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Colonies Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The thirteen colonies were ruled by what country?
a)
England
b)
Portland
c)
Ireland
d)
Cuba
2.
Which is not a colony in the New England Colonies?
a)
New Hampshire
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Connecticut
d)
Vermont
3.
Delaware is a part of which colonial region?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
4.
New York is a part of which colonial region?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
5.
Virginia is a part of which colonial region?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
6.
Massachusetts is a part of which colonial region?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
7.
Which is not a reason Jamestown was settled?
a)
first permanent English settlement in new world
b)
convert Native Americans to Christianity
c)
acquire land
d)
find gold
8.
Which was the biggest impact Europeans had on Native Americans?
a)
introduced new animals as a source of meat
b)
introduced new plants as a source of food
c)
introduced new religion to help civilize the native population
d)
introduced new diseases that devastated the native population
9.
Which of the following does not describe a charter?
a)
it is a legal document
b)
it gives official permission to establish a colony
c)
it protects the rights of English citizens
d)
It sets a tax on imported goods from English companies.
10.
Which was the most diverse colonial region?
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
11.

What was a main reason for people wanting to settle in New England?

a)

Speech Freedom

b)

Religious Freedom

c)

Cultural Freedom

d)

Trading Freedom

12.

Which key figure founded the Colony of Providence and welcomed all beliefs.

a)

Roger Williams

b)

John Winthrop

c)

Anne Hutchinson

d)

John Smith

13.

The Mayflower Compact is similar to what famous U.S. document?

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Bill of Rights

d)

The Treaty of France

14.

Which of these were NOT a way the New England colonists earn a living?

a)

Fishing

b)

Shipbuilding

c)

Farming

d)

printing

15.

Which religious group wanted to "purify the church of England"?

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Puritans

c)

Separatists

d)

Quakers

16.

What company did John Smith join?

a)

Discovery Company

b)

Jamestown Company

c)

Virginia Company

d)

London Company

17.

Brought food to starving colonists in Jamestown.Also married to John Rolfe

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Squanto

c)

Anne Hutchinson

d)

Mary Musgrove

18.

James Oglethorpe was the founder of which colony?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Georgia

c)

New York

d)

Jamestown

19.

This person brought food to starving colonists of Plymouth in an event that became known as the first Thanksgiving.

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Squanto

c)

James Oglethorpe

d)

Mary Musgrove

20.
People who agreed to work under contract for 4 to 7 years in return for trip payment to the New World. When contract ended, workers gained freedom to move.
a)
Slaves
b)
Indentured Servants 
c)
Squalors
d)
Aristocrats 
21.
These were large production Cash Crop farms that resembled European Feudalism. Instead of landlocked serfs, these farms had African slaves.
a)
Plantations 
b)
Estates
c)
Cabins 
d)
West Indies 
22.
She was exiled from Massachusetts for challenging Puritan laws and practices... Representing the 1st female voice of discontent in Colonial America.
a)
Anne Hutchinson 
b)
Anne Frank 
c)
Anne Hooker 
d)
Anne Williams 
23.
This was the nickname for the farming of wheat, corn, and grain for profit that is generally associated with the Middle Colonies
a)
Breadbasket 
b)
Redbasket 
c)
Wheatbasket 
d)
None of the above
24.
The trade route between American colonies, Africa, and Europe that included crops, manufactured goods, and slaves; all for massive profits.
a)
Triangular Passage 
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Northwest Passage
d)
Northwest Route 
25.
Nickname for the type of farming for profit that included tobacco, rice, indigo, and slave labor. Generally associated with Southern Colonies.
a)
Cash Farming
b)
Cash Crop Farming
c)
Subsistence Farming
d)
Subsistence Crop Farming
26.
The first form of representative government in the colonies. Elected officials of Jamestown formed this legislative body.
a)
English Bill of Rights 
b)
Mayflower Compact 
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
Magna Carta 
27.
He was a prominent Quaker who started a colony in America under the values of toleration. 
a)
William Penn 
b)
Thomas Hooker 
c)
Anne Hutchinson 
d)
John Smith 
28.

Founder of the Maryland Colony

a)

King Charles II

b)

James Oglethorpe

c)

King George II

d)

Lord Baltimore

29.

I kept the peace between the Creek Indians and white settlers in Georgia

a)

James Oglethorpe

b)

Squanto

c)

Mary Musgrove

d)

Pocahontas

30.

Navigation Acts

a)

A person or company who sells goods/products (merchandise)

b)

In: goods coming into a country

c)

Exit: goods going out of a country (selling)

d)

The specific laws passed by England to control the trade

31.

Imports

a)

A person or company who sells goods/products (merchandise)

b)

In: goods coming into a country

c)

Exit: goods going out of a country (selling)

d)

The specific laws passed by England to control the trade

32.

Exports

a)

A person or company who sells goods/products (merchandise)

b)

In: goods coming into a country

c)

Exit: goods going out of a country (selling)

d)

The specific laws passed by England to control the trade

33.

Mercantilism

a)

Being angry with England-The colonists were not accustomed to British control

b)

The specific laws passedy by England to control trade

c)

Mother Country Controls Trade-Colonys role is to serve the mother country

d)

Exit: goods going out into a country (selling)

34.

Colonists' Reaction

a)

Being angry with England-The colonists were not accustomed to British control

b)

The specific laws passedy by England to control trade

c)

Mother Country Controls Trade-Colonys role is to serve the mother country

d)

Exit: goods going out into a country (selling)

35.

All of the following contributed to the decline of Native Americans in New England except

a)

Smallpox,

b)

the seizure of Native Americans land to pay of debts

c)

the willingness of most Indians to convert to Christianity

d)

the destruction of the ecosystem by English crops and livestock

36.

Which of the colonies was founded as a refuge for imprisoned debtors?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Delaware

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Georgia

37.

The British Colony where the House of Burgesses was established was...

a)

Virginia

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Georgia

d)

Connecticut

38.

Which colony had the most Ethnically, Religiously and racially diverse population in North America

a)

Virginia

b)

Massachusetts and Connecticut

c)

North and South Carolina

d)

New Netherland - New York

39.
Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Backcountry
40.
Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
41.
Why were the Mid-Atlantic colonies nicknamed "The Bread Basket?"
a)
They grew many types of grain.
b)
Making bread was a great economic opportunity.
c)
They ate bread with every meal.
d)
They imported many types of grain
42.
John Rolfe was a successful tobacco farmer. 
a)
False.
b)
True.
43.

Cash crops: Tobacco, Indigo and Rice

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

44.

The middle passage was apart of what trading system

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

African Trade

c)

Square Trade

d)

Gold Mine Trade

45.

Choose the colony or colonies that match the clue.

Economy included exporting cash crops, such as tobacco, rice and indigo.

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

Dutch Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

d)

French Colonies

46.
The Virginia Company of London wanted to _______________ by starting a colony in the New World.
a)
make King Jame I angry
b)
make a profit
c)
become famous
d)
make people starve
47.

Which best explains the reason for a variety of products in different regions of the American colonies?

a)

Family structure and education

b)

Political and social systems

c)

Geography and climate

d)

National origins and culture

48.

_____ is credited with saving Jamestown financially when he learned to grow the tobacco crop and make a profit.

a)

William Penn

b)

Lord Baltimore

c)

John Smith

d)

John Rolfe

49.

What was the name of the economic system that European nations used to enrich their treasuries?

a)

Market Economy

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Mixed Economy

d)

Marketilism

50.

What is a colony?

a)

A country with a president

b)

A group of animals

c)

A country ruled by a king

d)

An area ruled from far away

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