Georgia

d)

Maryland

149.

The Act of Toleration was established in which colony? It was later removed, and then put back into effect.

a)

Carolina

b)

Georgia

c)

Maryland

d)

Virginia

150.

James Oglethorpe founded the colony of ...?

a)

Virginia

b)

Carolina

c)

Georgia

d)

Maryland

151.

Which of the following did Oglethorpe envision for his colony?

a)

No slavery

b)

Small farms

c)

A place for debtors to go so they didn't rot in England's prisons

d)

A plantation economy

152.

Which of the following were true about Huguenots?

a)

There were French Protestants

b)

They were persecuted in France

c)

A Massacre occurred involving them

d)

They moved to the Carolinas to worship freely

153.

The key crop in Virginia and Maryland during the time period included which of the following?

a)

Indigo

b)

Cotton

c)

Rice

d)

Tobacco

154.

The key crops in the Carolinas during the time period were which of the following 2?

a)

Tobacco

b)

Rice

c)

Indigo

d)

Cotton

155.

The first permanent English colony was founded in:

a)

Carolina

b)

Georgia

c)

Virginia

d)

Maryland

156.

The low flat fertile region located along the Southern coastline was known as the Tidewater Region. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

157.

Colonies owned by individuals are proprietary. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

158.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Southern colonies?

a)

Plantation economies came to dominate

b)

African slavery was a part of the plantation economy

c)

Planters, plantation owners came to dominate the economy and politics of the South

d)

Slaves had less restrictions in the South than in the Middle colonies

159.

What was the Tidewater?

a)

Area on the Atlantic coastline where ports were located

b)

Low, flat, fertile land along the coastline good for farming

c)

Treacherous area on the Atlantic that was difficult for ships to navigate

d)

Area that was eroded badly from the waves from the Atlantic Ocean

160.

Africans were able to hold onto which of the following traditions while they were slaves?

a)

Music & Dance

b)

Religion

c)

Storytelling

d)

All of the above were traditions they held onto

161.

What was the main reason Bacon and his followers rebelled, leading to the burning of Jamestown?

a)

They wanted more land close to the Atlantic Ocean

b)

The governor refused to allow shipments of goods they needed to their homes since it was too dangerous

c)

The governor refused to help protect the colonists from Indian attacks on the frontier and they felt they lacked representation.

d)

They were starving from a drought

162.

Why did Southern Planters transition from using a cheap labor force of Native-Americans and Indentured Servants to using African slaves as their main labor force?

a)

Native Americans died of disease and easily ran away

b)

Indentured servants left once their contracts were up and had protection by law

c)

Africans contributed farming skills and were slaves for life

d)

All of the above are reasons Africans became the main labor force

163.

Which of the following were slave codes that were enacted? Choose all that apply.

a)

They restricted the movement of slaves and required written permission to travel

b)

Slaves were not permitted to learn to read or write

c)

New contracts were made between owner and slave to prevent rebellions

d)

Slaves were not permitted to meet with free blacks

164.

Which of the following was NOT an outcome of the Stono Rebellion?

a)

Slaves were executed for the role they played in the rebellion

b)

The Planters began to treat their slaves better

c)

Slave codes were enacted to restrict what slaves were allowed to do

d)

Planters were more fearful of rebellions

165.

Which of the following was NOT a key cash crop of the South in the time period we are currently studying?

a)

Rice

b)

Indigo

c)

Cotton

d)

Tobacco

166.

Slaves made their way from Africa to the West Indies during what was called the...?

a)

Profit Leg

b)

Ocean Hell

c)

Middle Passage

d)

Grips of Death

167.

In which region were slaves most likely to only do work such as housework, cooking, cleaning, driving carriages...?

a)

South

b)

North

c)

Backcountry

168.

Africans sold other Africans into slavery: True or False

a)

True

b)

False

169.

Which of the following is NOT true about King Philip's War?

a)

It was a slave rebellion

b)

It was a result of colonists spreading further and further onto Indian land

c)

Metacom led the rebellion and many colonists were killed

d)

People involved in carrying out the revolt that were not killed were sold into slavery in the West Indies

170.

What became the largest city in the Middle Colonies in early America?

a)

Boston

b)

New York

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Charleston

171.

Which group was the first to publicly speak out against the institution of slavery?

a)

Congregationalists

b)

Quakers

c)

Baptists

d)

Methodists

172.

How did William Penn want to treat the Native-Americans?

a)

Fairly and with respect

b)

Fight them for their land

c)

Trade with them but nothing more

d)

Have them moved further westward

173.

Why were the Middle Colonies considered to be the most tolerant and diverse of the colonial regions?

a)

There were many different ethnic groups like the Dutch, Germans, English

b)

There were many different religious groups practicing there

c)

They had many different types of work

d)

They tried many different forms of government

174.

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Scots Irish?

a)

Their clans settled in the backcountry

b)

They objected to the tax supported Church of England

c)

They farmed, exhausted the soil and moved on

d)

They welcomed outsiders to add to their numbers for self-defensive purposes

e)

They were Presbyterian and had religious courts to deal with crimes like, burglary and immoral behavior

175.

Which region was known as the "Breadbasket" due to the vast amount of grain they raised and processed at gristmills?

a)

New England

b)

Southern

c)

Middle

d)

Bakccountry

176.

Where was the backcountry located?

a)

Along the Atlantic coastline

b)

Along the border between Florida and Georgia

c)

Area around the Great Lakes

d)

Along the base of the Appalachian Mountains

177.

Which of the following TWO groups were large groups that helped make their region welcoming to most people?

a)

French

b)

Germans

c)

Dutch

d)

Irish

178.

Which group was known to be great artisans, including gunsmiths, and invented the Conestoga wagon to transport their goods to market?

a)

French

b)

English

c)

Germans

d)

Dutch

179.

In which colonial region was subsistence farming mostly practiced?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Backcountry

180.

The Triangular Trade showed which of the following?

a)

Global trade was important to provide nations with what they could not produce themselves

b)

Little money was made on the triangular trade routes

c)

Rum was the most important item on the trade routes

d)

Little trade was being done during the 1700s

181.

Which of the following is NOT true about mercantilism?

a)

it limited the colonies' ability to trade with other nations

b)

It kept the wealth within the English Empire

c)

More money was made in the colonies because of the system

d)

Raw materials were sent to England

182.

Which of the following is true about the Navigation Acts?

a)

Certain products could only be sold to England or its colonies

b)

Shipping had to be done in English ships or ships made in the colonies

c)

They helped make the colonists more money

d)

England promoted all colonial products overseas

183.

Which of the following was the most profitable commodity on the Triangular Trade route?

a)

Rum

b)

Sugar

c)

Slaves

d)

Iron

184.

"We have changed our interest. The interest of New England was religion, which did distinguish us from other English (colonies)...Now we begin to espouse a Worldly Interest and so choose a new God." -Increase Mather


What did Increase Mather mean by this quote?

a)

Puritans should focus more on making money

b)

Puritans are focusing too much on religion

c)

Puritans are focusing too much on making money and not enough on religion

d)

Puritans no longer worship God

185.

Which of the following is NOT a part of the Puritan legacy?

a)

Treating American Indians equally

b)

Hard Work

c)

Education

d)

Representative Government and Voting

186.

Which of the following probably contributed MOST to the Salem Witchcraft Trials and executions in 1692?

a)

Slave Tituba told the girls about black magic

b)

Puritan power was declining

c)

Cotton Mather had written a book about witchcraft

d)

Girls became possessed by the devil

187.

Which of the following led to a weakening in Puritan power?

a)

Many non-Puritan immigrants moved into the area

b)

A new royal charter offered religious freedom to all protestants

c)

Church run elections ended

d)

All of the above happened based on the new charter

188.

Which one of the following are correct about the Triangular Trade Routes?

a)

New England shipped Rum and Iron Products, like guns, to Africa

b)

Products were exchanged in Africa for Gold, Spices and Slaves to cross the ocean to the West Indies

c)

Products were exchanged in the West Indies for Sugar and Molasses and shipped to the colonies, as well as unsold slaves

d)

The Middle Passage refers to the horrible conditions slaves faced while crossing the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to the West Indies

e)

There was only one Triangular Trade Route located on the Atlantic Ocean

189.

What was a final outcome of King Philip's War?

a)

King Philip regained all of his stolen land

b)

All of the Indians were killed

c)

Tribes that helped the colonists gained control of King Philip's land

d)

Colonists pushed further onto Indian land

190.
leader of the Sons of Liberty and the Boston Tea Party 
a)
John Adams
b)
Samuel Adams 
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
George Washington 
191.
The Olive Branch Petition declared the colonist's loyalty to the King and asked for
a)
War
b)
Peace 
c)
The creation of  an independent government 
d)
Troops to protect the colonist 
192.
The Olive Branch Petition declared the colonist's loyalty to the King and asked for
a)
War
b)
Peace 
c)
The creation of  an independent government 
d)
Troops to protect the colonist 

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