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Colonial America

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the colony was established by a group of settlers who had been given a formal document allowing them to settle

a)

Proprietary Colony

b)

Royal Colony

c)

Charter Colony

d)

Joint Stock Colony

2.

A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.

a)

colony

b)

joint stock company

c)

debtors

d)

country

3.

A company is made up of a group of shareholders. Each shareholder contributes some money to the company and receives some share of the company's profits and debts.

a)

corporation

b)

small business

c)

nonprofit company

d)

joint stock company

4.

treated badly and unfairly, usually because of religion, politics, or race

a)

persecuted

b)

debtor

c)

colonized

d)

enslaved

5.

A religious group that wanted to purify the Church of England. They came to America for religious freedom and settled Massachusetts Bay.

a)

Debtors

b)

Indentured Servants

c)

Puritans

d)

Catholics

6.

English Puritans who founded Plymouth colony in 1620

a)

Indentured Servants

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Debtors

d)

Catholics

7.

1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony.

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

Magna Carta

c)

The Constitution

d)

The Mayflower Compact

8.

Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years

a)

Debtors

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Catholics

d)

Indentured Servants

9.

people who owe money

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Puritans

c)

Debtors

d)

Catholics

10.

An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

d)

Imperialism

11.

A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies

a)

Middle Passage

b)

Atlantic Passage

c)

Africa Passage

d)

New World Passage

12.

an account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event

a)

biography

b)

secondary source

c)

primary source

d)

credible source

13.
Which country got along with Natives, christianized and traded beaver furs for profit.
a)
France
b)
Netherlands
c)
Spain
d)
England
14.
Spain came to America with what purpose?
a)
to trade with Natives
b)
for God, Gold, and Glory
c)
to exchange goods
d)
to spread diseases
15.

Which of the following is the primary reason that European rulers became interest in trans-Atlantic exploration beginning in the 15th century?

a)

They were curious about whether or not the world was round.

b)

They were seeking an oversea trade route to Asia.

c)

They wanted to become allies with Western Hemisphere natives.

d)

They were looking to relocate their European empires to a new continent.

16.

Which motive best completes the diagram?

a)

To promote free enterprise

b)

To extend democracy

c)

To expand empires

d)

To found utopian communities

17.
What agreement did the pilgrims sign on their way to North America?
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Constitution
c)
The Mayflower Compact
d)
The Girl Scouts' Oath
18.
Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania?
a)
William Penn
b)
Peter Stuyvesant
c)
King Charles II
d)
Tamanend
19.
What was England's first permanent settlement in North America?
a)
Roanoke
b)
New Netherland
c)
Plymouth
d)
Jamestown
20.
What is a characteristic of a Quaker?
a)
Strict religious practices
b)
Puritans and Pilgrams
c)
No religious practices
d)
Religious Tolerance
21.
which settlement/colony was founded in1607 and was successful because of its fertile land, plentiful game, and abundant timber?
a)
Jamestown, Virginia
b)
Boston,Massachusetts
c)
Atlanta,Georgia
d)
Lake Placid, New York
22.
In what year was Jamestown settled?
a)
1492
b)
1607
c)
1608
d)
2081
23.
What brought the original colonists from England to Jamestown?
a)
the search for food
b)
the search for gold and silver
c)
the search for tobacco
d)
the search for religious freedom
24.
England wanted to colonize in North America for __________ and ___________.
a)
Power and materials
b)
Wealth and Power
c)
Indians and Land
d)
houses and food
25.
What is an example to natural resources?
a)
plastic
b)
lumber
c)
boats
d)
rubber
26.

Mercantilism can BEST be described as

a)

economic trade policy in which a country exports more than it imports in order to create a favorable balance of trade

b)

religious policy in which European countries established missions in the New World

c)

alliance system used by European nations to maintain peace with the Native Americans of the New World

d)

political structure implemented by European nations that divided society into a very rigid class system of haves and have nots

27.

According to the economic policy of mercantilism, European nations desired to increase their wealth, power and prestige by

a)

establishing colonies in the New World

b)

buying imports from their rival nations

c)

isolating themselves from the rest of the world

d)

ALL answer choices

28.
According to the economic policy of mercantilism, the colony would serve as a source of raw materials and natural   resources?
a)
true
b)
false
29.
 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
30.
Which of the following is the most important reason why Pilgrims came to America?
a)
 gold
b)
trade
c)
land
d)
religious freedom
31.
How was the agreement which bonded Pilgrims called?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Napoleonic Code
d)
Geneva Conventions
32.

Main reasons for Spanish Exploration

a)

Jamestown 1607 John Smith

b)

Geography

c)

Fish, Fur & Timber

d)

Spread Catholicism & search for riches

33.

What caused economic differences in the colonies?

a)

Georgia

b)

Assemblies, voting, elections representatives

c)

Fur trade

d)

Geography

34.

Characteristics of a representative government:

a)

Assemblies, voting, elections representatives

b)

Virginia House of Burgess, Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Order of Connecticut

c)

Maryland, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts

d)

Spread Catholicism & search for riches

35.

Reasons for a representative government:

a)

Short Growing season, Rocky soil, Cold Climate

b)

Spread Catholicism & search for riches

c)

Keep order, distance from England

d)

Climate, resources and geography, labor needed

36.

Early forms of colonial representative government:

a)

England getting wealthy from the resource of the colonies

b)

Virginia House of Burgess, Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Order of Connecticut

c)

Tobacco, Rice and Indigo

d)

Fish, Fur & Timber

37.

What was the 1st Representative Assembly in 1619?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Fundamental Order of Connecticut

c)

Grains and Metals

d)

Virginia House of Burgess

38.

What was the 1st self-government charter written in 1620

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Fundamental Order of Connecticut

c)

Grains and Metals

d)

Virginia House of Burgess

39.

What was the first written constitution during the colonial era(1639)?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Fundamental Order of Connecticut

c)

Grains and Metals

d)

Virginia House of Burgess

40.

What led to the development of the plantation system in the Americas?

a)

Climate, resources and geography, labor needed

b)

Fish, Fur & Timber

c)

Grains and Metals

d)

Tobacco, Rice and Indigo

41.

Resources of the New England Colonies

a)

Grains and Metals

b)

Fish, Fur & Timber

c)

Tobacco, Rice and Indigo

d)

Climate, resources and geography, labor needed

42.

Resources of the Middle Colonies

a)

Grains and Metals

b)

Fish, Fur & Timber

c)

Tobacco, Rice and Indigo

d)

Climate, resources and geography, labor needed

43.

Resources of the Southern Colonies

a)

Grains and Metals

b)

Fish, Fur & Timber

c)

Tobacco, Rice and Indigo

d)

Climate, resources and geography, labor needed

44.

In which region of the colonies were there many plantations?

a)

New England

b)

Sounthern

c)

Mid Atlantic

45.

Which region featured the coldest winters?

a)

New England

b)

Mid Atlantic

c)

Southern

46.

Which Colony were fishing, whaling, and shipbuilding important jobs?

a)

Mid Atlantic

b)

Southern

c)

New England

47.

Massachusetts is located in which region?

a)

Southern

b)

Mid Atlantic

c)

New England

48.

These people who were given free passage to the New World and then worked for a period for time to pay off their journey.

a)

Slaves

b)

Indentured Servants

c)

Maids

49.

Which soil was the rockiest?

a)

Southern

b)

New England

c)

Mid Atlantic

50.

Why were the settlements built by rivers or along the coast?

a)

Swimming was great exercise and a lot of fun.

b)

It served as a means of transportation and trade.

c)

Ice skating in the winter was important.

d)

They could sell the water to people back in England.

51.

Which continents were involved in the triangular trade?

a)

Africa

b)

North and South America

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

52.

What shape best describes the pattern of trade that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas via the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Circle

b)

Triangle

c)

Square

d)

Pyramid

53.

Part of triangular trade during which enslaved Africans were transported across the Atlantic Ocean to America.

a)

Middle passage

b)

Cash crops

c)

First leg

d)

Journey to the center of the earth

54.

Where did a majority of the slaves live and work?

a)

plantations

b)

factories

c)

schools

d)

they didn't work

55.

The main export from Africa was

a)

tobacco

b)

slaves

c)

rum

d)

indigo

56.

What Ocean was used for the Triangular Trade Route?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

57.

How did the geography of the New England Colonies help settlers earn a living?

a)

The dense forests provided lumber needed to build large ships.

b)

The rich soil allowed farmers to grow large amounts of cash crops.

c)

The wide, open plains helped settlers track buffalo for food and skins

d)

The mines in the area provided blacksmiths with the iron they needed

58.

What helped the New England colonies succeed in shipbuilding?

a)

They had access to large forests.

b)

Many British naval officers retired to the colonies.

c)

They grew many cash crops for trade.

d)

The settlers were chosen for their naval experience.

59.

Immigrants from all over which continent settled in the Middle Colonies?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

d)

South America

60.

Which was an important natural resource found throughout the Middle Colonies?

a)

Fertile Soil

b)

Gold

c)

Vibranium

d)

Woolly Mammoths

61.

Many immigrants who came to the Middle Colonies were

a)

French & British

b)

Dutch & German

c)

Spanish & Portuguese

d)

Russian & Irish

62.

True or False:

Cash crops are crops that can be sold for money

a)

True

b)

False

63.

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware made up the

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Backcountry

c)

Middle Colonies

d)

Southern Colonies

64.

Which religious group known for their tolerance, acceptance, pacifism and oats settled in Pennsylvania?

a)

Quakers

b)

Catholics

c)

Puritans

d)

Baptists

65.

This colony was settled by people who were debtors.

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Georgia

66.

What was the climate of the Southern Colonies?

a)

Humid, hot summers with mild winters

b)

Cold winters and mild summers

c)

Warm, humid weather all year

d)

Rainy, cool summers and hot winters

67.

An example of a cash crop grown in the Southern Colonies was -

a)

Tobacco

b)

Rice

c)

Indigo

d)

All of the Above

68.

A on the map is...

a)

Georgia

b)

South Carolina

c)

Virginia

d)

Maryland

69.

Using the map, B is...

a)

North Carolina

b)

Virginia

c)

Maryland

d)

Georgia

70.

Which colony is C on the map?

a)

Virginia

b)

North Carolina

c)

South Carolina

d)

Georgia

71.

Which colony is E on the map?

a)

Virginia

b)

North Carolina

c)

South Carolina

d)

Georgia

72.

Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?

a)

the citizens of London

b)

the King of England

c)

the stockholders on Wall Street

d)

the stockholders of the Virginia Company of London

73.
What year did the Pilgrims come to America on the Mayflower?
a)
1607
b)
1619
c)
1620
d)
1630
74.
What group of people came to American seeking religious freedom and established the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Puritans
c)
Quakers
d)
Indentured Servants
75.

Who founded the colony of Rhode Island?

a)

Thomas Hooker

b)

John Mason

c)

Roger Williams

d)

John Wilthrop

76.

Who founded the colony of Connecticut?

a)

Thomas Hooker

b)

John Mason

c)

Roger Williams

d)

John Winthrop

77.

Who founded the Pennsylvania colony?

a)

John Smith

b)

King James

c)

William Penn

d)

Thomas Hooker

78.

Who founded the colony of Georgia?

a)

James Oglethorpe

b)

Roger Williams

c)

William Smith

d)

Thomas Hooker

79.

Which statement best explains the relationship of the Mayflower Compact to the history of the United States?

a)

It was the first document to establish a government that ruled with the consent of the governed.

b)

It was the first document to suggest that different branches of government have separate powers.

c)

It was the first document to declare that the colonies should become independent states.

d)

It was the first document to state the right of citizens to rebel against a cruel government.

80.

Which caused many settlers to die in colonial Jamestown?

a)

storms

b)

disease

c)

contaminated water

d)

civil war

81.
New Netherlands was ruled by the ______. When the colony was renamed New York it was ruled by the ______.
a)
Spanish, French
b)
French, Dutch
c)
Dutch, English
d)
English, Dutch
82.

Who settled New Netherland in 1621?

a)

The English

b)

The Spanish

c)

The Dutch

d)

The Americans

83.
a)
election of British colonists to Parliment
b)
creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians
c)
growth of representative government in the colonies
d)
expansion of British trade in the Americas
84.
What is the significance of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut? 
a)
First form of organized government in the colonies. 
b)
It was the first written constitution in the colonies. 
c)
It was the first bill of rights seen in the colonies. 
d)
It was a government document guaranteeing the rights of minorities. 
85.

The New England Colonies of Massachusetts, Maryland and Pennsylvania were all established for________

a)

Religious Purposes

b)

Economic Purposes

c)

Political Reasons

d)

empire expansion

86.

New England Colonies Pennsylvania and Rhode Island we established so colonists could________

a)

Move further West towards the Pacific Ocean

b)

Start Plantations using slave labor

c)

establish trade with Native Americans

d)

Escape Religious Persection

87.

The Virginia Colony Was established for ______ reasons and the Massachusetts colony was established for______reasons

a)

Religious,

Economic

b)

Economic,

Religious

c)

Political,

Economic

d)

Religious,

Political

88.
When slaves were loaded onto boats to be taken and sold, this part of the triangular trade route was called what?
a)
the American Passage
b)
the Middle Passage
c)
the Lower Passage
d)
the African Passage
89.

Laborer who agreed to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America

a)

Apprentice

b)

Indentured Servant

c)

Slave

d)

Patricians

90.

William Penn established the colony of Pennsylvania as a safe place for whom?

a)

Catholics

b)

Puritains

c)

Pastafarians

d)

Quakers

91.

Who was a colonial-era minister known for religious tolerance?

a)

William Bradford

b)

John Winthrop

c)

Roger Williams

d)

Martin Luther

92.

Colony that began as a colony for Catholics, started by Lord Baltimore

a)

Maryland

b)

Virginia

c)

Georgia

d)

North Carolina

93.

Who were the countries involved in the conflict?

a)

Germany and Spain

b)

Britain and France

c)

America and Britain

94.

Who won the French and Indian War in 1763

a)

The Indians

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

95.

What treaty was signed at the end of the war? 

a)

Peace and Friendship Treaty

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of French and Indian War

96.

This created a temporary border at the Appalachian Mountains, restricting the movement of the colonists

a)

Appalachian Line of 1769

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Northwest Ordinance of 1767

d)

Colonial Border of 1763

e)

Treaty of Paris 1763

97.

Who fought in the French and Indian War?

a)

French vs. Indians

b)

British vs. French

c)

British vs. French and Indians

d)

Indians vs. British

98.

This created a temporary border at the Appalachian Mountains, restricting the movement of the colonists

a)

Appalachian Line of 1769

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Northwest Ordinance of 1767

d)

Colonial Border of 1763

e)

Treaty of Paris 1763

99.

What shape best describes the pattern of trade that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas via the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Circle

b)

Triangle

c)

Square

d)

Pyramid

100.

Which colonial region produced the most "cash crops" because of its super rich soil and warm climates?

a)

Southwest

b)

New England

c)

Mid-Atlantic

d)

Southern

101.

The Spanish established colonies in order to look for gold and______

a)

Spread the Catholic religion

b)

Establish the slave trade

c)

Trade with the Native Americans

d)

Start a new religion

102.

Which of the following allowed a general assembly so colonists could self-govern on a local level?

a)

European countries

b)

The Virginia Company

c)

Quakers

d)

New Hampshire

103.

The profitability of cash-crops encouraged the growth of what trade system?

a)

Transatlantic Trade

b)

Religious Freedom

c)

Fur Trading

d)

Artisan Trade

104.

Lord Baltimore created the colony of Maryland for what purpose?

a)

To gain freedom from debt

b)

To gain religious freedom

c)

To gain economic freedom

d)

To gain freedom of speech

105.

Why did France want to colonize in North America?

a)

To make a profit from fur trading

b)

To eliminate Native American populations

c)

To profit from the Triangle Trade system

d)

To work on plantations for economic freedom

106.

Which group made an argument against slavery in the 13 colonies?

a)

Farmers

b)

Quakers

c)

Puritans

d)

English

107.

Which of these was a resource for the New England colonies?

a)

Rich farmland

b)

Deep harbors

108.

Which of these groups settled in the New England colonies?

a)

Merchants

b)

Quakers

c)

Explorers

d)

Puritans

109.

Which of these colonies is located in the New England colonies?

a)

Virginia

b)

Maryland

c)

Georgia

d)

Massachusetts

110.

Which of these was a primary economic activity of the Middle colonies?

a)

Growing wheat

b)

Fishing & whaling

c)

Shipbuilding

d)

Growing Tobacco

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