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Units 1 & 2 DEOC REVIEW - Exploration and Colonies

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was America's first PERMANENT English settlement?

a)

Jamestown

b)

St. Augustine

c)

Plymouth

d)

Roanoke

2.

An example of colonial self-government is:

a)

The Continental Congress

b)

The House of Representatives

c)

Parliament

d)

The House of Burgesses

3.

The Middle Colonies had more diversity than New England or Southern colonies because:

a)

Their climate was diverse.

b)

Political systems varied.

c)

They tolerated different groups of people

d)

Their geography was diverse.

4.

Early colonists who worked off their debt in exchange for passage to America were called:

a)

Indentured servants

b)

Bond servants

c)

Sharecroppers

d)

Slaves

5.

Characteristics of the New England colonies include all of the follow EXCEPT:

a)

Small towns and self-government

b)

Intolerance of religion

c)

Large farms for growing cash crops

d)

Political freedom

6.

Who traded in the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Australia and the Americas

b)

Northern and Southern Hemispheres

c)

Antarctica and the Americas

d)

Eastern and Western Hemispheres

7.

What did the French trade for with Native Americans?

a)

Gold

b)

Silk

c)

Fur

d)

Spices

8.

Which explorer discovered Florida?

a)

Pedro Menendez de Aviles

b)

Juan Ponce de Leon

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Francisco Pizarro

9.

The _________ is an all water route through the Americas (Atlantic to Pacific).

a)

Strait

b)

Carrack

c)

Northwest Passage

d)

Caraval

10.

__________ is the idea that the mother country benefits from colonization.

a)

Reformation

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Exploration

d)

Monarchy

11.

During the Columbian Exchange, what caused the most Native American deaths?

a)

Disease

b)

Warfare with other Natives

c)

Natural disasters

d)

Warfare with Europeans

12.

When was St. Augustine founded?

a)

1607

b)

1492

c)

1513

d)

1565

13.

What was the first free African American settlement in the US?

a)

Fort Caroline

b)

Castillo de San Marcos

c)

Fort Matanzas

d)

Fort Mose

14.

Which cash crop did John Rolfe introduce to the Jamestown settlement?

a)

Rice

b)

Indigo

c)

Tobacco

d)

Sugar Cane

15.

Why did Puritans settle in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630?

a)

England had a drought

b)

Puritans wanted to get rich from gold and the fur trade

c)

Puritans escaped those who practiced witchcraft against them

d)

Puritans were persecuted against and wanted religious freedom

16.

Which of the following is NOT an example of COLONIAL representative government?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

House of Burgesses

c)

New England Town Meetings

d)

Maryland Act of Toleration

17.

Which colonial region was very tolerant and "welcomed with open arms?"

a)

Middle

b)

Southern

c)

New England

d)

Frontier

18.

Which colonial region focused on its religion, was very strict, and focused on education?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Frontier

19.

Which colonial region focused primarily on its economy and "the rich came to get richer?"

a)

Middle

b)

Southern

c)

New England

d)

Frontier

20.

What was the MAJOR effect of Bacon's Rebellion?

a)

It increased the gap between the wealthy and the poor

b)

Colonists felt a closer alliance with England

c)

Colonists stopped growing tobacco

d)

Colonies began to use slavery instead of indentured servants

21.

Which colonial region had good harbors, thin and rocky soil, and a short growing season?

a)

Middle

b)

New England

c)

Southern

d)

Frontier

22.

"We must consider that we shall be a City upon a Hill. The eyes of all people are upon us."

~John Winthrop, 1630


What did John Winthrop mean by a "City upon a Hill?"

a)

Puritans must fight to expand their power

b)

Puritans must build their city on the highest land

c)

Most colonists do not approve of the Puritan lifestyle

d)

Puritans must be an example to others

23.

What was the significance of King Philip's War?

a)

Natives and colonists learned to share the land and live peacefully

b)

The natives killed all of the Puritans

c)

It created a friendly trading relationship

d)

An alliance of native tribes working together to stop colonial expansion

24.

Who founded Pennsylvania as a place for differences to be accepted?

a)

James Oglethorpe

b)

Lord Baltimore

c)

William Penn

d)

Roger Williams

25.

"The closeness of the place, and the heat of the climate, added to the number in the ship, which was so crowded that each had scarcely room to turn himself, almost suffocated us ..."

What is the main idea of the quote above?

a)

Treatment of Natives

b)

Slavery in the colonies

c)

Examples of Puritan rituals

d)

Life along the Middle Passage

26.

Why did colonists resist the Navigation Acts?

a)

They resented the King for not giving them a voice in Parliament

b)

Colonists wanted to manufacture their own goods and sell them to other markets

c)

England preferred resources from Africa instead of their own American colonies

d)

The Navigation Acts gave power to only the New England colonies

27.

In what year did the first African slaves arrive in Jamestown?

a)

1619

b)

1776

c)

1807

d)

1865

28.

"He who works not, eats not."


What civic virtue does John Smith suggest?

a)

Everyone has a responsibility to their community

b)

The harder you work, the more food you get

c)

The more food you eat, the harder you can work

d)

Communities must feed all citizens

29.

A three way trade relationship between Europe, Africa, and the Americas is called ____.

a)

Middle Passage

b)

Triangular Trade

c)

Bacon's Rebellion

d)

Columbian Exchange

30.

People who refuse to fight are called ___.

a)

Pacifists

b)

Indentured Servants

c)

Patroons

d)

Puritans

31.

What THREE struggles did early Jamestown settlers face? (Check all that apply)

a)

Lack of settler skills

b)

Problems with their environment

c)

Conflict with the Powhatan

d)

Lack of representative government

32.

Which of the following is the name for the route in which slaves were brought to the Americas in Triangular Trade?

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

Northwest Passage

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Middle Passage

33.

Which of the following is an inference about the political cartoon above?

a)

Colonies benefited the most from mercantilism.

b)

Mercantilism decreased the demand for slave labor.

c)

Mercantilism led to competition for resources among European countries

d)

Colonies were not worth the trouble for mother countries.

34.

What did Thomas Hooker and Anne Hutchinson have in common?

a)

They founded St. Louis, Missouri

b)

They established a new government in Massachusetts

c)

Both became leaders of the Puritans

d)

Both disagreed with the Puritans and left Massachusetts

35.

Why did children in New England learn how to read and write?

a)

To help them get jobs outside of the home

b)

So that they did not get punished in schools

c)

To be able to read the Bible

d)

So they could read and write for their families

36.

Which of the following is an example of colonial self-government?

a)

Parliament

b)

Town hall meetings

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Salem Witch Trials

37.

Which group lived in the Middle Colonies and believed all people were equal?

a)

Catholics

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Puritans

d)

Quakers

38.

What did the Great Awakening represent?

a)

New ideas about freedom

b)

Scientific equations

c)

Renewed belief in civic virtue

d)

A religious revival

39.

Which of the following is true based on the excerpt above?

a)

Settlers had to leave Jamestown because there was no rainfall.

b)

Disease spread at Jamestown because of waste trapped in the water.

c)

There was an abundance of rainfall at Jamestown which allowed cash crops to grow.

d)

The tides at Jamestown provided adequate water supply.

40.

According to the chart, what happened to the Jamestown colony from 1607-1611?

a)

Abundant rainfall

b)

Drought

c)

Fish were abundant

d)

Native attacks

41.

What problems does this chart suggest about the Jamestown colony?

a)

Jamestown settlers included a variety of jobs to accomplish building a colony

b)

The first settlers did not know what sort of people to bring for a successful colony

c)

Men and women arrived in Jamestown by 1808

d)

Gentlemen made up the smallest group of first settlers

42.

How did Francis West contribute to deaths at Jamestown?

a)

The colonists stole food from the Natives and left Jamestown, leaving the colonists without enough food

b)

Francis West and his crew were killed by the Natives

c)

The Natives did not trade with West leading to a shortage of food

d)

Francis West refused to trade with the Natives leading to a shortage of food