WorksheetsDA #1 Review: Colonial America & Revolutionary Era
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
The Great Awakening, Mayflower Compact, and Virginia House of Burgesses would most likely occur in which era of US History?
Colonial America
Revolutionary Era
Civil War
Early Republic
What is typically the main reasons European countries started their own colonies in the New World? (Choose 3)
To gain wealth
To be more powerful than other countries.
To form alliances with Natives
To take advantage of raw materials for profit
Southern Colonies became dependent on slave labor because of what reasons? Choose 2
Cash Crop Economy
Poor Rocky Soil
Geography able to support large scale agriculture
Their religion said it was ok to have slaves
Colonial Governments arose because of things like Salutary Neglect and Distance from England. What were the 3 main examples?
Mayflower Compact
Parliament
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Virginia House of Burgesses
Catholics went to ___________, and Quakers went to ___________ for religious freedom. Which 2 colonies are the correct destinations for these 2 religious groups from England?
Maryland, Pennsylvania
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania
Georgia, Massachusetts
Virginia, New York
What were the New England Colonies main economies due to their geography and climate? Choose 3.
Small farms
Logging Industry
Shipping Industry
Plantation Industry
Why were most major cities located along the coast of the 13 colonies?
Access to the ocean was important for the colonies economy
The Native Americans forced them to live there
Britain forced them to live there because of the Proclamation of 1763
Which of the 3 colonial regions had the most slave labor?
New England
Middle
Southern
Being taxed without our consent was a major complaint in what famous US document?
Mayflower Compact
US Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Why did New England and the Southern Colonies have such different economies? Choose 2
religions
climates
geography
native groups in the area
Delaware was mostly settled by which group of settlers for economic reasons.
Swedish
Dutch
French
What kind of protests did citizens organize because of taxes like the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townshend Act?
Boycotts
Declaration of Independence
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
"Shot Heard 'Round the World," would best describe what event of the American Revolution?
Saratoga
Yorktown
Valley Forge
Lexington and Concord
Horrible winter encampment that eventually would lead to better training of the Colonial soldiers, would best describe what event of the American Revolution?
Saratoga
Yorktown
Valley Forge
Lexington and Concord
How did religious groups like Pilgrims and Puritans respond to Salutary Neglect and the need to keep citizens in line?
Force everyone to support their religion
Create their own self governments
Ask Parliament to make laws for them
The King chose who would run the colonies
Natural Rights that everyone has despite their background, parents, or amount of money they have.
Habeas Corpus
Unalienable Rights
Limited Government
Grievances
Founding Fathers and Mothers like Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Abigail Adams, and Sam Adams gave up some of their lives to contribute good things to their new country and communities. What is this called?
Self Government
Individual Rights
Civil Disobedience
Civic Virtue
We've learned 2 Eras so far. What are they?
Colonial America
Era of Good Feelings
Early Republic
American Revolution
These people wanted to remain a part of the British Empire because they want to continue to benefit from being connected to the most powerful and richest country in the world.
Patriots
Continental Congress
Loyalists
Parliament
The Intolerable Acts were passed immediately after this event in order to punish Boston for its civil disobedience.
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Lexington and Concord
1st Continental Congress
African Slaves served on both sides of the Revolutionary War, and were honored after the war.
True
False
Choose 2 Patriot women from the American Revolution Era.
Abigail Adams
Mercy Otis Warren
Susan B. Anthony
Harriet Tubman
New York used to be called New Amsterdam and was a Dutch Colony.
True
False
The Appalachian Mountains served as the main barrier of the original 13 colonies, and would become the Proclamation Line of 1763.
True
False
Which document made more things democratic in the colonies. Meaning more people could vote despite their beliefs.
Magna Carta
Declaration of Independence
Virginia House of Burgesses
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
