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Gallopade Chapter 1- Colonization

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A government run by religious leaders and religious law is called...

a)

Church State

b)

Theocracy

c)

Separatist

d)

Quakerism

2.
The cash crop that saved Jamestown from economic and social collapse. 
a)
Sorghum
b)
Tobacco
c)
Maize
d)
Wheat
3.
Which colonies are associated with the Southern region?
a)
Texas, California, Alaska
b)
N.Carolina, S.Carolina, Georgia, Virginia and Maryland
c)
Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
d)
New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania 
4.
Which colony was established as a debtors colony?
a)
North Carolina
b)
New York
c)
Georgia
d)
Texas
5.
What is a characteristic of a Quaker?
a)
Strict religious practices
b)
Puritans and Pilgrams
c)
No religious practices
d)
Religious Tolerance
6.
What was the affect of the Native Americans after encountering Europeans?
a)
Trade increased
b)
Disease killed most of the Native Americans
c)
Small nations developed for both Native Americans and Europeans
d)
Nothing
7.
Which two people were banished from Massachusetts for religious reasons?
a)
Thomas Hooker and Rosa Parks
b)
King George III and Parliment
c)
William Penn and James Oglethorp
d)
Roger Williams and Ann Hutchinson
8.
Who wanted to reform and/or purify the church? 
a)
Puritans
b)
Quakers
c)
African Slaves 
d)
Separatists 
9.
Who wanted to break away from the church? 
a)
Dutch 
b)
Separatist 
c)
puritans 
d)
Pacifists 
10.
What term describes a supply of material, money or other assets that can be used by the colony in order to function effectively. 
a)
resources
b)
nationality 
c)
family size
d)
toleration 
11.
What term was used to describe a colony that had a formal document giving them permission to settle there. 
a)
Royal colony 
b)
pilgrims 
c)
plantation 
d)
Charter colony 
12.
This document was created by the pilgrims before going ashore at Plymouth Rock. 
a)
Mayflower Compact 
b)
Act of Toleration 
c)
Magna Carta 
d)
Constitution 
13.
This colony had a poor life expectancy. Colonists had little to no knowledge of farming and did not plant crops in anticipation of needing food long term. There was tension with Native Americans as well as diseases that decreased the colonists numbers by more than half. 
a)
Jamestown 
b)
Jacksonville 
c)
Roanoke 
d)
Washington DC
14.
The most significant thing about the Virginia House of Burgesses was that it was the first what of The New World?
a)
Established home in Jamestown
b)
English parliament established by the King 
c)
Representative assembly elected by the people
d)
Safe haven for escaped slaves 
15.
Which of the following was the first document written to establish a form of self-government?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d)
The New England Constitution
16.
Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania?
a)
William Penn
b)
Peter Stuyvesant
c)
King Charles II
d)
Tamanend
17.
another word for Representative government and democracy-
a)
communism
b)
self- government
c)
monarchy
d)
dictatorship
18.
Why did the PILGRIMS and PURITANS come to America?
a)
gold
b)
slaves
c)
tobacco
d)
escape religious persecution
19.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Werowocomoco
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
20.

Mass hysteria (chaos) over witchcraft that showed Puritan's desire to create a society free from all evil...

a)

Rhode Island Massacre

b)

Connecticut Witch Trials

c)

Boston Marathon

d)

Salem Witch Trials

21.
Where is the colony of Plymouth located?
a)
Virginia
b)
Massachusetts
c)
Rhode Island
d)
South Carolina
22.

Where were town meetings held?

a)

colonial meeting houses

b)

school

c)

court house

23.

Who participated in town meetings?

a)

all male citizens

b)

all male and female citizens

c)

men, women and children

24.

Who settled New Netherland in 1621?

a)

The English

b)

The Spanish

c)

The Dutch

d)

The Americans

25.

What colony is #3?

a)

New York

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Virginia

d)

New Jersey

26.

What colony is #7?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

New Jersey

c)

Maryland

d)

Virginia

27.

What colony is #11?

a)

Virginia

b)

New York

c)

Maryland

d)

West Virginia

28.
People who lived in the New England colonies most likely had which of the following jobs?
a)
Farming
b)
Raising livestock
c)
Shipbuilding and fishing
29.
What was the climate like for the people of the New England colonies?
a)
Harsh winters and mild summers
b)
Warm, humid summers and mild winters.
c)
Cold winters and hot summers
30.
Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Mid-Atlantic
31.
Which crops were grown by colonists living in the Southern region?
a)
Corn, cotton, tobacco, and indigo
b)
Grains like wheat and rye
c)
Watermelon, apples, and peaches
32.

What colonial region is shaded in red?

a)

The Middle Colonies

b)

The Southern Colonies

c)

The New England Colonies

33.

What colonial region is shaded in yellow?

a)

The Middle Colonies

b)

The Southern Colonies

c)

The New England Colonies

34.

What colonial region is shaded in green?

a)

The Middle Colonies

b)

The Southern Colonies

c)

The New England Colonies

35.
How did Oglethorpe help the people in debtor's prisons?
a)
He helped bring the people in prison to Georgia to help start a new colony and make a new life.
b)
He paid all of their debts.
c)
He gave them food.
d)
He took care of their children.
36.
______ was the founder and first governor of Georgia.
a)
James Oglethorpe
b)
King George II
c)
Hernado de Soto
d)
Mary Musgrove
37.

Which Colonies are Middle Colonies?

a)

New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania

b)

Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina

c)

Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Massachusetts

d)

New York, Rhode Island, Georgia, New hampshire

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