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Colonization Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which crop was one of the first to be grown and sold to Europe by the South Carolina farmers?

a)

cotton

b)

peaches

c)

rice

d)

tobacco

2.

What religion were the first people who settled Massachusetts?

a)

Quaker

b)

Catholic

c)

Anglican

d)

Puritan

3.

From which part of Africa were most slaves captured?

a)

North Africa

b)

East Africa

c)

South Africa

d)

West Africa

4.

What animal did Native Americans trade for the most?

a)

dogs

b)

wolves

c)

bears

d)

horses

5.

Where did the English establish the 13 Colonies in North America?

a)

along the Pacific coast

b)

along the Atlantic coast

c)

along the Mississippi River

d)

along the Rocky Mountains

6.

How did the Native Americans help the early European colonists in North America?

a)

They invaded Asian colonies

b)

They helped colonists grow new crops

c)

They joined colonial militaries

d)

They taught English to the colonists

7.

The Netherlands created colonies in which present day state?

a)

Georgia

b)

Maine

c)

New York

d)

Virginia

8.

What was one reason why Europeans moved to the North American Colonies?

a)

to defend the Native Americans

b)

to go to war with the Native Americans

c)

to end the slave trade

d)

to gain religious freedom

9.

Which social group made these contributions to the culture of South Carolina:


sweetgrass basket weaving

fried cooking styles

storytelling methods

a)

African Slaves

b)

European Colonists

c)

Native American Tribes

d)

South American Explorers

10.

The Cherokee people lived in _____________.

a)

grass huts

b)

longhouses

c)

clay houses

d)

wigwams

11.

Which Native American tribe was known as the "River People"?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Catawba

c)

Yemassee

d)

Seminole

12.

From which country did South Carolina adopt the plantation system?

a)

Barbados

b)

France

c)

Hati

d)

Portugal

13.

What was the first capital of South Carolina?

a)

Charles Town

b)

Columbia

c)

Greenville

d)

Sumter

14.

Which culture was formed from the traditions of African slaves?

a)

plantation

b)

Elite

c)

Gullah

d)

Native American

15.

In what region of South Carolina did slavery first become important?

a)

backcountry

b)

Blue Ridge

c)

Low Country

d)

Piedmont

16.

Cash crops such as tobacco, rice and indigo used the following resource to help transport and trade.

a)

rivers

b)

mountainous regions

c)

dirt roads

d)

Appalachian Mountains

17.

The part of triangular trade that brought slaves across the Atlantic Ocean was called ______________________.

a)

Trail of Tears

b)

The Triangular Route

c)

The Final Passage

d)

The Middle Passage

18.
What were the three G's that motivated most people to come to the "new world"?
a)
Gold, God, and Glory
b)
Gifts, Gadgets, and Generosity
c)
Gratitude, Guidance, and Goodwill
d)
Goodness, Grace, and Growth
19.

The large farm in the Southern colonies with enslaved people from Africa that grew tobacco, rice, and/or indigo is called a ____________________________.

a)

plantation

b)

staple crop

c)

Middle Passage

d)

immigrant

20.

What is the middle passage?

a)

the trip from England to Africa

b)

the trip from England to the Americas

c)

the trip from Africa to the Americas

d)

the trip from Africa to England

21.

What is mercantilism?

a)

the mother country gains money from natural resources that come from its colonies

b)

where colonies trade gold and silver with each other

c)

wars that start over money

d)

plantation colonies trading slaves for money

22.

Why were the Middle, or Mid-Atlantic, Colonies nicknamed "The Bread Basket" of the New World?

a)

They grew many types of grain

b)

Making baskets made them rich

c)

They ate bread with every meal

d)

They imported many types of grain

23.

New England's economy was based on ______.

a)

Plantations

b)

Trade with the other colonies

c)

Fishing and ship building

d)

religious retreats

24.

A highly desirable product made from this crop was used to dye fabric, particularly the cloth of royalty.

a)

Yellow

b)

Gold

c)

Periwinkle

d)

Indigo

25.

Highly desirable product made from this crop was used to dye fabric, particularly the cloth of royalty

a)

Yellow

b)

Gold

c)

Periwinkle

d)

Indigo

26.
The New World refers to 
a)
Europe and Africa
b)
North and South America
c)
Australia and Antarctica
d)
Asia
27.

What was the Columbian Exchange?

a)

a system of trade in Colombia

b)

an exchange between the Old World and New World

c)

the name for the holiday that celebrates Incan king

d)

the exchange of cultures and ideas between the ancient civilizations of Latin America

28.

Which colony attracted a greater atmosphere of TRUE religious freedom?

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

d)

Georgia Colony

29.

Which colonial region had a long growing season and fertile soil?

a)

Middle Atlantic

b)

Southern

c)

New England

d)

Texas

30.
Had a master
a)
Slave
b)
Indentured Servant
c)
Both
31.
Originally from West Africa
a)
Slave
b)
Indentured Servant
c)
Both
32.
Signed a contract agreeing to work for a specific length of time
a)
Slave
b)
Indentured Servant
c)
Both
33.
Originally from England and other parts of Europe
a)
Slave
b)
Indentured Servant
c)
Both
34.
Captured, sold, and forced to work their whole life
a)
Slave
b)
Indentured Servant
c)
Both
35.
Worked mostly in the Middle and New England Colonies
a)
Slave
b)
Indentured Servant
c)
Both
36.

What need resulted in slaves being brought to the colonies from Africa?

a)

Blacksmiths and timber mills wanted to hire workers for their businesses.

b)

The planters (plantation owners) needed more workers to plant and harvest the crops.

c)

Fur traders were in need of people they could hire to set traps in the area.

37.

At first, colonists attempted to enslave Native Americans to work on their fields. Which of the following is one reason this plan didn’t succeed?

a)

Native Americans were moving to the west to settle on new lands.

b)

Local tribes went to war with colonists living in the south.

c)

The number of Native Americans was declining due to the impact of disease.

38.

As the number of indentured servants brought to the colonies to work on plantations DECREASED, where did colonists go to find workers?

a)

France

b)

Africa

c)

Spain

39.

What motivated most people to become indentured servants?

a)

They were skilled servants

b)

They had land in the New World (America)

c)

They could earn passage to come to the New World (America)

40.

African slaves brought the knowledge of how to farm which cash crop to South Carolina?

a)

wheat

b)

rice

c)

tobacco

d)

corn