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WorksheetsLife in the American Colonies (Ch. 4)
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 45mins
The success of the large plantations of the Southern Colonies depended upon.
the region's large ports
large families
slavery
rocky soil
The concept of protected rights began with the
Magna Carta
Enlightenment
English Bill of Rights
Great Awakening
Merchants in the American colonies began smuggling goods because
the Navigation Act allowed merchants to choose the buyer
Britain always offered the colonists the best price
they had more goods than Britain could buy
they could sometimes get better prices from customers in other countries
The Great Awakening resulted in a renewed interest in
science
religion
mercantilism
conflict
Benjamin Franklin is an example of an American colonist strongly influenced by
traditional medicine
the Great Awakening
the unfairness of censorship
the Enlightenment
The Albany Plan of Union was not approved by the colonies because
it called for he colonies to declare their independence from Britain
most colonists did not consider the western lands valuable
it diminished the strength of the united colonial government
colonies were not willing to give up any of their power
How did the British victory over the French affect the Native Americans of the Ohio River Valley?
it helped them because the British, unlike the French, paid Native Americans for the use of their land.
It hurt them because so many French refugees fled to their lands
It hurt them because they lost their French allies and trading partners
It helped them because the British lowered the prices of their goods.
This map illustrates trade and industry in the American Colonies around 1750. Based on the map, what trade industry was found only in the Southern Colonies?
lumber
fur and skins
rice and indigo
fishing
The Enlightenment promoted freedom of thought and expression, a belief in equality and the idea of popular government, in addition to promoting reason and logic.
True
False
Why were African slaves preferred over indentured servants?
African slaves worked harder indentured servants on plantations.
African slaves new how to farm better than indentured servants
African slaves were enslaved permanently, unlike indentured servants.
African slaves worked for less pay than indentured servants.
The largest effect of the great awakening was
church attendance became mandatory again.
many new churches were formed.
people feared God.
people began begging for God's forgiveness of their sins in large numbers throughout the colonies.
A legislature
makes laws
enforces laws
makes judgements about laws
vetoes laws
If a journalist is charged with libel then the statement they made about someone or something must have been untrue.
Correct
Incorrect
The economy of the Middle Colonies revolved around
Farming
Industry
Both farming and industry
None of the above
Triangular Trade involved what three regions?
Canada, Africa and Great Britain
Africa, South America and Great Britain
Great Britain, Africa and The Colonies
Africa, New France and Great Britain
The English Bill of Rights aimed to set clear limits on a ruler's power
True
False
In a Royal Colony, Colonists selected a governor and council, known as the Upper House. Parliament selected an assembly, or Lower House.
True
False
Who was England's savior during the French and Indian War?
John Duquesne
William Pitt
Jeffery Amherst
William Sherman
What were the French and British fighting over?
Land and resources
Shipping contracts
Trading rights
Pride
What directly led to France's downfall?
The capture of Quebec
The capture of Detroit
The defeat of Chief Pontiac
The defeat of a huge French force near Louisbourg
What was the boundary of British control set in the Proclamation of 1763
The Mississippi River
The Rocky Mountains
The Ohio River
The Appalachian Mountains
What did the British gain in the Treaty of Paris - 1763
All land East of the Mississippi River and South of the Ohio River
Canada, all land East of the Mississippi River and Florida
Florida and the Quebec region of Canada
An area of land that makes up present day Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Illinois
1. Which type of farming was practiced in New England?
backwater
cash crop
subsistence
tidewater
1. How did most settlers in the southern colonies make their living?
farming
lumbering
manufacturing
shipbuilding
A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies is called
an army
a commando
a confederacy
a militia
1. Which proposal sought to unite the American colonies against the French?
Albany Plan of Union
Bill of Rights
Confederacy of England
U.S. Constitution
1. The most inhumane aspect of the triangular trade was the
fishing trade
merchant trade route
middle passage
southern route
1. Which group controlled the economic and political life in the southern colonies?
farmers
merchants
plantation owners
teachers
1. Although widows and unmarried women enjoyed certain rights, they could not
work outside the home
own property
vote
run businesses
French Military location
Triangular Trade
Fort Duquesne
Washington DC
Tallahassee
People elect delegates to make laws
representative government
socialist government
communist government
oligarchy government
Sells goods to another country
export
transport
import
trashport
Head of colonial household
men
women
beast
dragons
Important New England industry
cash crops
building skyscrapers
shipbuilding
inflatable shoes
Governed enslaved people
diversity laws
slave codes
subsistence farming
southern doctrine
Crops that sold easily
subsistence farming
plantation store
cash crops
poor farmer
The majority of Colonist lived
in cities
near rivers
large plantations
small family farms
This region was distinguished by its small farming towns and profitable fishing and trade. Which is the correct region?
Which answer best describes the Backcountry?
was distinguished by its small farming towns and profitable fishing and trade.
farms
produced large cash crops that fueled trade in its coastal cities.
plantation economy and large number of enslaved Africans made it different from the other regions.
was distant from the denser coastal populations, so settlers there developed an independent and rugged way of life.
Which region is best described by a plantation economy and large number of enslaved Africans which made it different from the other regions?
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
Maryland, Virginia, North & South Carolina, and Georgia
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware
Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Ohio, and West Virginia
These four laws were passed in order to ensure that England made money from its colonies’ trade.
1. All shipping had to be done in English ships or ships made in the English colonies.
2. Products such as tobacco, wood, and sugar could be sold only to England or its colonies.
3. European imports to the colonies had to pass through English ports.
4. English officials were to tax any colonial goods not shipped to England.
What was the name given to these laws?
Navigation Acts
Stamp Acts
Smuggling Acts
Colonies Shipping Acts
On large Southern plantations, slaves toiled in groups of about 20 to 25 under the supervision of men hired by planters to watch over and direct the work of slaves. What is the name of this job?
plantation owner
planter
slave driver
overseer
What is the name of the mountain range that stretches from Canada down to Alabama and separates the coastal colonies from the backcountry?
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Swiss Alps
Sierra Nevada Mountains
How were farms in the Middle Colonies different from those in New England?
The Middle Colonies boasted a longer growing season than New England and a soil rich enough to grow cash crops.
The Middle Colonies were cold and did not have the weather for growing any crops unlike the New England colonies that produced crops for their families
The Middle Colonies had slaves and there farms were self sufficient
All of the above
This man was ousted from his throne in 1689
King Charles I
King James II
King John
King Henry VIII
most colonists placed a high value on education
true
false
the case involving John Peter Zenger was an important step in establishing freedom of the press in America
true
false
one of William Pitt's goals for the French and Indian War was to conquer French Canada
true
false
the Proclamation of 1763 ended the French and Indian War
true
false
partnership of 2 parties
nuetral
alliance
coalition
Enlightenment
powerful group of Native Americans
Cherokee Nation
Iroquois Confederacy
Lakota State
Pontiac Wars
author of Albany Plan of Union
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
John Peter Zenger
Thomas Jefferson
to change the religious beliefs of someone
convert
martyr
heretic
the Great Awakening
a colony in which an owner or a group of owners named the colony's governor
charter
compact
proprietary
royal
who were the only people who could vote in the colonies?
indentured servants
landless white men
white female property owners
white male property owners
where was George Washington's first command?
Appalachian Mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ohio River Valley
Virginia territory
what was the main cash crop in South Carolina and Georgia?
cotton
rice
tobacco
wheat
Also known as The Seven Years' War - fought between Great Britain and France caused by tensions and disputes over land. Britain won, but went heavily into debt.
French and Indian War
The English Civil War
The American Revolutionary War
This ended the French and Indian War, giving all of France's land East of Mississippi to Great Britain.
Treaty of Paris
Navigation Acts
English Bill of Rights
A Native American chief who united the Great Lakes' Indians to try to stop the advance of European settlements, he led a rebellion that attacked British forts; he eventually surrendered in 1766.
Pontiac
Powhatan
Tecumseh
