WorksheetsChapter 1 - 2021 - Sports in Colonial America
Total questions: 92
Worksheet time: 36mins
Which of the following sports was popular in the Aztec community?
Lacrosse
Baseball
Tlachtli
Soccer
What 3 groups shaped sports in Colonial America?
Native Americans
Asians
Africans
Europeans
How many Native Americans lived in North America before 1492?
1 million
7 million
21 million
307 million
What group within the Eastern Woodland supported physical activity and sport?
Hopi
Aztec
Cree
Iroquois
What European groups did the Iroquois have contact with?
Portuguese
Spanish
English
French
Germans
What activity was used by Native Americans as a means of a rite of passage for kids?
swimming
baseball
walking
running
What two games played by Native Americans would also be played by Europeans later in history?
tlachtli
shiny
hoop and pole
marbles
Where would shuttlecock be played as it held religious meaning?
Pennsylvania
Alaska
New Mexico
Wyoming
What tribe in the Western Plains was known for shooting arrows through rolling hoops?
Sioux
Mandan
Cherokee
Seneca
What tribe challenged the Lewis and Clark Expedition to horse races?
Cherokee
Iroquois
Sioux
Nez Perce
Which of the following issues shaped sports in Colonial America?
religious patterns
age
race
gender roles
regional environments
What activity was used by Native Americans as messengers, to search for food, deliver goods and carry news of war?
fishing
swimming
lacrosse
running
How many miles could Iroquois runners cover (run) in 3 days?
15
150
240
1,345
What term means to keep Sunday as a day of Lord's prayer?
Indentured
Separatist
Predestination
Sabbath
Who was the military commander of the Virginia Company that enforced strict laws?
King Henry VIII
John Smith
King James I
William Bradford
Queen Isabella Spano
What type of activities were considered as blood sports?
bullbaiting
bearbaiting
cock-fighting
ratting
quoits
What was the first permanent English settlement in the New World?
Jamestown
Plymouth
Mexico City
Charleston
Which of the following became a cash crop in Jamestown (1st settlement?)
rice
cotton
tobacco
tea
What ways did slaves maintain elements of African culture?
wrestling
dance
music
running
What sport were slaves used in where masters would wager on them?
boxing
lacrosse
dancing
playing cards
What type of laws restricted sport/games to be played on Sunday?
jim crow laws
black laws
corn laws
blue laws
Where & when in New England did horse-racing become a spectator sport?
Boston/17th century
Concord/16th century
Rhode Island/18th century
Springfield/19th centruy
Select all the following sports the Quakers community permitted:
ice skating
lacrosse
hunting
walking
swimming
What city became the hub of political, business, and social activity in Pennsylvania?
Pittsburgh
Erie
Scranton
Philadelphia
What religious groups was William Penn a part of?
Baptist
Catholics
Puritans
Quakers
Friends of Rachel
Who gave William Penn Pennsylvania as a payment?
King Charles II
King Charles I
King James
Queen Mary
Ashton Kennedy Esq.
Goals were established in Lacrosse games based upon a set of defined group of rules for each game.
true
false
What tribe was known for breeding horses and competing against their white neighbors?
Sioux
Shoshone
Huron
Choctaw
What European group used the name Lacrosse to identify Native American stick-and-ball games?
English
Spanish
French
Dutch
Prussian
What game today is similar to shinny?
field hockey
baseball
wrestling
soccer
What leaders unified Spain?
Isabella and Ferdiand
Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
Elizabeth and Mary
Charles I and James I
Fitch and Deans of Fowler
What religious leader called for reform in England, Scotland, France, & the English colonies?
John Calvin
William Byrd
King James I
James Bullock
Reverend Heydon Matheny
The Southern colonies rationalized horse-racing by stating they were trying to bred the fastest horses around to beat other plantation owners.
true
false
The lower sorts in Southern society would visit a private plantation if they were interested in sports, drinking or gambling.
true
false
Where was horse racing popular in the Southern colonies?
Maryland
Alabama
Virginia
South Carolina
Louisiana
Which of the following activities was the most popular among all social classes in southern society?
running
swimming
fishing
boxing
The sports in New England were shaped mostly by new immigrants coming in from Europe as they outnumber and challenged the old Puritans ideas of forbidding sports.
true
false
Who was the founder of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts in 1620?
William Bradford
James Bullock
William Byrd III
John Smith
Sir Brian "the bully- who loves cheerleading" of Amsterdam
_____ is the name given to those in New England that wanted to separate from the Church of England.
Predestination
Separatist
Ordinary
Kolf
What European country originally colonized New York City and what did they call it?
German - Concord
English - Yorktown
Netherlands/Dutch - New Amsterdam
Austrian - Silver Springs
French - Carlsontown
When did the British capture New Amsterdam? What did they rename it?
1664 - New York City
1776 - Shiloh
1535 - Queens
1619 - Yorktown
1885 - Grimmettburgh
Which of the following was NOT a popular sport in New York?
bowling
nine pins
horse racing
ball games
lacrosse
______ was the book King James I supported as it stated sports embodied social purposes such as the military, political uses and promoted good health.
Book of Good Health and Games
The Encyclopedia
The Bible
Book of Sports
Book of Chance
How long did indentured servants work?
2 months
10 - 15 years
4 - 7 years
2 -3 years
not at all
When were the first African brought to Jamestown to be used as labor and who brought them?
1619 - Dutch
1723 - Germans
1776 - English
1805 - French
Even though the Dutch brought African slaves to America what percentage of the labor force still consisted of indentured servants?
2%
75-80%
15-25%
50-60%
100%
What were young, white noblemen that were averse to manual labor known as?
Jacobinns
Girondins
Lower sorts
Southern Gentry
Which of the following activities were the Southern Gentry involved in?
bowling
cards
horseback
gambling
swimming
Where in the United States (today) was the home of Cahoki that had close to 30,000 Native Americans living in the area?
Columbus
St. Louis
Boston
Santa Fe
Minneapolis
What tribe in New Mexico used running messengers to coordinate attacks?
Crees
Shawnee
Pueblo
Sioux
Huron
Select all of the reasons why running was important for Southwest tribes:
to settle treaties
religious rituals
rites of passage
fertility ceremonies
competition contests
What other European countries shared Spain's belief that the New World was opened to them by God?
English Catholics/German Lutherans
Middle East Muslims/Hindu of India
German Catholics/Russian Orthodox Christians
French Jesuits/English Puritans
What term means that one's fate was known by God (preached by John Calvin)?
sabbath
separatist
shinny
predestination
Who proclaimed themselves as the head of the Church of England after his divorce of Catherine of Aragon?
King Franko I
Charles II
Charles I
King James I
Henry VIII
Who controlled England after Henry VIII's death?
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Mary
King James I
Charles II
King Zaucha
What event allowed for English expansion into America?
The creation of King James Bible
Defeat of Napoleon
Death of King Charles I
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
Control over Ireland
What leader had a tennis court at Hampton Court (oldest still in use)?
Queen Mary
James Bullock
Henry VIII
Charles II
Sir Aiden Jefferson I
________ was the name given by Puritans to sports/games they considered as useless as it took away from God?
Idle
Predestination
Sabbath
Separatist
Which of the following activities were considered as acceptable to Puritans?
lacrosse
dancing
archery
walking
fishing
Which of the following sports was NOT see as idleness by Puritans?
tennis
fencing
bowling
quoits
swimming
The Southern gentry displayed their cultural values and social status through sporting practices such as horse-racing.
true
false
Select 4 key factors in shaping sporting practices in the Southern colonies:
race
gender
religion
age
social class
What colony would be the leader in both slavery and Southern sporting traditions?
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
Georgia
Settlers in Jamestown look to ________ as a labor force as fewer indentured servants came to America (pre 1619?)
Africans
Native Americans
What 3 things were part of the Columbian Exchange between Europeans and Native Americans?
people
animals
plants
disease
Who first brought the horse to America?
Hernan Cortes
Columbus
Chinese
they were already here
What activity was the most prominent competition (in the Native American community) that is was viewed as magical, religious and provided military training?
lacrosse
football
soccer
baseball
marbles
What tribe bet their own wives, children, and personal freedom on lacrosse games?
Seneca
Mingo
Shawnee
Sioux
Huron
The largest influence on European colonist view of the appropriateness of physical exercise and sport were political leaders in each community.
true
false
White Protestants tried to ban gambling on lacrosse games as well as banning games being played on Sunday along with requiring Western-style clothing.
true
false
What game developed the violent game of toli in Native American communities?
marbles
lacrosse
baseball
shuffleboard
quoits
According to King James Book of Sports, which of the following were sports that promoted health?
dancing
archery
leaping
vaulting
boxing
A way in which sport would unite people is that people of the same race or class could maintain their power and status over other groups.
true
false
Select all the activities that was considered as part of the status of wealthy planters in the Southern colonies:
Card playing
Lacrosse
Horse racing
Gambling
Quoits
The lower sorts and slaves would use sport as a way of asserting and enjoying their socioeconomic status in the South.
true
false
When did North and South Carolina seperate?
1492
1701
1776
1865
never
Which of the following was NOT considered as part of the lower sorts that would watch horse racing from a distance?
wealthy plantation owners
slaves
women
lower-ranked white farmers
Select all the types of activities slaves were involved in:
lacrosse
boat racing
foot races
dice games
bowling
The Quakers believed that they could understand the "Inner Light" only through public friendship which was associated with a lifestyle that included simplicity and virture.
true
false
What type of immigrants in Pennsylvania would challenge the colonies blue laws?
Germans - Scots Irish
Chinese - Russians
English - French Catholics
Italian - Middle East Muslims
What activity involved hanging a goose from a tree and riders would attempt to pull the head off the goose?
gander pulling
bullbaiting
ratting
bearbaiting
_______ and _______ were two activities that were strictly forbidden on Sunday's and could result in fines.
attending church services
walking and singing
games and gambling
What Dutch sport was a form of bowling?
Kolf
Gander pulling
Skittles
Quoits
The Calvinist prohibited such things as dancing, card playing, drinking, and fashionable dress.
true
false
What group upheld the strict religious doctrine of the Protestant Reformation that prohibited sports and games that they saw as immoral or didn't serve as a purpose?
French Catholics
Spanish Moors
Buddhist Monks
English Puritans
Cultural traditions and interactions with Native Americans shaped recreation, physical exercise, games/sports in the colonies.
false
true
Slavery in the colonies increased as the number of indentured servants decreased.
true
false
What plantation owner was known for constructing a bowling green, playing cricket, and ice skating?
James Bullock
William Bradford
William Byrd III
William Penn
William Woodall IV
What sports were similar to Kolf?
baseball & football
skittles & soccer
bowling & cricket
golf & hockey
What 2 activities in the Massachusetts Bay Colony were viewed as "Barbarities" in the highest?
Cockfighting
Lacrosse
Walking
Horse racing
Swimming
The upper-class gentlemen and politicians in Philadelphia established the social and sports organizations.
true
false
What Native American tribe resisted doing hard labor in tobacco fields?
Mohawk
Seneca
Iroquois
Sioux
Powhatan Confederacy
