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Ch. 5 Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What helped the colonists in the Middle Colonies send crops to nearby towns?

a)

The French Colonies

b)

The wide, long rivers

c)

The Spanish Colonies

d)

The tidewater

2.

How did the glaciers affect the land in the colonies?

a)

Glaciers pushed soil from the Southern Colonies to the North

b)

Glaciers pushed soil from New England to the Middle Colonies

c)

Glaciers dumped soil from tidewater to Middle Colonies

d)

Glacies dumped soil from tidewater to Southern Colonies

3.

How many original English colonies were there?

a)

9

b)

11

c)

13

d)

15

4.

Which of the sections of the British colonies had the best climate and land for farming?

a)

Middle and New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

New England Colonies

5.

Which of the following was true of Puritan beliefs?

a)

All people did not have to attend church services

b)

They obeyed the rules of the Bible

c)

Communities did not make religious laws at town meetings

d)

Religion and government should be separate

6.

Why was Roger Williams banished?

a)

He thought men who were not in the church should vote

b)

He wanted religious freedom

c)

He accepted the role of the church in government

d)

He wanted men and women to discuss religion with each other

7.

Who won King Phillip's War?

a)

Metacomet

b)

Pequot Indians

c)

Wampanoag Indians

d)

The colonists

8.

After King Phillip's War...

a)

few American Indians remained in eastern New England

b)

Wampanoag enslaved the colonists

c)

more indians lived in New England than ever before

d)

Wampanoags made the colonists leave the area

9.

Which of the following was a key natural resource for the New England colonies?

a)

Spices

b)

Cod

c)

Tea

d)

Candles

10.

The Middle Passage described the journey from...

a)

Europe to Africa

b)

North America to Africa

c)

Africa to the West Indies

d)

Europe to North America

11.

Which of the following chores did girls do in the colonies?

a)

Weave cloth for clothing

b)

Help build and repair buildings

c)

Care for farm animals

d)

Bring in wood for the fireplace

12.

Which chores did BOTH boys and girls do?

a)

Make soap and candles

b)

Cook food

c)

Help with planting and harvesting

d)

Gather wild berries and vegetables

13.

What 3 continents were part of the Triangular Trade Route?

a)

North America, India, and Africa

b)

North America, Europe, and Africa

c)

Europe, North America, and China

d)

Europe, India, and Asia

14.

What was the Great Awakening?

a)

It helped colonists stay awake while fishing and whaling

b)

It led to a new way of thinking about religion and the Bible

c)

The colonists took a daily nap and woke up at the same time

d)

It's when colonists drink too much coffee in the morning

15.

Why did Thomas Hooker start the new colony of Connecticut?

a)

He wanted to boss people around

b)

He wanted to make sure all men and women could vote on laws

c)

He wanted to be governor of a colony

d)

He wanted to make sure all men could vote on laws

16.

Which colony had the tidewater for a natural resource?

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

Spanish Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

d)

Middle Colonies

17.

The New England colonies were best known for the industry of...

a)

Growing crops

b)

Shipbuilding

c)

Weaving clothes

d)

Making candles and pottery

18.

What was the disagreement between the Indians and the colonists about?

a)

The colonists wanted control of the waterways

b)

The indians wanted control of the waterways

c)

Colonists wanted to share the land, and the indians didn't

d)

Indians wanted to share the land, and the colonists did not

19.

Why was education important to the New England Colonists?

a)

They wanted their children to be able to write a sentence

b)

They wanted their children to be able to do Math

c)

They wanted their children to be able to read the Bible

d)

They wanted to see their children suffer

20.

In Massachusetts, they made a law that they had to build what if they had 50 or more families?

a)

Water Slide

b)

Town Hall

c)

School

d)

Church

21.

What was the name of the first college in North America?

a)

Princeton

b)

Rutgers

c)

Harvard

d)

St. Clair County Community College

22.

What is a person that does not agree with his or her leaders called?

a)

Disagreer

b)

Dissenter

c)

Destroyer

d)

Every 5th Grader Ever!

23.

Who was banished for having Bible studies in her home?

a)

Anne Hopkins

b)

Anne Hutchinson

c)

Anne Hopefield

d)

Little Orphan Annie

24.

A product sent to another country is a what?

a)

Import

b)

Export

c)

Good

d)

Service

25.

A product brought in from another country is a what?

a)

Import

b)

Export

c)

Good

d)

Service