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WorksheetsUnit 1: Colonialism Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Imagine you are studying the history of Jamestown. Which event would you say contributed to the development of representative government there?
The arrival of women for the purpose of marriage and establishing families
John Smith’s rule of “if you don’t work, you don’t eat”
The establishment of the House of Burgesses
Nathaniel Bacon’s rebellion against Lord Berkeley
Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit.
True
False
From 1690 to 1760, Parliament and the king of England allowed colonists in America to exercise a great deal of control over local and regional matters.Historians have described this practice as "salutary neglect."Which of the following happened as a direct result of this policy?
The colonies developed a strong tradition of self-government.
Many proprietary colonies were converted to royal colonies.
The colonies refused to participate in a system of common defense.
Many colonies sought economic aid from other countries.
According to the theory of mercantilism, the principal purpose of the thirteen American colonies was to provide Great Britain with -
raw materials and markets
manufactured goods
military recruits
slaves
What product did John Rolfe introduce to the Jamestown colony that made it profitable?
He planted tobacco which was essential to its economy.
He negotiated peace treaties with the Powhatan Indians.
He led the colonists through the “starving time.”
He explored the James River and mapped the best trade routes.
How did Bacon's Rebellion impact Colonial America?
The rebellion led to the establishment of slavery as the primary source of labor in the colonies.
The rebellion led to the establishment of indentured servitude as the primary source of labor in the colonies.
The event led to the introduction of Spanish pigs in to the colonies thus establishing the dependence of cooking bacon.
What industries excelled in the New England Colony?
Coal Mining
Shipbuilding
Plantation Farming ( Farming for profit)
Timber Cutting
Tobacco cultivation
Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony revolved around religion, shipping, timber cutting, and substance farming.
True
False
What characteristics relate to the understanding colonists gained due to the Great Awakening? (Select 3)
Resisted traditional authority
Challenged the relationship of parishioners (church members) with their church leadership
The need to be loyal to church leadership and follow without question
Was a foundational step for colonists' revolutionary enthusiasm.
Which colonies were the most culturally diverse?
New England Colonies
Mid-Atlantic Colonies
Southern Colonies
Spanish Colonies
Why were slave populations high in the Southern Colonies?
Southern Colonies reliance on Shipbuilding.
Southern Colonies reliance on Tobacco Cultivation.
Southern Colonies reliance on Cabbage Cultivation.
Southern Colonies reliance on fishing.
How did African Americans contribute to architecture, agriculture, and food in the colonies? Select 3
Creole and Gullah Languages
Shotgun Style House
Colonial Style House
Okra and yams
Spanish and Irish Languages
The House of Burgesses was the 1st Representative Government in the English Colonies.
True
False
What meaning did colonists find in the Great Awakening?
The Colonists began to rely on each other and began to turn away from God completely.
The Colonists developed a new connection with the Church becoming more connected to the Church.
The Colonists found a personal relationship with God becoming less reliant on the Church.
How did tobacco lead to more tension between the Virginia colonists and the American Indians?
The American Indians saw how much money the colonists made and wanted to steal the process.
The colonists needed more land to plant more crops thus began to move onto Indian lands without permission.
The American Indians needed more land to plant more crops thus began to move onto colonists lands without permission.
The colonists stole the tobacco cultivation secrets from the American Indians leading to conflict over patent rights.
How did geography in the Middle Colonies impact labor for Agriculture?
Lots of arable (good for farming) land led to forced labor like slavery or indentured servitude.
Large Mountains with little arable (good for farming) land led to more mechanization (mechanical invention) and less labor.
Rolling hills and harsh climate made farming difficult requiring less labor.
Large Mountains with extensive water ways led to the cultivation of cotton requiring force labor like slavery and indentured servitude.
What was the Middle Passage?
A route between North and South America that carried slaves for labor.
A leg of the journey between Europe, China, and India that carried spices and silk fabric.
A leg of the Triangular Trade routes between Europe, Africa, the Americas that transported slaves to the Americas.
The route under the Appalachian Mountains leading to westward expansion of the colonists.
What is Salutary Neglect?
Laws that governed trade between England and its colonies. Colonists were required to ship certain products exclusively to England.
an English policy of relaxing the enforcement of regulations in its colonies in return for the colonies' continued economic loyalty
A system of government in which people create and regulate their own laws; During colonial America, the people governed themselves free from British intervention.
An economic policy (17th and 18th c.) under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought
When the British ended Salutary Neglect, what privilege was taken away that ultimately led to some colonists to call for revolution?
The ability to self-govern by electing their own officials from their own community.
The ability of colonists to trade freely with each other in local communities.
Colonists could not travel west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Colonists were not allowed to create their own trading relationships outside of England.
What are some characteristics of the Great Awakening? Select 3
Resisted traditional authority
Developed more dependence on Church and King
Developed a more personal relationship with God
Formed the basis of revolutionary enthusiasm
Formed a tighter bond between colonists and the King's Army
What geographical features helped the Middle Colonies develop by connecting their harbors?
A large amount of navigable rivers.
A large group of Mountains
A large amount of arable lands.
A large group of fresh water lakes.
According to the Chart, what factors made farming difficult in the New England colonies? Select 2
Hard rocky soil
rich, fertile soil
year-long growing season
Very short growing season
Which early document was signed by members of the Plymouth Colony expedition before they exited their voyage ship signifying an early step towards self-government?
The Constitution
The Declaration of Independence
The Magna Carta
The Mayflower Compact
