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Settlement & 13 Colonies

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the head-right system?
a)
A system set up to give weapons to newly arrived colonist.
b)
A system of government that is under the leadership of a dictator.
c)
A system set up to give land to newly arrived colonist.
d)
A system of government that is under the leadership of several rulers.
2.
How many Lords Proprietors were there?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
3.
Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
4.
Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.
a)
Trade centers
b)
Plantations
c)
Settlements
d)
industrial centers
5.
Why were the Mid-Atlantic colonies nicknamed "The Bread Basket?"
a)
They grew many types of grain.
b)
Making bread was a great economic opportunity.
c)
They ate bread with every meal.
d)
They imported many types of grain
6.
The first English settlers to emigrate to the Carolinas came from what other British colony?
a)
Barbados
b)
South Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Scotland
7.
Which country didn't explore the New World?
a)
Spain
b)
Japan
c)
France
d)
England
8.
Which of the following were motives for exploration?
a)
claim new land
b)
in search of gold and silver
c)
spread religion
d)
all answers
9.
What was the name of the first English settlement?
a)
Columbia
b)
Charles Town
c)
Port Royal
d)
Santa Elena
10.

Why were many of the first settlements in the New World not successful?

a)

Some did not know how to grow their own food.

b)

Native Americans fought to keep their land.

c)

They caught diseases, like malaria, and died or were forced to leave.

d)

All of the Above

11.

Which Spanish settlement in SC failed?

a)

Charlesfort

b)

Charles Town

c)

San Miguel

d)

San Felipe

12.

Which French settlement in SC failed?

a)

Charles Fort

b)

Charles Town

c)

San Miguel

d)

San Felipe

13.

Which English settlement in SC was successful?

a)

Charles Town

b)

Charlesfort

c)

San Miguel

d)

San Felipe

14.

Which country was the only country to successfully settle in SC?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

France

15.

Which country became very rich from trading furs with the natives in North America?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

16.

Which country set up colonies along the east coast of North America?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

17.
What was the head-right system?
a)
A system set up to give weapons to newly arrived colonist.
b)
A system of government that is under the leadership of a dictator.
c)
A system set up to give land to newly arrived colonist.
d)
A system of government that is under the leadership of several rulers.
18.
The colonies in yellow belong to what region?
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
France
19.
The colonies in green belong to what region?
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
France
20.
The colonies in red belong to what region?
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
France
21.
Which region was known for it's diversity? (People from many different places, following many different religions.)
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
None of these
22.
Which region relied heavily on slaves?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
None of these
23.

What was the main goal of the settlers at Jamestown

a)

To convert the natives to Christianity

b)

To establish a community with representative government

c)

to establish a successful agriculturally-based colony

d)

to find gold and riches

24.

Which of the colonies was founded as a refuge for imprisoned debtors?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Delaware

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Georgia

25.

The British Colony where the House of Burgesses was established was...

a)

Virginia

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Georgia

d)

Connecticut

26.

Who was the first leader of Jamestown

a)

John Winthrop

b)
c)
d)

John Smith

27.
Which of the following is not one of the original 13 colonies?
a)
Maryland
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Kentucky
d)
Georgia
28.
Which of the following colonial groups does not belong?
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Southern Colonies
c)
Middle Colonies
d)
Atlantic Colonies
29.
Which country is considered to be the "Mother Country" of the 13 original colonies?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
30.
Which of the following statements is a correct description of the Mayflower Compact?
a)
The men on board the Mayflower bound themselves into a “civic body politic.” 
b)
The Pilgrims practiced an early and pure form of democracy
c)
The Mayflower Compact applied just to the non-Pilgrims on board the Mayflower
d)
None of the above. 
31.
 Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?
a)
 to show that they opposed representative government.
b)
to establish an orderly community
c)
 to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony
d)
 to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony
32.
The Mayflower Compact was the first agreement for self - government to be created and enforced in america  
a)
true
b)
fasle
33.

Based on the wording of the Mayflower Compact, the document would MOST

affect the new colony’s

a)

religion

b)

laws

c)

honour

d)

time

34.

What was the name of the agreement the Pilgrims made to create order in their new colony?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Napoleonic Code

d)

Geneva Conventions

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