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Colonization Test Review (Unit 1)

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Colony is labeled with the letter G?

a)

New York

b)

Georgia

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Pennsylvania

2.

Which colony is labeled with the letter A?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Connecticut

d)

New York

3.

Which colony is labeled with the letter K?

a)

South Carolina

b)

North Carolina

c)

Georgia

d)

Virginia

4.

Which colony is labeled with the letter E?

a)

New Jersey

b)

New York

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Delaware

5.

Which colony is labeled with the letter M?

a)

North Carolina

b)

South Carolina

c)

Georgia

d)

Maryland

6.

Which colony is labeled with the letter J?

a)

Maryland

b)

Delaware

c)

North Carolina

d)

Virginia

7.

Which colony is labeled with letter F?

a)

Delaware

b)

Maryland

c)

New Jersey

d)

New York

8.

Which colony is labeled with the letter I?

a)

Maryland

b)

Delaware

c)

Virginia

d)

Pennsylvania

9.

Which colony is labeled with the letter D?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Rhode Island

c)

New York

d)

Massachusetts

10.

Which colony is labeled with the letter H?

a)

Maryland

b)

Delaware

c)

New Jersey

d)

Georgia

11.

Which colony is labeled with the letter B?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Massachusetts

12.

Which colony is labeled with the letter L?

a)

Georgia

b)

South Carolina

c)

North Carolina

d)

Maryland

13.

Which colony is labeled with the letter C?

a)

Rhode Island

b)

Massachusetts

c)

New Jersey

d)

Delaware

14.

The Virginia House of Burgesses was important because:

a)

Gave women the right to vote

b)

Granted the King power over Jamestown

c)

It was the first representative government in the English colonies

d)

It was a peace agreement between Jamestown and local Native American groups

15.

A business we talked about that is financed through the sale of shares of stock to investors with the goal of starting a colony is known as a _______________?

a)

Joint-Stock Company

b)

Charitable Organization

c)

Tech Startups

d)

Royal Decree Company

16.

__________________ was the first permanent English colony in North America?

a)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

Salem

17.

Which group settled at Plymouth?

a)

Quakers

b)

Puritans

c)

Catholics

d)

Separatists

18.

John Rolfe's ability to cultivate tobacco and export it as a cash crop allowed which colony to become profitable and survive?

a)

Plymouth

b)

Jamestown

c)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

d)

Pennsylvania

19.

After being exiled from Massachusetts Bay Colony, who went and founded the colony of Rhode Island?

a)

Thomas Hooker

b)

James Oglethorpe

c)

Anne Hutchinson

d)

Roger Williams

20.

The Salem Witch Trials were _________

a)

were a series of hearings in Salem, MA in which 20 people were killed after accusations of witchcraft.

b)

were part of a rebellion against Puritan rule of the Massachusetts Bay colony, after which the rebels fled to Connecticut.

c)

were the hearings in which Anne Hutchinson was convicted of heresy and banished.

d)

were a series of trials in which multiple witches were discovered through scientific examination of evidence.

21.

Which colony was originally settled by the Dutch, but then taken over by the English in 1664?

a)

New Jersey

b)

New York

c)

Virginia

d)

Rhode Island

22.

Pennsylvania was founded as a haven for whom?

a)

Quakers

b)

Puritans

c)

Separatists

d)

Catholics

23.

The city planned by William Penn and named as "the city of brotherly love" is

a)

Pittsburgh

b)

Plymouth

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Providence

24.

Whose idea was it to found Georgia as a debtors colony?

a)

James Oglethorpe

b)

Thomas Hooker

c)

Roger Williams

d)

Anne Hutchinson

25.

Which of these was NOT a reason for Georgia's founding?

a)

To be a "buffer" between the Spanish and South Carolina

b)

To allow debtors to work off their debts

c)

To make money for England

d)

To be a place with religious freedom for all groups

26.

Which Southern colony was started by Lord Baltimore as a safe haven for Catholics and passed the Act of Toleration that allowed freedom of worship for all Christian denominations?

a)

Maryland

b)

North Carolina

c)

South Carolina

d)

Virginia

27.

Rice, cotton, tobacco and rice are all considered what for the Southern colonies?

a)

Consumable Crops

b)

Colonial Crops

c)

Cash Crops

d)

Capitol Crops

28.

What is mercantilism?

a)

A technique used for deciding where to put shops based on the activity of merchants.

b)

The name of the first group of colonists to settle in Georgia.

c)

A tax on tea.

d)

An economic theory that said nations should start colonies to be wealthy and powerful.

29.

The goal of Mercantilism is to make money for the __________ and the ____________ provides the raw materials/goods.

a)

Mother Country, colony

b)

colony, Mother Country

30.

Increased duties (or taxes), colonies only being allowed to export commodities to England and having to use English ships are requirements of__________

a)

The Toleration Acts

b)

The Navigation Acts

c)

The Colonial Acts

d)

The Mercantilism Acts

31.

All of these are examples of passive resistance to slavery except:

a)

Working slowly

b)

Coordinated rebellions

c)

pretending to be ill

d)

pretending to not understand directions/tasks

32.

The section of the Triangular Trade that lasted ~2 months where Africans were packed in tight cramped spaces onboard slave ships and many died was known as

a)

The Middle Passage

b)

The Northwest Passage

c)

The Eastern Passage

d)

The Southern Passage

33.

Greater religious tolerance in the colonies, a decline in power of the "Old Guard" religious denominations, and the founding of multiple new universities are all a result of what?

a)

The Mayflower Compact

b)

The Navigation Acts

c)

The Great Awakening

d)

Virginia House of Burgesses

34.

The agreement between the "Strangers" and Pilgrims where they agreed to live in peace and form their own government is known as:

a)

The Mayflower Compact

b)

The Virginia House of Burgesses

c)

The Great Awakening

d)

The Navigation Acts