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English Colonies and 13 Colonies Test Review

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 39mins

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.
What is the most significant effect of European colonization?
a)
American Indians grew wealthy by trading with colonists.
b)
American Indians killed many French colonists.
c)
American Indians died out in large numbers from disease.
6.
Which of the following groups settled in the New England colonies?
a)
Debtors
b)
Puritans
c)
Quakers
7.
The separatists are also known as
a)
Quakers
b)
Pilgrims
c)
Puritans
8.
Which of the following terms/phrases describe the economic activities of the New England Colonies?
a)
fishing
b)
large plantations
c)
grow staple crops
9.
Which of the following reasons for settlement applies to all 3 colonial regions?
a)
new start debtors
b)
freedom of religion
c)
offered cheap land
10.

William Penn was a citizen in this region.

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

11.

This region was known for wheat farming.

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

12.

Tobacco was grown in this region as a cash crop.

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

13.

Ship building was a main industry in this region.

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

14.

This region needed slaves for the plantations.

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

15.

How did William Penn get land in the New World?

a)

Penn bought it himself.

b)

Penn's father loaned him the money.

c)

The Quakers raised money.

d)

King Charles II gave it to him.

16.

Who are indentured servants?

a)

another name for slaves

b)

people who work to pay off their voyage

c)

people who work for the governor

d)

people who like to explore

17.

What was the first settlement in Virginia in 1607 called?

a)

Roanoke

b)

Plymouth

c)

Jamestown

d)

Quaker

18.

Who was the leader of Jamestown?

a)

John Smith

b)

John White

c)

Walter Raleigh

d)

William Penn

19.

What settlement was established in Massachusetts in 1620?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Plymouth

c)

Roanoke

d)

Maryland

20.

Why was the Mayflower Compact made?

a)

To have laws in the settlement

b)

for religion

c)

trade with Natives

21.

Why did Pilgrims risk their lives to come to America?

a)

protection

b)

start a new farm

c)

food

d)

religious freedom

22.

What colony was called The Lost Colony?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Plymouth

c)

Roanoke

d)

Cape Cod

23.

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

24.

The 1st permanent English Colony was

a)

Roanoke

b)

Plymouth

c)

Jamestown

d)

New York

25.

Rainfall & a long growing season made cash crops such as tobacco, rice and indigo grow easily (pick all that apply)

a)

New England

b)

Southern

c)

Middle

26.
What colony will be founded that will have the principle of separation of church and state?
a)
Rhode Island
b)
Connecticut
c)
New Hampshire
d)
Massachusetts
27.
What colony was a safe haven for Quakers?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Maryland
d)
Georgia
28.
What colony will be a safe haven for debtors?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Georgia
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Maryland
29.
Who is the founder of Georgia?
a)
James Oglethorpe
b)
Lord Baltimore
c)
Roger Williams
d)
Thomas Hooker
30.
The Virginia House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact, and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut all established —
a)
limited self-government in their colonies
b)
the right of colonists to select the royal governor 
c)
the right of the press to criticize officials in power 
d)
complete religious freedom in their colonies
31.
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
32.
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
33.
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
34.
First law supporting religious tolerance in the new colonies
a)
Maryland Act of Toleration
b)
House of Burgesses
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Separatist movement
35.
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
36.
The First Great Awakening was...?
a)
a religious revival that occurred throughout the American colonies
b)
a slave rebellion in colonial South Carolina
c)
An early colonial protest against British imperialism
d)
Use of reason and scientific methods to be applied to the study of human society
37.
In the triangular trade routes, what was the leg of the trip called that brought Africans to the New World?
a)
Slave Trade Passage
b)
Slave Passage
c)
African Passage
d)
Middle Passage
38.

What colonies made up the New England colonies?

a)

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

b)

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

c)

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

d)

Delaware, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Virginia

39.

What colonies made up the middle colonies?

a)

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

b)

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

c)

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

d)

New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Carolina, North Carolina

40.

What colonies made up the southern colonies?

a)

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

b)

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

c)

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

d)

Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland

41.

What characteristics describe the New England colonies?

a)

Fertile soil, plantations, slaves, long growing season

b)

Fertile soil, grains, moderate growing season

c)

"Breadbasket", long growing season, cold winters

d)

Rocky soil, shipbuilding, fishing, cold winters

42.

What characteristics describe the middle colonies?

a)

Rocky soil, trade, short growing season

b)

Fertile soil, "breadbasket" moderate growing season, rivers

c)

Fertile soil, plantations, slaves, long growing season

d)

Rocky soil, ship building, long growing season

43.

Which characteristics describe the southern colonies?

a)

Rocky soil, ship building, lumber, short growing season

b)

Fertile soil, moderate growing season, "breadbasket"

c)

Rocky soil, "breadbasket", cold winters

d)

Fertile soil, plantations, slaves, long growing season

44.

What group wanted to reform the Anglican church?

a)

Puritans

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Dutch

d)

English

45.

Which group wanted to separate from the Anglican church?

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Debtors

c)

Merchants

d)

Puritans

46.

How did the Pilgrims relationship with the Native Americans change over time?

a)

Declined after the Pilgrims took land from the Native Americans

b)

Improved due to intermarriage

c)

They never had any interactions

d)

Improved due to trade and mutual respect

47.

Who settled Plymouth?

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Debtors

c)

Puritans

d)

Slaves

48.

Who settled Pennsylvania?

a)

Quakers

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Catholics

d)

Native Americans

49.

Who settled Maryland?

a)

Catholics

b)

Puritans

c)

Debtors

d)

Protestants

50.

Who settled Georgia?

a)

Debtors

b)

Catholics

c)

Spanish

d)

Puritans

51.

The Dutch surrendered which colony to England?

a)

New York

b)

Virginia

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Pennsylvania

52.

Where were the 13 colones located?

a)

Along the Atlantic coast

b)

Along the Pacific coast

c)

England

d)

In the North East

53.

The Quakers allowed people to practice their religion freely because they...

a)

believed in religious toleration

b)

know they couldn't change anyone's mind

c)

were too busy farming grains

d)

were afraid it would lead to war

54.

Why did southern colonies need slaves?

a)

To be agricultural workers

b)

To work in factories

c)

To build churches

d)

To build ships

55.

Which group focused their social and political activities on the teachings of the Bible?

a)

Puritans

b)

Dutch

c)

Debtors

d)

Spanish

56.

What was traded on the Middle Passage?

a)

Slaves

b)

Tobacco and rice

c)

lumber and fur

d)

cotton

57.

The 13 colonies supplying Great Britain with raw materials is an example of...

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Representative Government

c)

The Middle Passage

d)

Persecution

58.

What are imports?

a)

Goods brought into the United States from another country

b)

Goods sold to foreign countries

c)

Trade routes

d)

People who oppose war and fighting

59.

What are exports?

a)

Goods brought into the United States from another country

b)

Illegal products smuggled into the colonies

c)

Goods sold in foreign countries

d)

Raw materials sold between the colonies

60.

A trade route between the West Indies, the American colonies and West Africa is called:

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

Colonial trade

c)

The Middle Passage

d)

Economic routes

61.
An area of land that is ruled by another country such as Jamestown is called a _____.
a)
indentured servant
b)
slavery
c)
colony
62.

Name the Colony.

a)

Virginia

b)

North Carolina

c)

South Carolina

d)

Georgia

e)

Delaware

63.
a)

Delaware

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Hampshire

d)

Massachusetts

64.

Name the colony

a)

South Carolina

b)

Connecticut

c)

New Jersey

d)

Georgia

65.

Name the colony

a)

Rhode Island

b)

New York

c)

Virgina

d)

New Jersey

66.

Name the Colony

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Virginia

c)

Maryland

d)

New Hampshire

67.

Name the colony

a)

Maryland

b)

North Carolina

c)

South Carolina

d)

Rhode Island

68.

Name the Colony

a)

Georgia

b)

South Carolina

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Connecticut

69.

Name the colony

a)

New Jersey

b)

Virginia

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

New York

70.

Name the colony

a)

North Carolina

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Georgia

d)

Maryland

71.

Name the Colony

a)

Maryland

b)

New Jersey

c)

Delaware

d)

New Hampshire

72.

Name the colony

a)

New York

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Virginia

73.

Name the Colony

a)

Maryland

b)

New Hampshire

c)

New York

d)

Pennsylvania

74.

Name the colony

a)

Delaware

b)

New Jersey

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Massachusetts

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