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American history chapters 3 and 4

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which European country fostered a respectful relationship with Native Americans?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Netherlands

d)

Great Britain

2.

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the migration of Englishmen to the colonies?

a)

Religious Freedom

b)

Industrialization

c)

Economic Opportunity

d)

Political Opportunity

3.

The first permanent English settlement in North America was ---.

a)

Plymouth

b)

Yorktown

c)

Richmond

d)

Jamestown

4.

Plymouth was established by the ---.

a)

Puritans

b)

Virginia Company

c)

Quakers

d)

Catholics

5.

The Jamestown settlement is located in present-day ---.

a)

Virginia

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New York

d)

Massachusetts

6.

a document granting the recipient the right to settle a colony?

a)

constitution

b)

burgess

c)

charter

d)

estate

7.

"English Settlers Establish Colony at Jamestown."


In which year would this headline have appeared in a newspaper?

a)

1607

b)

1609

c)

1619

d)

1620

8.

"English Settlers Establish Colony at Plymouth."


In which year would this headline have appeared in a newspaper?

a)

1607

b)

1609

c)

1615

d)

1620

9.

Which colony was founded by Englishmen to gain economic opportunities?

a)

Virginia

b)

Georgia

c)

Massachusetts

d)

New York

10.

The first representative governing body in the American colonies was the ---.

a)

English Bill of Rights

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

House of Burgesses

d)

Mayflower Compact

11.

This colony was established as a shield to protect the other colonies from Spain

a)

Alabama

b)

Georgia

c)

South Carolina

d)

Maine

12.

this Proprietary Colony was established to allow Catholics to practice their faith

a)

Maryland

b)

New York

c)

New Jersey

d)

Maine

13.

The Virginia House of Burgesses ---

provided an example of

a)

representative government

b)

established the first army in the new world

c)

regulated what the people were allowed to eat

d)

determined who could leave the colony.

14.

A person who agreed to work for a 4-7 year period in exchange for passage to the New World was a(n):

a)

Indentured servant

b)

slave

c)

Artisan

d)

Merchant

15.

This area of Virginia had the most fertile soil perfect for growing crops

a)

Backwater region

b)

Tidewater region

c)

Appalachian region

d)

Brackish region

16.

The single greatest factor that caused the widespread death of Native Americans after contact with Europeans was:

a)

Forced conversion to Christianity

b)

Disease

c)

Adaption to new foods

d)

Warfare

17.

What was the document that the men signed aboard the ship in the New World which intended to be an agreement for a democratic set of laws?

a)

The Jamestown Compact

b)

The Mayflower Compact

c)

The Jamestown Agreement

d)

The Mayflower Agreement

18.

William Penn was of what Religion

a)

Quaker

b)

Pilgrim

c)

Church of England

d)

catholic

19.

. Who was the leader of Jamestown that was hurt by a gunpowder explosion?

a)

John White

b)

John Rolfe

c)

John Smith

d)

William Bradford

20.

Who married pocahontas in real life

a)

John white

b)

John Rolfe

c)

John smith

d)

John black

21.

During the Starving Time in Jamestown, what existed

a)

many different churches

b)

cash crops

c)

prosperity

d)

cannibalism

22.

Which colony was founded by Thomas Hooker in 1636

a)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

b)

Connecticut

c)

Rhode Island

d)

New Hampshire

23.

Which of these colonies was not named after a King or Queen

a)

Maryland

b)

North Carolina

c)

Virginia

d)

New Hampshire

24.

The most profitable agricultural product in the Virginia colony was

a)

lumber

b)

corn

c)

tobacco

d)

indigo

25.

This colony was taken over by the English without firing a shot

a)

New Hampshire

b)

New Jersey

c)

Florida

d)

New York

26.

The most commonly used source of power in the New England colonies was

a)

Water

b)

Wind

c)

slaves

d)

solar

27.

Shipbuilding and fishing were important

industries in which area

a)

New England colonies

b)

Middle colonies

c)

Southern colonies

28.

the larger industries such as, lumber

mills, mines, ironworks, small scale

manufacturing were more common in

a)

The new england colonies

b)

The middle colonies

c)

The southern colonies

d)

in French territories

29.

which cash crop was the most difficult to grow

a)

tobacco

b)

rice

c)

cotton

d)

indigo

30.

the middle passage was

a)

a glorious journey made by indentured servants

b)

a horrible trip made by slaves

c)

a fun and exciting trip made by europeans

d)

A chance to start a new life in the colonies

31.

The first slaves to be sold to europeans were by

a)

Other europeans

b)

the spanish

c)

West africans

d)

The french

32.

Which groups condemned slavery

a)

Puritans and Quakers

b)

Catholics and southerns

c)

Southerns and Puritans

d)

Native americans and Separatist

33.

Early Colonial government was mirrored after the

a)

The magna carta

b)

The spanish inquisition

c)

The english bill of rights

d)

the annexation of puerto rico

34.

Mercantilism can be described as –

a)

Building wealth by exporting more than importing

b)

building wealth by importing more than exporting

c)

building wealth establishing slave states

d)

building wealth by establish a armoda

35.

These acts tried to control the trade of goods and commerce from the colonies

a)

The trade acts

b)

The control acts

c)

the stamp acts

d)

the navigation acts

36.

When to many goods flood the market the price of those goods usually goes

a)

up

b)

down

c)

stays the same

37.

which of these were not a cash crop of the Carolinas

a)

rice

b)

gold

c)

indigo

38.

What was the primary purpose of educating the masses in the 1600-1700's

a)

To become wealthy

b)

the be able to start a business

c)

to be able to read the bible

d)

to me a master tactician

39.

Teachers were mainly___________ in the colonial period

a)

Educated men

b)

mothers

c)

Unmarried women

d)

Slaves and indentured servants,

40.

This time period put an emphasis on your connection or personal relationship with god

a)

The great refection

b)

the great gathering

c)

the great awakening

d)

the great separation