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Unit 1 Test Review 20-21

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where did the French settle in North America?
a)
Canada, Ohio Valley, Mississippi River Valley
b)
Mexico, Florida, Southwest
c)
Virginia, Massachusetts and the eastern seaboard
d)
New York Harbor area
2.
Where did the Spanish settle in North America?
a)
Canada, Ohio Valley, Mississippi River Valley
b)
Mexico, Florida, Southwest
c)
Virginia, Massachusetts and the eastern seaboard
d)
New York Harbor area
3.
Where did the Dutch settle in North America?
a)
in the Southwest
b)
in Virginia and Massachusetts
c)
along the Hudson River-New York Harbor
d)
In Florida and the Southeast
4.
Where did the English settle in North America
a)
Mexico, Florida, Southwest
b)
in Virginia, Massachusetts and along the eastern seaboard
c)
in Canada, the Great Lakes and the Mississippi
d)
near the Hudson River-New York Harbor
5.
What business did the French primarily engage in in North America? 
a)
mining
b)
fur trade
c)
spice trade
d)
lumber
6.
What motivated the Dutch to settle in North America?
a)
they were looking for wealth, gold, and other natural resources
b)
they were searching for a great harbor so that they could conduct international trade
c)
the wanted to convert Native Americans to Catholicism
d)
they wanted religious freedom
7.
The first successful ENGLISH colony in North America was:
a)
New Amsterdam
b)
Jamestown
c)
Massachusetts Bay
d)
Quebec
8.

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the founding of Jamestown?

a)

to find gold

b)

Religious Freedom

c)

to make money for the stockholders and investors

9.
The reason for the founding of the Massachusetts Bay colony was
a)
to enter the fur trade
b)
establish a model religious community
c)
to find gold and make money
d)
to kick the Dutch out of the area
10.
A theocracy is:
a)
a governmental system in which all people are equal and resources are shared
b)
a governmental system in which the church and the government are the same
c)
a governmental system in which the people elect representatives who make decisions for them
d)
a governmental system in which one person controls all of the power
11.
These colonies had small farms, an average growing season, and were known for wheat production
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
English
12.
These colonies had a long growing season,  large plantations, and used slave labor to grow high maintenance crops
a)
Southern
b)
Western
c)
Middle
d)
New England
13.
These colonies where known for having a poor growing season, small subsistence farms, numerous fishing villages, and a large lumber industry
a)
New France
b)
Southern
c)
New England
d)
Middle
14.
Because Europeans enslaved Native Americans and unknowingly spread deadly diseases, the native population declined severely.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
15.
Many middle class English investors and businessmen pooled their money to finance large operations in the New World. These were called: 
a)
Mercantilists
b)
Trade Corporations
c)
Trans-Atlantic Traders
d)
Joint-Stock Companies
16.
The Mayflower Compact helped to establish what?
a)
A government for the people, based on Majority Rule
b)
A treaty with the Natives
c)
The right for a joint stock country to establish a colony in the New World
d)
Specific rules and regulations for operating the colony.
17.
What crop did the American colonists make the most money from?
a)
Corn
b)
Tobacco
c)
Wheat
d)
Cotton
18.
This colonial region has rocky soil and a short growing season.
a)
Southern Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
New England Colonies
d)
Northwest Colonies
19.
An indentured servant.....
a)
pays off his debt by working without pay
b)
works for a set wage for a set number of years
c)
makes money from all the crops he plants
d)
owns large plantations and lives a sweet life
20.
A _____ is a document issued by the King allowing a joint stock company or a proprietor to start a colony.
a)
Charter
b)
Proprietor
c)
Writ
d)
Compact
21.
Virginia's elected assembly, the first America,  was called  the 
a)
House of Commons
b)
House of Burgesses
c)
House Party
d)
Virginia House
22.
Which group makes up the New England colonies?
a)
Connecticut 
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Deleware 
New York
New Jersey
d)
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
23.
Which group makes up the Southern colonies?
a)
Connecticut 
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
d)
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
24.
Which colonies have large plantations?
a)
Middle
b)
Southern
c)
New England
d)
Northeast
25.
Which are the "breadbasket colonies"?
a)
Southern
b)
Middle
c)
New England
d)
Eastern
26.
Quakers are a key religious group in the Middle colonies
a)
True
b)
False
27.
The long cold winter 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
28.
Why did European nations establish colonies in North America? 
a)
To expand their empires, increase their wealth, and spread Christianity (god, glory, gold)
b)
To find new routes to Africa
c)
To bring back new attributes from other cultures
d)
To conquer the rest of the world
29.
These French Protestants migrated to the New World to escape religious persecution.
a)
Puritans
b)
Huguenots
c)
Pilgrims
d)
Patroons
30.
Colonies in America were a convenient place for a country to send unwanted, "surplus" people.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Which colony was NOT founded for a religious purpose?
a)
Plymouth
b)
Massachusetts Bay
c)
Jamestown
d)
Spanish Florida
32.
Which event illustrated growing conflict between Virginia's wealthy gentry and poor backcountry subsistence farmers.
a)
King Phillip's War
b)
Bacon's Rebellion
c)
Salem Witch Trials
d)
The Starving Time
33.

Which item below was not a direct result of the arrival of women in Jamestown?

a)

The colony began to produce a profit for the Virginia Company

b)

Family life became more stable and "normal"

c)

The population began to increase naturally

d)

Women found options for a better life than they had in England

34.

Which item does NOT apply to Pennsylvania?

a)

Founded by William Penn as a model community

b)

Based on Quaker beliefs of equality and tolerance

c)

Allowed some rights for women and Native Americans

d)

Primary purpose was to make a profit for joint stock investors

35.
Which item below does NOT apply to Georgia?
a)
Founded by the Puritans as the "City on the Hill"
b)
Founded by James Oglethorpe as a model community
c)
Created a barrier between the English and Spanish colonies
d)
Provided a haven and fresh start for debtors, former prisoners, and poor people
36.
What do Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams have in common?
a)
They were passengers on the Mayflower and early settlers of Massachusetts Bay
b)
They met and married when women came to Jamestown and owned a successful tobacco planttion
c)
They were banished from super strict Massachusetts and established a slightly more tolerant Puritan colony
d)
They took advantage of James Oglethorpe's altruism and started a new life in Georgia
37.
What do Squanto, Samoset, Powhatan, and Pocahontas have in common?
a)
They aided a struggling English colonies in the early days
b)
They died from diseases unknowingly transmitted by European Settlers.
c)
They avoided contact with the Europeans whenever possible.
d)
Their cultures were not significantly affected by the arrival of Europeans.
38.
Which does not apply to the Salem Witch Trials?
a)
They helped colonists recognize the need for the separation of church and government
b)
They illustrated the need for legal protections for accused persons
c)
They influenced the development of our legal system.
d)
The accused persons were given a fair trial based on factual evidence.
39.

Thomas Hooker founded _______

a)

Rhode Island

b)

Massachusetts Bay

c)

Connecticut

d)

Plymouth

40.

Which of the following relates to John Smith?

a)

Founded Massachusetts Bay

b)

Married Pocahontas

c)

Brought tobacco to Jamestown

d)

Forced settlers to work

41.

Which of the following does NOT relate to John Rolfe?

a)

Married Pocahontas

b)

Brought tobacco

c)

Lived in Jamestown

d)

Was a Puritan

42.

Which of the following was NOT created to be a "model community"?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Georgia

c)

Jamestown

d)

Massachusetts Bay

43.

People who left England because they were being persecuted:

a)

ALL of These

b)

Puritans

c)

Quakers

d)

Pilgrims

44.

___________ was created so people of different faiths could worship without persecution. (Founded by Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson.)

a)

Plymouth

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Connecticut

45.

This is when over 13,000 Puritans migrated to the New World.

a)

Indentured Servitude

b)

Slave Trade

c)

Great Migration

d)

The Starving Time

46.

John Rolfe married introduced tobacco to Jamestown and married Pocahontas which...

a)

Made John Smith jealous

b)

Strengthened the relationship between Jamestown and the Powhatan Native Americans.

c)

Upset the King

d)

Caused war with the Powhatan Native Americans

47.

This colony was designed to be a "buffer" against attacks from the Spanish south.

a)

Georgia

b)

North Carolina

c)

South Carolina

d)

Tennessee

48.

These 2 altruist helped the Pilgrims. (*The term altruist was used somewhere else BUT describes these people!!)

a)

Pocahontas and John Smith

b)

Pocahontas and John Rolfe

c)

Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson

d)

Squanto and Samoset

49.

Which name does NOT belong in this list? (NOT about gender!) Think about location and reason for settling!

a)

Thomas Hooker

b)

Anne Hutchinson

c)

Roger Williams

d)

John Winthrop

e)

James Oglethorpe

50.

Charter: Permission as Mayflower Compact: _______

a)

Set up a government

b)

Denied religious freedom

c)

Get free labor for 4-7 years

d)

Get a debtor out of prison

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