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Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first governing document for the Pilgrims in America was the

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Declaration of Rights of Man

d)

Constitution

2.

Which of the following was the MAIN reason the Puritans left England?

a)

to develop new crops

b)

to establish a new monarchy in America

c)

to seek religious freedom

d)

to spread Catholic beliefs to American Indians

3.

Maryland and Pennsylvania were mainly founded for _____________ purposes.

a)

religious

b)

political

c)

economic

d)

isolation

4.
Which of the following is the term used to describe crops that are sold for money?
a)
Subsistence farming
b)
Plantation production
c)
Cash crop
d)
Diversity
5.
The most significant thing about the Virginia House of Burgesses was that it was the first what of The New World?
a)
Established home in Jamestown
b)
English parliament established by the King 
c)
Representative assembly elected by the people
d)
Safe haven for escaped slaves 
6.
Which of the following was authored by Thomas Hooker?
a)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Pennsylvania's 1st constitution
d)
Peace treaty between Pilgrims and Native Americans
7.
Which of the following was the first document written to establish a form of self-government?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d)
The New England Constitution
8.
Anne Hutchinson founded which colony?
a)
Virginia
b)
North Carolina
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Mexico
9.
Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania?
a)
William Penn
b)
Peter Stuyvesant
c)
King Charles II
d)
Tamanend
10.
James Oglethorpe founded what colony for debtors?
a)
Georgia
b)
Carolina
c)
Virginia
d)
Maryland
11.
What religious group founded the Maryland Colony with Lord Baltimore?
a)
Catholics
b)
Quakers
c)
Puritans
d)
Christians
12.

Place the events in order:

A. mayflower compact 1620

B. Virginia house of Burgesses 1619

C. Jamestown 1607

D. Fundamental Order of Connecticut 1638

a)
C,B,A,D
b)
A,B,C,D
c)
D,C,B,A
d)
C,B,D,A
13.
another word for Representative government and democracy-
a)
communism
b)
self- government
c)
monarchy
d)
dictatorship
14.
Why did the PILGRIMS and PURITANS come to America?
a)
gold
b)
slaves
c)
tobacco
d)
escape religious persecution
15.
The document that was signed by King John which protected against unjust punishment, loss of life, liberty, and property was called...
a)
Mason Dixon Line
b)
Navigation Acts 
c)
Magna Carta 
d)
Mercantilism 
16.
Who wanted to reform and/or purify the church? 
a)
Puritans
b)
Quakers
c)
African Slaves 
d)
Separatists 
17.
Who wanted to break away from the church? 
a)
Dutch 
b)
Separatist 
c)
puritans 
d)
Pacifists 
18.

Which of the following was the first example of an assembly of legislators?

a)

Fundamental Order of Connecticut

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Virginia House of Burgesses

19.

The distance from Great Britain led to

a)

the development of self-government

b)

establishing a king for each colony

c)

increased shipbuilding for travel

d)

Parliament establishing new religious traditions in Great Britain

20.

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut influenced the U.S. Constitution because --

a)

it was the first written constitution in the American colonies

b)

it was the colonies' first attempt to seek independence

c)

only document that granted voting rights to men and women

d)

first document to try and end slavery

21.

What was the goal of mercantilism?

a)

To control trade and gain wealth

b)

Make colonies wealthy

c)

Import many goods from other nations

d)

Share wealth with other nations

22.

Definition: Natural resources that are not yet made into anything such as cut trees or coal that has been mined

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Raw Materials

c)

Exports

d)

Imports

23.

What economic principle is illustrated in the image below?

a)

Captialism

b)

Feudalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Mercantilism

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.

True or False? Great Britain wanted to create wealth by importing more goods than it exported.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

EXPORTS of the 13 colonies included:

a)

Manufactured goods

b)

Raw Materials

c)

Slaves

d)

Gold

27.

The impact of mercantilism was that

a)

The rate of slavery in the Americas went down

b)

Trade was limited in the Atlantic

c)

The Colony grew wealthy

d)

The Mother Country grew wealthy

28.

Raw materials are used to make the things we make ourselves or buy in stores. Those things are:___________.

a)

raw materials

b)

manufactured goods

c)

natural resources

d)

from the earth

29.
Based on the political cartoon, how does mercantilism benefit the mother country?
a)
The mother country always has something to eat.
b)
The mother country can get rich from the colonies.
c)
The colonies provide everything to the mother country.
30.

Mercantilism is when

a)

Raw materials were bought cheaply by the colony and sold as refined materials to the 'Mother Country'

b)

Raw materials were bought cheaply by the 'Mother Country' and sold as refined materials to the colony

c)

When merchants sold their goods for high prices to working class citizens

d)

When working class citizens were forced to sell their products to make profits

31.

The Great Awakening was a __________ movement.

a)

political

b)

scientific

c)

religious

d)

artistic

32.

Religious meetings drew

a)

no crowds

b)

small crowds

c)

medium crowds

d)

large crowds

33.
What group of people had a voice in government in colonial America.
a)
women
b)
men 
c)
white men who owned property
d)
women who owned property
34.
Which best describes an important effect of the First Great Awakening?
a)
Followers put suspected witches on trial
b)
Puritans in England immigrated to settlements in the New World
c)
People became more emotionally engaged in religion
35.

Which is a result of the Great Awakening?

a)

immediate movement for independence

b)

unified colonists through religious revival

c)

strengthened the power of the "Old Light" ministers

d)

strengthened traditional sources of authority in colonies