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CH-3: Colonial America

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The two Native Americans who assisted the Pilgrims in surviving their first winter were called:

a)

Squanto and Pocahonas

b)

Metacomet and Squanto

c)

Samoset and Sacajawea

d)

Squanto and Samoset

2.
Why did most people come to the New England colonies?
a)
They wanted the freedom to practice their religion the way they wanted.
b)
They wanted to make money by working in factories.
c)
They were taken from their home countries and forced to work there as slaves.
d)
They were looking for a more diverse place to live.
3.

First permanent English settlement in North America

a)

Georgia

b)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Jamestown

4.

When was Jamestown established?

a)

1607

b)

1585

c)

1590

d)

1620

5.

What was the Mayflower Compact?

a)

A document that set up an organized government for the Pilgrims

b)

A list of religious rules the Pilgrims had to follow

c)

A map that later showed the hidden fort at Jamestown

d)

A document that kept the colonies from trading with other countries

6.
 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
7.

Which is NOT a New England colony?

a)

New York

b)

Rhode Island

c)

New Hampshire

d)

Connecticut

8.

Define: Indentured Servants

a)

Servants who were employed by president's to carry out their duties for them

b)

Servants who were forced to get dentures due to their poor oral hygiene

c)

people who had no money to move to America so they were “employed” as workers who would work without pay for a certain amount of time to pair for their passage.

d)

Servants who dance around and make kings laugh

9.

How did Jamestown become successful

a)

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b)

They were granted their right to create a colony from King James I and the Virginia Company saved money to explore

c)

Flying an airplane with a banner around the colonies

d)

King James I granted them the land and lent money to start farming

10.

How did Philip's war effect the Native American tribes that were in it?

a)

It caused most tribes to lose power in war

b)

The tribes accidentally busted a move

c)

They got completely wiped out

d)

They ran away