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SSUSH1 - SSUSH2 Quiz

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The first successful British colony in North America was
a)
Roanoke, Virginia
b)
Boston, Massachusetts
c)
Plymouth, Massachusetts
d)
Jamestown, Virginia
2.

Originally a Dutch colony, New Amsterdam was taken by the British in 1664 because of its valuable location at the mouth of the Hudson River. What did the British rename New Amsterdam?

a)
New York
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Deleware
d)
Rhode Island
3.
How was the settlement of Virginia different from the settlement of Massachusetts?
a)
Mass. was created as a haven for Quakers from England.
b)
VA was settled primarily for economic reasons rather than to escape religious persecution.
c)
VA was created as a haven for Native Americans to escape persecution by English colonists.
d)
Mass. was settled primarily for economic reasons rather than to escape religious persecution.
4.
What role did tobacco play in the history of Jamestown?
a)
It was the main crop the founders of Jamestown hoped to grow when they first established the colony.
b)
It caused fighting when the colonial government outlawed the crop and would not allow it to be imported.
c)
It turned out to be the cash crop that saved the colony.
d)
Although Virginians tried to raise tobacco, the crop failed miserably.
5.
Virginia’s House of Burgesses fulfilled which of the following roles?
a)
It met on board the Mayflower to draft laws that would help institute representative government in Massachusetts.
b)
It sparked the American Revolution by meeting and selecting Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence.
c)
It helped establish representative government in the colonies by serving as the first official elected body in British North America.
d)
It drafted a treaty ending the French and Indian War.
6.
A person who worked for another for 4-7 years to work off the debt he owed for his passage to the Americas; granted freedom and some land when time had been served
a)
Indentured servant
b)
Slave
c)
Mestizo
d)
Separatist
7.

Which economic policy was based on the ideas that North American colonies existed primarily to provide an economic benefit for Great Britain?

a)
mercantilism
b)
free trade
c)
socialism
d)
laissez-faire capitalism
8.
Why did slavery grow in the American colonies in the middle 1600's?
a)
Given the harsh colonial conditions, Englishmen refused to come to America.
b)

Colonial reaction to Bacons Rebellion ended indentured servants and increased the need for slaves

c)
Poor conditions along the African coasts meant more Africans were willing to leave.
d)
Large scale wards in W. Africa meant more slaves were available driving prices down.
9.
He introduced a new type of tobacco to VA which proved to be highly demanded in Europe and highly profitable to the southern colonies.
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
John Rolfe
c)
John Smith
d)
Peter Stuyvesant
10.
English Protestants who wanted to "purify" the church of any Catholic aspects of the religion
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Puritans
c)
Libertarians
d)
Baptists
11.
This town became the financial and trade center of the colonies and continues to hold that position today in the United States.
a)
New York, NY
b)
Boston, MA
c)
Philadelphia, PA
d)
Charleston, SC
12.

Native American who taught Plymouth settlers how to farm, hunt, fish, etc in order to survive in the New World.

a)

Powhatan

b)

Metacom

c)

Squanto

d)

Sacagawea

13.
A Native American uprising in Mass. led by Metacom who joined several Native tribes together but was defeated by English settlers in the end.
a)
Bacon's Rebellion
b)
King Philip's War
c)
Whiskey Rebellion
d)
Bleeding Kansas
14.

When type of colony was Jamestown when it was initially established in 1609?

a)
joint stock company
b)
sole proprietorship
c)
entrepreneurship
d)
non-profit organization
15.
Early founder of Rhode Island who was banished from Mass. for his belief in the separation of church and state and demands for better treatment of the Native Americans.
a)
Roger Williams
b)
William Penn
c)
Thomas Hooker
d)
John Smith
16.

During the 1700s, North America’s slave population drastically increased . Which of the following MOST LIKELY contributed?

a)

Growth of cotton

b)

Bacons War

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

The Middle Passage

17.
A series of four acts that required all goods being shipped to and from the colonies to be shipped in English vessels
a)
Navigation Acts
b)
British Maritime Laws
c)
Anti-Smuggling Acts
d)

Saltatory Neglect

18.

What was the primary reason African slaves became the dominate labor force throughout the British colonies?

a)

The abolitionist movement was based in the North.

b)

The textile industry was controlled by southern merchants

c)

The commercial growth of Tobacco & Cotton .

d)

A result of Bacons rebellion.

19.
The first successful British colony in North America was
a)
Roanoke, Virginia
b)
Boston, Massachusetts
c)
Plymouth, Massachusetts
d)
Jamestown, Virginia
20.

The founder of Georgia, who created the colony as a haven for debtors is...

a)

William Penn

b)

John Winthrop

c)

Roger Williams

d)

James Olgethorpe

21.

A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America.

a)

Middle Passage

b)

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

mercantilism

22.

An English policy that failed to strictly enforcing laws in its colonies

a)

House of Burgesses

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Salutary Neglect

23.

A three way system of trade during 1600-1800s where Africa sent slaves to America, America sent raw materials to Europe, and Europe sent guns and rum to Africa.

a)

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Columbian Trade route

d)

Mercantilism

24.

Founder of Pennsylvania

a)

Roger Williams

b)

John Winthrop

c)

William Bradford

d)

William Penn

25.

Which 4 colonies makes up the Mid-Atlantic colonies?

a)

New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

b)

New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Rhode Island

c)

New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania

d)

New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware

26.

Which 4 colonies makes up the New England colonies?

a)

Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut

b)

Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island

c)

Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island

d)

Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware, New Hampshire

27.

Which 5 colonies makes up the Southern colonies?

a)

Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

b)

Virginia, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

c)

Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

d)

Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida

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