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WorksheetsUnit 1 Test
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 14mins
A written list of freedoms that the government promises to protect
The Bill of Rights
Mercantilism
Debtors
Charter
The individual that proposed that people should have certain natural rights which include: life, liberty, and property.
Anne Hutchinson
Debtors
John Locke
Thomas Jefferson
The right of newspapers and other public media to publish articles believed to be accurate.
Enlightenment
Libel
Middle Passage
Freedom of Press
Crops that are grown to be sold
Mercantilism
Cash Crops
Subsistence Farming
Libel
An economic policy which held that nation’s wealth was measured by its supply of gold and silver
Mercantilism
Debtors
Charter
John Locke
This was the crossing from Africa to the America used in the slave trade
Charter
Triangle Trade
Libel
Middle Passage
played a major role in a serious religious debate in the early colony
Debtor
Anne Hutchinson
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke
A type of person who cannot pay money owed to someone else
Debtor
Anne Hutchinson
John Locke
Libel
An official document that gives certain rights to an individual or group
Bill of Rights
Freedom of the Press
Charter
Cash Crop
Free from the superstition and ignorance of the Middle Ages.
Middle Passage
Enlightenment
Subsistence Farming
Mercantilism
A type of agriculture in which people live on what they grow themselves
Mercantilism
Enlightenment
Subsistence Farming
Cash Crop
The publishing of statements that unjustly damage a person’s reputation
Bill of Rights
Enlightenment
Charter
Libel
Which of the following influences (2) for our foundation came from Judaism?
10 Commandments: moral rules and laws
Created Direct Democracy: ordinary citizens make decisions
Believed everyone must obey God and the laws directed by God
Believed individuals were innocent until proven guilty
Which of the following influences (2) for our foundation came from Christianity?
Create equality for all citizens
Believed in justice, mercy, and forgiveness
Created the Republic: elected representatives make decisions and laws
10 Commandments: moral rules and laws
Which of the following influences (2) for our foundation came from Greece?
Created Direct Democracy: ordinary citizens make decisions
Created the Republic: elected representatives make decisions and laws
Believed individuals were innocent until proven guilty
Allowed trial by jury, which created civic responsibilities for citizens
Which of the following influences (2) for our foundation came from Rome?
Created Direct Democracy: ordinary citizens make decisions
Created the Republic: elected representatives make decisions and laws
Believed individuals were innocent until proven guilty
Allowed trial by jury, which created civic responsibilities for citizens
Which of the following influences (2) for our foundation came from England?
Magna Carta
English Parlament
Trial by Jury
Create equality for all citizens
Which of the following influences (1) for our foundation came from Iriquois?
Magna Carta
English Parlament
Created a Confederation: loose alliances of tribes with representatives government
Create equality for all citizens
What group was granted a charter to North America by King James I and whose primary goal was to set up a “cash crop” enterprise?
Jamestown Company
Burgesses Company
Mayflower Company
Virginia Company
Name two struggles in which Jamestown faced during its beginning years of existence?
Lacked clean water
Conflicts with Native Americans
Too many people
Starvation
What was the first government called that was set up in Jamestown?
Jamestown Convention
House of Burgesses
Statesmen Company
Jamestown Assembly
Who was able to vote for these representatives to be placed in office?
Anyone
White Men
Women
Wealthy Citizens
What was the main purpose for pilgrims to leave England for the Plymouth Colony?
Cash Crop enterprise
Set up a central government
Escape religious persecution
Reinforcements for Jamestown
Often referred to as the foundation of the U.S. Constitution, this social contract was the 1st document written by common people for self-government.
The Mayflower Compact
The House of Burgesses
The Pilgrim Compact
The Great Awakening
How were settlers of the Plymouth Colony able to survive their first winter?
Cannibalism
Farming
Help from England
Help from Native Americans
What was the period known as the religious revival that swept through the colonies in 1730s and 1740s?
Enlightenment
Religious Suffrage
Great Awakening
Plymouth Salvation
What era refers to the intellectual movement which advocated reason as the basis of authority and influenced political changes?
Enlightenment
Religious Suffrage
Great Awakening
Plymouth Salvation
Name the French philosopher whose belief that powers of government should be separated into branches influenced the Framers of the Constitution.
John Locke
Rene DesCartes
Voltaire
Montesquieu
What was the first nation to finance explorations in search of a shortcut to the riches of Asia?
England
France
Spain
Portugal
What was the first major war fought in the colonies?
The American Revolution
The French and Indian Wars
The Seven Years War
The Civil War
Which of the following are part of the Southern Colonies (pick 2)?
Warmest climate, mild winters, hot summers; large plantations and small farms
A Quaker colony where slavery was considered cruel and unjust was located here.
Milder climate, longer growing seasons, fertile soil; cash crops, crafts and industries.
Depended heavily on African slaves for cheap labor; treated slaves like property.
Harsh winters, shortest growing season; small farms, no cash crops
Which of the following are part of the Middle Colonies (pick 3)?
Warmest climate, mild winters, hot summers; large plantations and small farms
A Quaker colony where slavery was considered cruel and unjust was located here.
Milder climate, longer growing seasons, fertile soil; cash crops, crafts and industries.
One colony encouraged skilled craft workers from Europe to immigrate to the colony.
Harsh winters, shortest growing season; small farms, no cash crops
Which of the following are part of the New England Colonies (pick 2)?
Shipbuilding, fishing, whaling, forestry, furniture-making.
A Quaker colony where slavery was considered cruel and unjust was located here.
Milder climate, longer growing seasons, fertile soil; cash crops, crafts and industries.
One colony encouraged skilled craft workers from Europe to immigrate to the colony.
Harsh winters, shortest growing season; small farms, no cash crops
Which states were part of the Southern colonies?
New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Maryland, Virginia, Carolinas, Georgia
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut
Which states were part of the Middle colonies?
New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Maryland, Virginia, Carolinas, Georgia
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut
Which states were part of the New England colonies?
New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Maryland, Virginia, Carolinas, Georgia
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut
What was the major disease that would kill a large percentage of Natives in the new Americas?
(a)
What was the name of the colony that was established on an island and never seen again?
(a)
