WorksheetsQUIZIZZ: English Colonization in North America
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 40mins
Which of these was NOT a factor in the colonies establishing representative governments?
English tradition
distance from England
rejection of their British citizenship
Britain mostly left the colonies alone
An indentured servant was one who:
was purchased from another master
sold their labor for several years to work off debts
had false teeth
was kidnapped and forced into slavery
Slavery grew in the Southern Colonies due to increased demand for:
household servants
cash crop products
furs from Native American traders
manufactured goods
The Backcountry settlements of the English colonies stopped at the:
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
Spanish colonies
Appalachian Mountains
Name the major event that allowed England to become a major player in colonization and on the seas?
The ascension of Queen Elizabeth I to the English throne
The planting of the English Roanoke Colony in the Americas
The final determination that England would be a Protestant nation
The defeat of the Spanish Armada by the British Navy
What was the first successful English colony in the Americas?
Roanoke
Plymouth
Massachusetts Bay
Jamestown
How did Captain John Smith save the struggling colony of Jamestown?
He instituted a policy of no work, no eat with the colonists.
He married the daughter of the local Indian tribe.
He sailed back to England to pick up more supplies.
He allied the colony with the French colonies.
The winter of 1609-1610 is referred to as what in regards to Jamestown?
The growing season
The prosperous time
The starving time
The struggle season
Which colony would be considered the most diverse in population?
Virginia
Plymouth
Jamestown
New York
Who was the Englishman that married the daughter of the Powhatan Indians and eased tensions between the two groups?
John Smith
John White
John Rolfe
John Adams
The Middle Colonies had warm weather and rich fertile soil, so they could specialize in
wheat farming and raising livestock
hunting and raising livestock
fishing and hunting
plantations and cash crops
What were the expectations of English colonists in America?
They expected to be governed by the English king.
They expected the same rights as English citizens.
They expected to denounce their English citizenship.
They expected to be able to choose the leader of Parliament.
Why did Virginia replace indentured servants with African slaves?
It was required by law.
Africa was closer than Europe.
Africans were more willing to work.
It provided a permanent source of labor.
Why did people in the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies adapt different ways of life?
People with specific skills settled in each area.
The regions had different geographies and resources.
The people all had different reasons for settling in North America.
The leaders of the colonies decided how the people would earn a living
What is the name for the sharing of new plants and animals between the old and new world as a result of Columbus' voyage?
Northwest Passage
Columbian Exchange
Middle Passage
Columbian Passage
What is a plantation?
a group of people who leave their native country to form a settlement in a new land
a large farm where cash crops are grown
A document that gives the holder the right to organize settlements in an area
a Spanish community for the religious conversion and training of Native Americans
What is a mission?
a group of people who leave their native country to form a settlement in a new land
a large farm where cash crops are grown
A document that gives the holder the right to organize settlements in an area
a Spanish community for the religious conversion and training of Native Americans
What was the name for the direct water route through the Americas that explorers like Hudson and Cartier were hoping to find?
Columbian Exchange
Triangular Passage
Northwest Passage
Middle Passage
