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Worksheets13 Colonies Test Review
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 2hrs 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did the Puritans come to America?
a)
For religious freedom.
b)
Searching for better farmland.
c)
Looking for gold.
2.
Why did the Jamestown settlers come to America?
a)
For religious freedom.
b)
Searching for better farmland.
c)
Looking for gold, wealth, land.
3.
Which colonial region had rich soil, mild climate, and a long growing season?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
4.
Which colonial region had rocky soil, rich ocean waters, and harbors for large ships?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
5.
Which of the following groups settled in the New England colonies?
a)
Debtors
b)
Puritans
c)
Quakers
6.
Which of the following groups settled in the Southern colonies?
a)
Debtors
b)
Puritans
c)
Quakers
7.
Which of the following groups settled in the Middle colonies?
a)
Debtors
b)
Puritans
c)
Quakers
8.
The separatists are also known as
a)
Quakers
b)
Pilgrims
c)
Puritans
9.
In which region was slavery most important?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
10.
This colony had a good relationship for a period of time with the local native population.
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
11.
The Virginia Company founded this colony.
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
12.
This colony was founded based on Religious Freedom.
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
13.
The first settlers of this colony arrived on a ship called the Mayflower.
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
14.
Large scale plantations were used in this region.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
15.
Areas where Quakers, Catholics, and Jewish people settled
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
16.
What is NOT an example of a cash crop?
a)
tobacco
b)
fish
c)
indigo
d)
rice
17.
This is a form of government is which the power is given to the people...
a)
Republic
b)
Socialism
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Democracy
18.
This was an agreement made between the Pilgrims to create laws for the good of the colony.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
House of Burgesses
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
US Constitution
19.
I introduced the revolutionary tobacco plant to Jamestown, making it a successful colony, who am I?
a)
John Smith
b)
Williams Bradford
c)
Squanto
d)
John Rolfe
20.
I was the first democratically elected legislative body in the Jamestown Colony.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
House of Burgesses
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
US Constitution
21.
This colony is known as the first permanent English Settlement. What's the name and when was it created?
a)
Plymouth, 1620
b)
Jamestown, 1620
c)
Plymouth, 1607
d)
Jamestown, 1607
22.
What colony was a safe haven for Quakers?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Maryland
d)
Georgia
23.
What colony will be a safe haven for debtors?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Georgia
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Maryland
24.
Who is the founder of Georgia?
a)
James Oglethorpe
b)
Lord Baltimore
c)
Roger Williams
d)
Thomas Hooker
25.
What do the Catholics, the Pilgrims, and the Puritans all have in common?
a)
They all supported the Church of England
b)
They were all persecuted for their beliefs
c)
They all settled in Massachusetts
d)
They were all affected by the Act of Toleration
26.
Roger Williams was strongly in favor of which of the following principles of U.S. government?
a)
representative democracy
b)
the right to bear arms
c)
the right to a trial by jury
d)
separation of church and state
27.
Why was Maryland founded?
a)
To avoid debtors' prison
b)
To create a safe place for Catholics
c)
To freely practice religion
d)
To have more job opportunities
28.
What was the
Mayflower Compact?
Mayflower Compact?
a)
Form of government created by the people of Jamestown
b)
An agreement for self government based on majority rule, written by the Pilgrims
c)
A boat
d)
A charter from King George III
29.
Why did the Pilgrims come to a new land and form a settlement?
a)
They wanted to be ruled by a king in Great Britain
b)
They wanted freedom to practice their own religion
c)
They wanted to start plantations and earn money
d)
They wanted to learn from the Native Americans
30.
William Penn founded which colony?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
New York
d)
Nebraska
31.
Was kicked out of Massachusetts because of the belief that people could have a relationship with God without the guidance of ministers
a)
William Penn
b)
Thomas Hooker
c)
Anne Hutchison
d)
Roger Williams
32.
The way colonist made their living depended on what?
a)
The political environment
b)
The geography
c)
The number of slaves and indentured servants
d)
The number of people
33.
James Oglethorpe established this colony as a haven for debtors. He made the men work to repay him
a)
Georgia
b)
New Jersey
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Virginia
34.
This colony was searching for gold and 2/3 died of disease, starvation and Indian attacks
a)
Plymouth
b)
Jamestown
c)
Philadelphia
d)
The lost colony
35.
Which group are the New England colonies?
a)
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Deleware
New York
New Jersey
Deleware
New York
New Jersey
d)
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
36.
Why was Rhode Island established?
a)
Didn't agree with Puritans - Kicked Out
b)
Haven for Quakers
c)
Haven for Catholics
d)
Place for debtors / Poor - also served as a buffer btwn English colonies & Spanish Florida
37.
Why was Massachusetts established?
a)
Didn't agree with Puritans - Kicked Out
b)
Haven for Quakers
c)
Suffered religious persecution by King for disagreeing with Church of England
d)
Place for debtors / Poor - also served as a buffer btwn English colonies & Spanish Florida
38.
Make money for the mother country, England - Mercantilism
How would you classify the above reason for establishing the 13 colonies?
How would you classify the above reason for establishing the 13 colonies?
a)
Religious
b)
Economic
c)
Political
39.
Which Colonial founder established Georgia – place for debtors/poor & those to be jailed, buffer b/w English colonies and Spanish owned, Florida
a)
James Oglethrope
b)
Roger Williams
c)
William Penn
40.
Which Colonial founder established Rhode Island – disagreed with Puritans and was kicked out of Massachusetts.
a)
James Oglethrope
b)
Roger Williams
c)
William Penn
41.
Which Colonial founder established Pennsylvania – provided safe home for Quakers – believed in non-violence and religious tolerance for all.
a)
James Oglethrope
b)
Roger Williams
c)
William Penn
42.
Which colonial region's climate, geography, & economy had
good soil, good growing season Good climate Grains, wheat.
good soil, good growing season Good climate Grains, wheat.
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
43.
Which colonial region's climate, geography, & economy had
fertile, rich soil Long growing season Cash crops- tobacco, rice, indigo
fertile, rich soil Long growing season Cash crops- tobacco, rice, indigo
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
44.
Which colonial region's climate, geography, & economy had
Thin, rock soil, lots trees, Harsh climate Fishing, whaling, shipbuilding
Thin, rock soil, lots trees, Harsh climate Fishing, whaling, shipbuilding
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
45.
Another way to say acceptance
a)
Economy
b)
Democratic / Democracy
c)
Tolerance
d)
Suffrage
46.
Who was the leader of Jamestown?
a)
John Smith
b)
John White
c)
Walter Raleigh
d)
William Penn
47.
What colony was called The Lost Colony?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
c)
Roanoke
d)
Cape Cod
48.
Why did it take John White so long to return to Roanoke with new supplies?
a)
England was at war with Spain
b)
Natives captured him
c)
His boat sank
d)
sickness
49.
What happened when John White finally returned to Roanoke?
a)
They made a colony
b)
They built more houses
c)
They fought Natives
d)
There was no one there
50.
Which group are the Middle colonies?
a)
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
d)
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Washington
Arizona
New Mexico
Washington
51.
Which group are the Southern colonies?
a)
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
d)
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
52.
The hot, wet climate of the ____________________ colonies was ideal for growing cash crops.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Marsh
53.
Which religious group believed in equality for all and no slavery?
a)
Puritans
b)
Mormons
c)
Quakers
d)
Smurfs
54.
Name the founder of New Hampshire.
a)
John Mason-founded to escape strict religious rules
b)
Roger Williams & Anne Hutchinson for religious freedom.
55.
Name the founder of Pennsylvania.
a)
William Penn for religious freedom for Quakers and for trade and profit
William Penn for religious freedom for Quakers and for trade and profit
b)
Peter Minuit for trade and profits
56.
Name the founder of Maryland
a)
George Calvert for religious freedom for Catholics
b)
Pilgrims for religious freedom
William Penn for religious freedom for Quakers and for trade and profit
William Penn for religious freedom for Quakers and for trade and profit
c)
John Smith, 1607, trade and profit
57.
This religious group wanted really strict rules in the Church.
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Puritans
A religious group who wanted to purify religion and they established Plymouth, Massachusetts.
A religious group who wanted to purify religion and they established Plymouth, Massachusetts.
c)
Catholics
d)
none of these
58.
What was the Virginia House of Burgesses?
a)
1st elected government in the New World
b)
1st Constitution of the New World
c)
1st Bill of Rights in the New World
d)
all of these
59.
What caused most of the deaths of Native Americans as a result of European colonization?
a)
European diseases
b)
wars
60.
Why did James Oglethorpe start Georgia colony?
a)
As a buffer (border) between the English and Spanish Colonies
b)
For a place to put prisoners and people who owed money
As a second chance for debtors and as a buffer between the English and Spanish colonies.
As a second chance for debtors and as a buffer between the English and Spanish colonies.
c)
both of these
d)
none of these
61.
What crop cultivated by John Rolfe helped save Jamestown (Virginia)?
a)
corn
b)
rice
c)
tobacco
62.
Name the founders of Rhode Island and why did they go there.
a)
Roger Williams and Ann Hutchinson - religious freedom from Mass.
b)
John Carver & John Adams- religious freedom
c)
Ogelthorpe - debtors
d)
John Smith - Tobacco
63.
What is the major industry of the New England Colonies?
a)
Cash Crops
b)
Metalwork
c)
Slavery
d)
Shipbuilding and Fishing
64.
A cash crop is
a)
Traded with other crops
b)
Raised for sale in markets
c)
Planted only for one's family
d)
Only for personal use
65.
Which of the following was the first permanent English settlement of North America?
a)
Plymouth
b)
Roanoke
c)
Youngstown
d)
Jamestown
66.
What was the main reason for conflicts between Native Americans and Virginian colonists?
a)
the colonists’ takeover of Native Americans’ lands
b)
the Native Americans’ violations of treaties
c)
the Native Americans’ stealing of the colonists’ firearms
d)
the colonists’ desire for Native Americans and Virginian colonists
67.
How did Native Americans help the Pilgrims who settled in what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts?
a)
They sold food to the Pilgrims.
b)
They gave the Pilgrims weapons.
c)
They built tepees for the Pilgrims.
d)
They taught the Pilgrims how to grow food.
68.
Why did the original settlers at Jamestown struggle to establish their colony?
a)
The weather was so bad that they could not farm.
b)
There were not enough animals to hunt.
c)
Native Americans were hostile to them.
d)
They had little experience farming, hunting, or fishing.
69.
Which settlement was NOT part of the Middle Colonies?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
New Jersey
c)
New York
d)
Virginia
70.
What made Pennsylvania different from the other colonies?
a)
It was an extremely diverse society
b)
It was governed by women
c)
It only allowed Quakers to settle there.
d)
It did not allow Native Americans to live there.
71.
What doctrine (beliefs) did William Penn use to establish his colony?
a)
the Pilgrim doctrine
b)
the Puritan doctrine
c)
the Quaker doctrine
d)
the Jamestown doctrine
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