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Colonization Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Southern Colonies had a hot climate and ___________________ soil, which allowed colonists to have large farms called plantations.

a)

fertile

b)

rocky

c)

cold

d)

muddy

2.

The main economic activity in the Southern Colonies was _____________________.

a)

fur trading

b)

ship building

c)

agriculture

d)

livestock

3.

The Middle Colonies had a _________________ climate (not too hot, not too cold) which allowed colonists to have large grain farms.

a)

cold

b)

moderate

c)

hot

d)

freezing

4.

1. The colony of Pennsylvania was established by William Penn as a safe haven for _______________. (religious reasons)

a)

Puritans

b)

Catholics

c)

Quakers

d)

Native Americans

5.

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was the first written _________________________ in the colonies. It was written by Thomas Hooker.

a)

shipping laws

b)

religion

c)

agreement

d)

constitution

6.

The following colonies were established for religious reasons...check all that apply:

a)

Massachusetts

b)

South Carolina

c)

Georgia

d)

Maryland

e)

Pennsylvania

7.

Representative government is where people select a person to represent them in the ___________________, and to make laws on their behalf.

a)

shipping yards

b)

jail house

c)

government

d)

White House

8.

The Virginia House of ___________________ was the first representative legislature in the colonies.

a)

Burgers

b)

Connecicut

c)

Rights

d)

Burgesses

9.

1. The colony of Maryland was established a place _______________________ could escape religious persecution.

a)

Baptists

b)

Catholics

c)

Puritans

d)

Quakers

10.

What are the reasons for exploration? Check all that apply

a)

find new places to shop

b)

economic--gold

c)

expand empires and claim new territory--glory

d)

religious freedoms--God

11.

The Mayflower Compact led to the growth of representative government because it was a social contract that created the first type of ________ government in the colonies.

a)

terrible

b)

monarchy

c)

bossy

d)

self

12.

The Magna Carta limited the King’s power and guaranteed certain _____________________ to citizens.

a)

rights

b)

goals

c)

paychecks

d)

land grants

13.

The British _____________________ was a group chosen by people to represent them in the government

a)

King

b)

parliament

c)

Queen

d)

judicials

14.

The English _______________________ guaranteed certain rights to English citizens.

a)

Burgesses

b)

Carta

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Fundamental Orders

15.

During the First Great Awakening, preachers emphasized the notion that people were ________________ in God’s eyes.

a)

equal

b)

unequal

16.

Which of the following colonies were established for economic reasons? Check all that apply

a)

Virginia

b)

Georgia

c)

North Carolina

d)

South Carolina

e)

Rhode Island

17.

The New England Colonies had a cold climate and rocky __________________, which caused most settlers to have subsistence farms.

a)

houses

b)

shoreline

c)

soil

d)

roads

18.

The first anti-slavery group in the Colonies was the _________________________.

a)

Quakers

b)

Puritans

c)

Pilgrims

d)

Catholics

19.

Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson founded the colony of Rhode Island based on the idea of _______________ toleration.

a)

political

b)

religious

c)

economics

20.

The ___________________ Era was motivated by expanding empires and claiming new territory.

a)

Colonization

b)

Exploration

c)

Westward Expansion

d)

American Revolution

21.

1. The settlement of Jamestown was created for __________________ purposes in 1607.

a)

economic

b)

religious

c)

political

22.

1. The Pilgrims and Puritans were motivated by _____________________ reasons to settle Plymouth in 1620 and Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630.

a)

political

b)

economic

c)

religious

23.

What are some of the economic economies of the New England colonies? check all that apply

a)

large farms

b)

fur trapping & fishing

c)

ship building

d)

plantations

e)

lumber

24.

French colonists (France) focused on which economic activity?

a)

ship building

b)

fur trapping/trading

c)

plantation life

d)

grain farms

25.

Britain and France were motivated to claim land in the Americas after witnessing ______________ grow is wealth and power from claiming land in the Americas.

a)

Russia

b)

Germany

c)

Brazil

d)

Spain

26.

Countries became better at exploring the world thanks to several _________________________ advances such as the astrolabe.

a)

technological

b)

medical

c)

economic

d)

political

27.

The Columbian Exchange is responsible for the movement of which of the following? check all that apply

a)

plants

b)

animals

c)

diseases

d)

cultures

28.

The famous journey to Asia and back to Europe made _________________________ famous, and led to countries wanting to search for routes to trade with Asia.

a)

Cabeza de Vaca

b)

John Smith

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Hernan Cortez

29.

James Oglethorpe settled _________ as a place for ___________.

a)

Virginia, fish markets

b)

Georgia, debtors and convicts to start new lives

c)

Rhode Island, living theatrically in normal life

d)

Maryland, industrial development

30.

Which of the following describes a representative government?

a)

A small group of religious clerics making key decisions

b)

One leader delegating specific tasks to assistants

c)

A government made up of people chosen by their towns to represent them

d)

Keeping power in one family for centuries

31.

What was significant about the Magna Carta (1215)?

a)

It appointed Benjamin Franklin as the first inventor in America

b)

It promised certain rights to citizens

c)

It forbid the king from being all powerful

d)

It created a group of people to make laws in the New World

32.

What is the British Parliament?

a)

A department store in England

b)

A new religion to arise in the 1700s

c)

A Civil Rights Group

d)

A group of elected officials who help make laws

33.

Which option best describes the English Bill of Rights?

a)

Promised certain rights to citizens

b)

Clearly described which direction is left and which is right

c)

Outlines how to have a traditional English tea party

d)

Outlines the powers of the King

34.

Which of the following is NOT a trait of the First Great Awakening?

a)

Preachers like Jonathan Edwards became popular

b)

People asked forgiveness for their sins to go to Heaven

c)

It meant everyone had to wake up early in the morning to attend sunrise church service

d)

All people are created equal in God’s eyes

35.

What are some factors that helped build up the idea of a representative government (self-government)? Check all that apply

a)

The Great Awakening idea of equality

b)

The distance from the colonies to Great Britain

c)

Salutary Neglect

d)

'Merica

36.

Europeans desired to find a water way to Asia because...

a)

Many thieves were found along the land routes

b)

You could travel faster by water than by land

c)

Ships were easier to construct than wagons

d)

Water travel was slower

37.

Columbus landing in the Americas is so important because...

a)

he was the first person to ever set foot on that land

b)

it led to the discovery of gold, which Europeans had never seen before

c)

all the natives in the Americas became Christian

d)

Europeans did not know that the continents of North and South America existed

38.

A key difference between the settlements of Jamestown and Plymouth is -

a)

the reasons why they were established

b)

the country the settlers came from

c)

one settlement located on the coast and another settlement located in the mountains

d)

one settlement encountered Native Americans, while the other settlement did not encounter Native Americas

39.

Which best encompasses the economy in the Middle Colonies?

a)

Fishing supported the economy

b)

Grain harvests brought money to the Middle Colonies

c)

plantation system

d)

candle making supported the Middle Colonies

40.

What was the first cash crop in America and who planted it?

a)

cotton, John Smith

b)

tobacco, John Rolfe

c)

corn, Pocahontas

d)

rice, Roger Williams