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History Vocabulary Chapter 3 Colonies Take Root

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A __________ is a document issued by a government that grants specific rights to a person or company. (page 67)

a)

charter

b)

establishment

c)

pilgrim

d)

representative government

2.

In the fall of 1608, ____________________ , was sent out from London to lead the colony and his rule was, "He who works not, eats not." (page 67)

a)

King James I

b)

Squanto

c)

John Smith

d)

Powhatan

3.

A ________________________ is the form of government in which voters elect people to make laws for them. (page 69)

a)

Plymouth Colony

b)

Jamestown

c)

pilgrim

d)

representative government

4.

In 1607, a group of wealthy people pooled their resources and made a new attempt to establish an English colony in North America. What can you infer establish means in this sentence? (page 67)

a)

pilgrim

b)

to set up, found

c)

sustain

d)

toleration

5.

A _________ is a person who takes a religious journey. (page 69)

a)

pilgrim

b)

charter

c)

Squanto

d)

town meeting

6.

These measures would not have succeeded if the colonists had not found a dependable source of income to sustain the colony. What does sustain mean here in this statement? (page 68)

a)

pilgrim

b)

establish

c)

charter

d)

to support; to keep going

7.

__________________ , was a Native American who brought the Pilgrims seeds of native plants--corn, beans, and pumpkins. (page 70)

a)

John Smith

b)

Roger Williams

c)

Squanto

d)

John Wintrop

8.

_________________ , was a respected landowner, lawyer, and led the Puritans in 1630 on a voyage to North America. (page 72)

a)

Squanto

b)

John Smith

c)

Roger Williams

d)

John Winthrop

9.

The Puritans did not believe in religious _______ - recognition that other people have the right to different opinions. (page 73)

a)

charter

b)

representative government

c)

toleration

d)

town meeting

10.

_____________ a minister of a church in the town of Salem believed the Puritans should split entirely from the Church of England. (page 73)

a)

Anne Hutchison

b)

Thomas Hooker

c)

Roger Williams

d)

John Winthrop

11.

A Boston woman, ___________________ , questioned some of the Puritan teachings, was put on trial in 1638, and expelled from Massachusetts. She established a settlement on an island that is now part of Rhode Island. (page 75)

a)

Roger Williams

b)

John Smith

c)

Squanto

d)

Anne Hutchison

12.

_____________ , a minister, disagreed with the Puritan leaders, left Massachusetts with about 100 followers in 1636 and settled in what today is Connecticut. (page 75)

a)

Anne Hutchison

b)

John Smith

c)

Roger Williams

d)

Thomas Hooker

13.

______________ was forced to leave Massachusetts, moved to New Hampshire and founded the town of Exeter. (page 75)

a)

John Smith

b)

Squanto

c)

John Wheelright

d)

Roger Williams

14.

__________ is an assembly of townspeople that decides local issues. (Page 75)

a)

town meeting

b)

establish

c)

pilgrim

d)

toleration

15.

Membership in town meetings was restricted to male heads of households. Restricted means ________________________. (page 75)

a)

to point out in detail

b)

to place limitations on something or somebody

c)

to support; to keep going

d)

to set up, found

16.

Roger Williams specified that colonists should pay Native Americans for their land. What does specify mean? (Page 73)

a)

to support; to keep going

b)

to set up, found

c)

to place limitations on something or somebody

d)

to point out in detail

17.

_____________________________ , the Chief of Wampanoag was also known as King Phillip. (Page 76)

a)

Metacom

b)

Squanto

c)

John Winthrop

d)

Roger Williams

18.

_________________________ is a colony created by a grant of land from a monarch to an individual or family. (Page 78)

a)

fundamental

b)

restrict

c)

proprietary colony

d)

sustain

19.

A ____________________ is a colony controlled directly by the English king. (Page 78)

a)

Backcountry

b)

Sustain

c)

Toleration

d)

Royal Colony

20.

Another fundamental Quaker belief was that all people were equal in God's eyes. Fundamental means the __________________ . (Page78)

a)

to place limitations on something or somebody

b)

most important part

c)

to point out

d)

to support; to keep going

21.

The ______________ was a frontier region extending through several colonies, from Pennsylvania to Georgia. (Page 81)

a)

royal colony

b)

charter

c)

backcountry

d)

town meeting

22.

Philadelphia and New York were accumulating people at such a rate that they had become the largest cities and busiest ports in the colonies. What does accumulate mean? (Page 81)

a)

most important part

b)

to increase in amount over time

c)

to place limitations on something or somebody

d)

to point out in detail

23.

__________________ was a wealthy man who personally knew King Charles II, wanted to find a place for Quakers to live where they would be safe from persecution. (Page 78)

a)

William Penn

b)

John Smith

c)

Roger Williams

d)

John Winthrop

24.

_____________ became the leader of the frontier settlers and in 1675, organized a force of 1,000 westerners and began attacking and killing Native Americans. (Page 85)

a)

Anne Hutchison

b)

John Smith

c)

Nathaniel Bacon

d)

William Penn

25.

When George Calvert died, his son, Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore, became proprietor. A Proprietor is __________________. (Page 86)

a)

the owner of a business or a colony

b)

to increase in amount over time

c)

the most important part

d)

to place limitations on something or somebody

26.

____________ got the representative assembly to pass the Act of Toleration in 1649. (Page 86)

a)

William Penn

b)

John Smith

c)

Lord Baltimore

d)

Roger Williams

27.

A group of wealthy Englishmen led by ____________ wanted a colony where there would be protection for English debtors. (page 87)

a)

Anne Hutchison

b)

James Oglethorpe

c)

Roger Williams

d)

John Smith

28.

__________ are people who owe money. (Page 87)

a)

debtors

b)

restrict

c)

specify

d)

accumulate

29.

A _____________ is a large farm where crops such as cotton, sugar, and rice are grown. (Page 87)

a)

proprietor

b)

backcountry

c)

fundamental

d)

plantation

30.

_______________ is the difference shown between things when compared. (Page 89)

a)

contrast

b)

restrict

c)

backcountry

d)

colony

31.

_____________ are lands along a frontier and the the main function of the Spanish ones were to protect Mexico from the European powers. (Page 91)

a)

Specify

b)

Borderlands

c)

Backcountry

d)

Plantations

32.

_______ is to change from one religion to another. (Page 91)

a)

Restrict

b)

Contrast

c)

Debtor

d)

Convert

33.

A missionary named ____________________ played an important role in the effort for Spain colonizing California in 1769. (Page 92)

a)

Williams Penn

b)

Junipero Serra

c)

Lord Baltimore

d)

John Smith

34.

Along with missionaries, Spain sent soldiers to set up ______________ which are military posts to defend the missions. (Page 92)

a)

restrict

b)

backcountry

c)

presidios

d)

plantations

35.

The Spanish also established ___________ , which are civilian towns that were centers of farming and trade. (Page 93)

a)

fundamental

b)

pueblos

c)

plantations

d)

royal colony