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Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Geography like for the New England Colonies?

a)

Harbors/ Mountainous/Very Cold

b)

Flat

c)

Island

d)

Desert

2.
How was the climate in the New England colonies?
a)
hot all year round
b)
Mild winters/ harsh summers
c)
Harsh Winters/ Mild Summers
d)
no climate changes
3.
What were the two main jobs in the New England region?
a)
Farming and hunting
b)
Trading and clothes making
c)
rug weaving and basket weaving
d)
Fishing and Ship Building
4.
What natural resource was found in New England that allowed for shipbuilding to become so important?
a)
Sea
b)
Forests
c)
Shipbuilding
d)
Industry
5.
The New England Colonies contain which group?
a)
Delaware, Carolina, Massachusetts, Virginia
b)
New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
c)
Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Carolinas
d)
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut , Rhode Island
6.
Someone who agrees to work for 7 years in return for a passage to the New World is called a _________.
a)
slave
slave
b)
assembly member
c)
indentured servant
d)
farmer
7.
Name the Middle Colonies. 
a)
New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts
b)
New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania
c)
New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York
8.
In what year was Jamestown settled?
a)
1492
b)
1607
c)
1776
d)
2007
9.

Which of the following is the correct grouping of the Southern Colonies?

a)

Virginia, Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

b)

Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Carolina, Georgia

c)

New York, New Jersey, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina

d)

Maryland, South Carolina, New England, Virginia, Georgia

e)

Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland

10.

SSUSH1a

What does mercantilism seek to increase with daughter countries?

a)

Exports

b)

Imports

c)

Domestic Trade

d)

Tariffs

11.

SSUSH1b

This regions economy needed large quantities of cheap labor for plantations.

a)

New England

b)

Southern

c)

Mid-Atlantic

d)

All of the above

12.

SSUSH1d

This region was contained many rivers and harbors to make trade easier. Also known as the "Bread Basket"

a)

New England

b)

Southern

c)

Mid-Atlantic

d)

All of the above

13.

SSUSH1a

The Triangular Trade connected all the continents EXCEPT

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

The Americas

14.
Read the quote below, and answer the following question.
 “They came to find religious freedom. They sought heaven on earth. They claimed that the Bible alone was their standard. They valued education and founded colonies. However, they did not extend the religious freedom they craved to others. They even hanged some poor wretches, believing them to be witches.”
The above quote is referring to the
a)
Jamestown settlers
b)
Puritans
c)
Quakers
d)
Dutch in New Amsterdam
15.
How was the settlement of Virginia different from the settlement of Massachusetts?
a)
Mass. was created as a haven for Quakers from England.
b)
VA was settled primarily for economic reasons rather than to escape religious persecution.
c)
VA was created as a haven for Native Americans to escape persecution by English colonists.
d)
Mass. was settled primarily for economic reasons rather than to escape religious persecution.
16.
What role did tobacco play in the history of Jamestown?
a)
It was the main crop the founders of Jamestown hoped to grow when they first established the colony.
b)
It caused fighting when the colonial government outlawed the crop and would not allow it to be imported.
c)
It turned out to be the cash crop that saved the colony.
d)
Although Virginians tried to raise tobacco, the crop failed miserably.
17.
Which economic policy was based on the ideas that the American colonies existed primarily to provide an economic benefit for Great Britain?
a)
mercantilism
b)
free trade
c)
socialism
d)
laissez-faire capitalism
18.
He introduced a new type of tobacco to VA which proved to be highly demanded in Europe and highly profitable to the southern colonies.
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
John Rolfe
c)
John Smith
d)
Peter Stuyvesant
19.
During the 1700s, North America’s African population grew immensely. Which of the following MOST LIKELY contributed to this trend?
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Great Britain's conquest of NY
d)
the Middle Passage
20.

A series of four acts that required all goods being shipped to and from the colonies to be shipped in English/British vessels. Another way Britain tried to control the colonies.

a)

Navigation Acts

b)

British Maritime Laws

c)

Anti-Smuggling Acts

d)

Blue Laws

21.

The Virginia House of Burgesses was significant because it

a)

negotiated the treaty of the French-Indian War.

b)

attempted to subvert English rule before the Revolution.

c)

acted as the first legislative(government) body in the Americas.

d)

granted early equal rights to non-white American settlers.

22.
Which crop was significant to the early growth of the North American colonies in the 1600s?
a)
tobacco
b)
cotton
c)
uranium
d)
gold
23.
Mercantilism is MOST related to which other topic? 
a)
Civil War
b)
cotton gin
c)
trans-Atlantic trade
d)
type of government
24.

What is mercantilism?

a)

A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.

b)

where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.

c)

Wars that start over money.

d)

Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

25.
The first successful British colony in North America was
a)
Roanoke, Virginia
b)
Boston, Massachusetts
c)
Plymouth, Massachusetts
d)
Jamestown, Virginia
26.

Navigation Acts

a)

A person or company who sells goods/products (merchandise)

b)

In: goods coming into a country

c)

Exit: goods going out of a country (selling)

d)

The specific laws passed by England to control the trade

27.

Exports

a)

A person or company who sells goods/products (merchandise)

b)

In: goods coming into a country

c)

Exit: goods going out of a country (selling)

d)

The specific laws passed by England to control the trade

28.

Triangular Trade

a)

Used prior to slaves; had to work for 5-7 years before being free.

b)

Slaves

c)

The most famous leg

d)

Important trading route

29.

What was brought in in through the Middle Passage?

a)

Used prior to slaves; had to work for 5-7 years before being free.

b)

Slaves

c)

The most famous leg

d)

Important trading route

30.
A share of ownership in a company is- 
a)
stock
b)
legislature
c)
represent
d)
cash crop
31.
Tobacco was a ______, a crop that people grow to sell.
a)
raw material
b)
stock
c)
cash crop
d)
governor
32.
People who agreed to work without pay for a certain length of time, usually four to seven years, were called _____.
a)
governors
b)
legislatures
c)
indentured servants
d)
established churches
33.
How did John Smith contribute to the survival of the Jamestown Settlement?
a)
He worked alongside settlers.
b)
He raised enough money to send to the Virginia Company.
c)
He made sure all colonists worked for their food, shelter and safety.
d)
He made sure the colony's governors followed the law.
34.
What led to the Powhatan Wars?
a)
Tensions increased as colonists pushed the Powhatan from their land.
b)
Indians and settlers did not agree on trade routes.
c)
Indians and colonists were able to work alongside each other.
d)
Powhatan punished all colonists by blocking trade routes.
35.
What was the job of the House of Burgesses?
a)
They had to make new homes for colonists.
b)
They had to make laws for the Virginia Company.
c)
They had to create a treaty with the Powhatan.
d)
They communicated with King James about daily life in the colony.
36.
Who was the leader of the Powhatan Indian Tribe?
a)
Crazy Horse
b)
Powhatan
c)
Pocahontas
d)
Sitting Bull
37.
Who is a famous Powhatan Indian that was the daughter of Chief Powhatan?
a)
Pocahontas
b)
George Washington
c)
Chief Powhatan
d)
She Who Is Alone
38.

Founder of the Maryland Colony

a)

King Charles II

b)

James Oglethorpe

c)

King George II

d)

Lord Baltimore

39.

Was considered a barrier colony

a)

Georgia

b)

South Carolina

c)

Maryland

d)

North Carolina

40.

What are the names of the Southern colonies?

a)

Georgia, South Carolina, Maryland, Florida, Virginia

b)

Georgia, South Carolina, Maryland, North Carolina Virginia

c)

Delaware, South Carolina, Maryland, Georgia, Virginia

d)

Florida, South Carolina, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia

41.

Which colony was meant to create a new kind of society; free from the religious conflicts in Europe?

a)

Georgia

b)

Virginia

c)

Maryland

d)

Carolina

42.
The Toleration act of 1649 granted religious freedom for who?
a)
all men
b)
all Christians
c)
all Pilgrims
d)
all people
43.

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

44.

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

a)

Quakers

b)

Church of England

c)

Puritans

45.

Which colonies have large plantations?

a)

Middle

b)

Southern

c)

New England

d)

Northeast

46.

Which colony was originally founded by the Dutch?

a)

New Jersey

b)

New York

c)

Delaware

d)

Pennsylvania

47.

In what region(s) were the following ports found- Port of Charleston, Port of Philadelphia, and the Port of Boston?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

all of the above

48.
 Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?
a)
 to show that they opposed representative government.
b)
to establish an orderly community
c)
 to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony
d)
 to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony
49.
People of which religion were on Mayflower?
a)
Pastafarians
b)
Muslims
c)
Puritans
d)
Catholic
50.

The Mayflower Compact governed the _______ colony for 70 years.

a)

Plymouth

b)

Cape Cod

c)

United States

d)

Jamestown

51.
This person was a leader of the group that settled Boston.
a)
Thomas Hooker
b)
David Thomson
c)
Roger Williams
d)
John Winthrop
52.
This person decided to fight rather than be forced from his land.
a)
Metacomet
b)
David Thomson
c)
Thomas Hooker
d)
Roger Williams
53.
This person was elected governor of the Massachusetts Colony.
a)
John Winthrop
b)
Thomas Hooker
c)
David Thomson
d)
Roger Williams
54.

What was the death sentence for every convicted witch in Salem?

a)

Beheading

b)

Electric Chair

c)

Crucifixion

d)

Hanging

55.

In which state did the witch trials take place?

a)

Virginia

b)

Plymouth

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Pennsylvania

56.

The Middle Colonies were settled (primarily) by which groups of people...

a)

English

b)

Dutch

c)

German

d)

Chinese

57.

Which Native American tribe did Pocahontas belong to?

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Wampanoag

c)

Powhatan

d)

Manhattan

58.

The Mid-Atlantic region was made up of how many colonies?

a)

13

b)

50

c)

7

d)

4

59.

The Quakers were led by

a)

James Jersey

b)

David Dell

c)

William Penn

d)

Frank York

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