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5a-e Colonial America Review

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Massachusetts Bay Colony was established for

a)

Religious Freedom

b)

Economic Reasons

2.

Plymouth was established for

a)

Religious Freedom

b)

Economic reasons

3.

Pennsylvania was established for

a)

Religious Freedom

b)

Economic reasons

4.

Jamestown was established for

a)

Religious freedom

b)

Economic reasons

5.

Roanoke was established for

a)

Religious freedom

b)

Economic reasons

6.

Georgia was established for

a)

Religious freedom

b)

Economic reasons

7.

Roanoke was colonized by

a)

Sir Walter Raleigh

b)

Pilgrims

8.

Jamestown was colonized by

a)

Virginia Company of London

b)

Quakers

9.

Plymouth was colonized by

a)

Debtors

b)

Pilgrims

10.

Massachusetts Bay Colony was colonized by

a)

William Penn

b)

Puritans

11.

Pennsylvania was colonized by

a)

Pilgrims

b)

William Penn

12.

Georgia was colonized by

a)

Sir Walter Raleigh

b)

Debtors

13.

This map represents which colonial region?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

14.

This map represents which colonial region?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

15.

This map represents which colonial region?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

16.

Cold winters and moderate summers describe which region's climate?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

17.

Hilly terrain, rocky soil, and jagged coastlines describe which region's geography?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

18.

Fish, harbors, timber, soil, grain are examples of what type of resource?

a)

Natural

b)

Human

c)

Capital

19.

Farmers, preachers, craftsmen, fishermen, laborers are examples of what type of resource?

a)

Natural

b)

Human

c)

Capital

20.

Ropes, sails, tools, buildings, textiles are examples of which type of resource?

a)

Natural

b)

Capital

c)

Human

21.

Which region's social life was limited to working and going to church?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

22.

Which region's political and civic life included making their own laws and holding town meetings?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

23.

Which region's climate was moderate?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

24.

Which region's geography included coastal lowlands, harbors, rivers, and rich farm land?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

25.

Which region's social life included diverse religions, traditions, and cultures.

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

26.

Which region's political and civic life included most civic and political matters being settled in large market towns?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

27.

Which colonial region's climate was warm and humid?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

28.

Which colonial region's geography included rolling hills and fertile soil?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

29.

Which colonial region's social life consisted of living on small or large farms and the Church of England?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

30.

Which colonial region's political and civic life was divided into counties?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

31.

Democratic:

a)

government by the people

b)

system of making or trading things

32.

Economy:

a)

government by the people

b)

system of making and trading things

33.

Taxation:

a)

government collecting money from citizens to pay for public services

b)

way people make decisions

34.

culture:

a)

way of life of groups of people. customs, morals, values

b)

bring together

35.

Political:

a)

way people make decisions

b)

system of making or trading things

36.

social:

a)

something that causes arguments

b)

interaction with other people

37.

unify

a)

bring together

b)

something that causes arguments

38.

divisive

a)

bring together

b)

something that causes arguments

39.

colony:

a)

something that causes arguments

b)

settlement far from home ruled by home country

40.

persecution:

a)

constant bad treatment of a person or group based on religion or ethnicity

b)

person who owes money

41.

Debtor:

a)

person who owes money to someone else

b)

way people make decisions

42.

Came on the Mayflower, separatists, built Plymouth colony

a)

Puritans

b)

Pilgrims

43.

Started Massachusetts Bay Colony, wanted to "purify" Church of England

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Puritans

44.

People who didn't have money for passage to colonies and agreed to work without pay. They were freed at the end of their contract.

a)

Enslaved people

b)

Indentured Servants

45.

Large properties devoted to growing one crop such as tobacco, rice, and cotton.

a)

State

b)

Region

c)

Plantation

46.

Usual condition of weather in an area.

a)

Climate

b)

Ecosystem

47.

Which colonial region specialized in building ships?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

48.

Which colonial region specialized in livestock, grains, and fish?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

49.

Which region specialized in tobacco, rice, indigo, and forest products?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

50.

New England was interdependent on the South for tobacco, rice, indigo, and cotton.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Specialization is an efficient way to work and there is a lower cost to produce items. Focus on producing one or few products.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Interdependence is two or more people depending on others.

a)

False

b)

True

53.

Lived in the south, produced crops such as tobacco, sugar, and indigo, had enslaved people and indentured servants to work, often educated, enjoyed rich social life.

a)

Artisans

b)

Large Land Owners

c)

Enslaved People

54.

Worked themselves with their family, location decided what was produced, used their produce to feed their families and then sold the rest.

a)

Large land owner

b)

farmers

c)

artisans

55.

Settled in all areas of the colonies, worked as craftsmen in towns and on plantations.

a)

merchants

b)

farmers

c)

artisans

56.

Were caretakers, house workers, and homemakers. Had no political rights, not allowed to vote, and little chance of getting and education.

a)

Enslaved people

b)

indentured servants

c)

women

57.

Usually couldn't afford to pay for a trip to the colonies. Ship captains would take them and then contract them with a merchant, artisan, or plantation owner to work without pay for 3-7 years. They were freed when the contract was done.

a)

indentured servants

b)

enslaved people

c)

farmers

58.

Didn't choose to come to the colonies, but were sold. Had no rights and rarely freed.

a)

indentured servants

b)

enslaved people

c)

farmers

59.

Had limited rights. Could own land and earn money, but could not vote.

a)

Enslaved people

b)

Free African Americans

c)

Artisans

60.

Colonies controlled their own trade.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Great Britain taxed the colonies to help pay for the French and Indian War.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

Cotton, forest products, tobacco are examples of

a)

raw materials

b)

manufactured goods

63.

When raw materials are turned into useful items like textiles, tools, and furniture they become

a)

raw materials

b)

manufactured goods

64.

The colonies were governed by the following people listed in the order from most powerful to local government.

a)

Colonial legislature, governors, king

b)

king, governors, colonial legislature

c)

governors, king, colonial legislature