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WorksheetsColonies and Rebels
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
In a monarchy, (a) rules.
(a) was America's most valuable resource.
Jamestown was the first successful colony. What year did the first colonists try to settle there?
1607
1512
1655
1776
John Rolfe brought (a) with him to Jamestown. It made the colony successful.
The group of settlers that established the Massachusetts Bay Colony were (a) .
How were the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay settlers different from the Jamestown settler?
They came for reasons of faith/religious freed instead of commercial reasons.
They outnumbered the Jamestown settlers 5 to 1.
They were from Spain not England.
There was no difference.
Which states were part of the Middle Colonies? Check all that apply.
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
VIrginia
Delaware
Which were the Southern colonies? Check all that apply.
Maryland
Virginia
North and South Carolina
Georgia
Delaware
In Maryland, Lord Baltimore announces that he is a Catholic.
Why is the King of England unhappy about that?
believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment
entitled
civil rights
unauthorized
justified
A (a) is the extreme limit of settled land beyond which lies wilderness, especially referring to the western US before Pacific settlement
When Frontier folk started having violent fights with Natives on the frontier, the colonists asked their governor for help, but he didn’t help. Why not?
What did James Oglethorpe want to do with debtors in Georgia?
work themselves out of debt instead of being in debtors' prison
jail them for 6 months
put the family of the man in jail, and make him work to pay his debt
burn them at the stake
Label the 3 regions.
Southern
New England
Middle
At first, England really wanted (a) from the colonies since it was so abundant in America. Hint: a natural resource.
Years, in fact 168 years, go by and in 1775 England declares the colonies in a state of rebellion. The colonists resented not having a voice in the ______ that was ruling over them.
Parliament (England's law making branch)
Church of England
local taverns
courts
What was the main reason the colonists in Massachusetts refused to pay taxes?
they were not able to afford the taxes
they were not represented in the British Parliament
they were not aware of their obligation to pay taxes
they had issues coordinating tax payments among the colonies
The murder of five colonists by British soldiers became known as the (a) .
The British repealed (revoked or took away) all taxes but one, which was (a) .
What was the colonists response to the tea tax?
war
They sent all the tea back to England.
They dumped the tea in the Boston harbor.
They started only drinking water and coffee.
Choose the statement that best describes the Battle of Lexington.
No one knows who fired the first shot.
The British succeeded in a surprise attack on the colonists.
The colonists lost the majority of their soldiers.
The British soldiers marched towards Lexington & Concord to (a)
(a) won the Battle of Concord.
We know that the guerilla attacks on the British were effective in the Battle of Concord because (a) .
The Nightriders helped the colonists by (a)
The colonists prepared for war by (a)
