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WorksheetsSocial Studies Unit 1 Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which of these groups was at the bottom of the class system in New Spain?
Indians/Africans
mestizos
criollo
peninsular
The land masses of North America, Central America, and South America
Canada
Great Britain
East Indies
the Americas
A person who travels to new places in search of new land or resources
explorer
colonist
archeologist
king
A crop that is grown in large quantities for sale
potatoes
gold
cash crop
astrolabe
What item symbolically claimed land for a country?
coin
flag
Bible
cash crop
What is one reason Europeans wanted to travel to America?
to build wealth
to conquer the Indians
to colonize France
to find potatoes
What is a tool that missionaries used?
Bible
compass
astrolabe
map
A settlement is a
small, newly built community
place ruled by another country
group of people who travel together
town whose residents agree to govern themselves
Why is Roanoke called the "lost colony"?
John White could not find his way back to it
It lost a contest with Jamestown
Everyone went back to England
All the settlers disappeared
What was a problem with the original site of Jamestown?
It was high in the hills.
It was too rocky to farm.
It was a marsh with poor land.
It was too near the American Indians.
The first settlers to arrive at Plymouth came in search of
good farmland and fishing
natural riches such as gold
independence from England
freedom to practice their religion
What did the pilgrims travel on to Plymouth?
the railroad systems
the Mayflower
the Roanoke ship
an unnamed vessel
Compared with Jamestown and Plymouth, the Roanoke settlement was
earlier
larger
longer lasting
wealthier
The name of the island where the first English settlement was started in North America in 1587
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
marsh
The first successful English colony in North America: it was founded in 1607 in present-day Virginia
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
settlement
A town started in 1620 by early English settlers called Pilgrims
settlement
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
A person who settles in a colony
conquistador
colonist
pilgrim
pioneer
Which settlement did Squanto the American Indian help by showing the settlers how to plant corn and other crops?
Roanoke
Plymouth
Jamestown
North Carolina
Tobacco became Virginia's
"gold"
burden
export
government
Which of these means that a company provided money for something?
rigid
class system
financed
conditioned
What was signed by the Pilgrims?
Mayflower Compact
Constitution
Bill of Rights
Pledge of Allegiance
"New World" was a name given to the Americas by
spice traders
shipbuilders
American Indians
European Explorers
What colony did the Puritans start?
Roanoke
Plymouth
Massachusetts Bay
Jamestown
William Bradford was an influential leader in which colony?
Jamestown
Plymouth
Massachusetts Bay
Roanoke
Why did the explorers plant flags?
to teach Christianity
to help American Indians
to find their way back again
to claim land for their new country
What do farmers do with a cash crop?
sell it for money
feed it to animals
eat it as soon as possible
freeze it to store for winter
How is a colony different from other places in which people settle?
It is ruled by another country.
It was started many years ago.
It is designed to be temporary.
It has a very simple way of life.
A Spanish leader who came to the Americas in the 1500s that is chosen to be in charge by the king of Spain
viceroy
colony
pilgrim
pioneer
