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colonization test

Total questions: 119

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were two main reasons people left England to settle in the colonies?

a)

glory and God

b)

economics and glory

c)

glory and religious freedom

d)

economics and religious freedom

2.

Which colonial region is labeled C on the map?

a)

Western colonies

b)

Southern colonies

c)

Mid-Atlantic colonies

d)

New England colonies

3.

What were the Pilgrims and the Puritans who settled in the New England Colonies searching for?

a)

somewhere they could practice their religion freely

b)

somewhere they could grow crops to sell in England

c)

somewhere they could meet and learn from American Indians

d)

somewhere they could mine for metals such as silver and gold

4.

Which colonial region is labeled A on the map?

a)

Western colonies

b)

Southern colonies

c)

Mid-Atlantic colonies

d)

New England colonies

5.

Which colonial region is labeled B on the map?

a)

Western colonies

b)

Southern colonies

c)

Mid-Atlantic colonies

d)

New England colonies

6.

What allowed people in the New England colonies to make money by building large ships?

a)

The forests covered the colonies, and the colonists built ships using wood from the forest.

b)

The colonies grew cash crops, and colonists used the money to build large ships.

c)

Gold was discovered, and colonists built large ships to transport the valuable resource.

d)

The colonies had a lot of iron ore, and colonists built ships using iron from their mine.

7.

What did the founders of the Southern Colonies believe that the region’s geography and climate would allow them to do?

a)

grow cash crops

b)

mine gold and silver

c)

build large sailing ships

d)

make a living by whaling

8.

Who does this text MOST LIKELY describe in the colonies?

a)

a farmer

b)

a woman

c)

a child

d)

a large landowner

9.

Which answer choice BEST describes the type of education most children experienced in Colonial America?

a)

They went to all grades and on to college.

b)

They focused on school with little to do at home.

c)

They worked on farms and always attended school.

d)

They worked on farms and sometimes went to school.

10.

How did people with little or no money afford to come to the colonies?

a)

They won the lottery.

b)

They became indentured servants.

c)

They asked the king to sponsor them.

d)

They borrowed money from their parents.

11.

Which of the following sentences BEST describes the lives of most African Americans in colonial America?

a)

Most African Americans were forced to work on farms and plantations in the colonies.

b)

Most African Americans worked for artisans in cities throughout the colonies.

c)

Most free African Americans worked in the factories established in the New England colonies.

d)

Most free African Americans helped build ships in the New England and Southern colonies.

12.

Which region had long, cold winters, and only had small farms due to the rocky soil?

a)

Western colonies

b)

Southern colonies

c)

Mid-Atlantic colonies

d)

New England colonies

13.

What was the impact on American Indians when colonists began settling in North America?

a)

Many American Indians died of diseases.

b)

Many American Indians grew cash crops.

c)

Many American Indians became large landowners.

d)

Many American Indians became indentured servants.

14.

Which region had rich soil and a warm climate that made farming cash crops ideal?

a)

Western colonies

b)

Southern colonies

c)

Mid-Atlantic colonies

d)

New England colonies

15.

Where were explorers trying to go when they landed in North America?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Europe

16.

What was the name of the trading system between Europe, Africa, and North America?

a)

Trade and Barter

b)

The middle passage

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

The homeward passage

17.

The middle colonies economy was based on:

a)

Manufacturing

b)

Fur trading

c)

Cash crops

d)

Ship Building

18.

Pocahontas was just a character from a movie

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which of the reasons was NOT a reason that Europeans were exploring?

a)

to find gold

b)

to spread word of god

c)

to earn glory by claiming more land

d)

to be king

20.

What were the main causes of slave deaths during the trip to North America?

a)

Starvation and Diseases

b)

Starvation and punishment

c)

Diseases and sea sickness

d)

Diseases and battle wounds

21.

How did Native Americans help colonists?

a)

They attacked them

b)

They showed colonists new crops

c)

They trapped animals for them

d)

They showed them how to build ships

22.

What group of people were allowed to be in the government?

a)

Slaves

b)

Women

c)

Men

d)

Quakers

23.

Only African Americans were slaves in the colonies

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What is economy?

a)

The way a group of people makes money

b)

The way a group of people run their colony

c)

A system of beliefs

25.

Which continent traded raw materials?

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

Europe

26.

Which region of the colonies would you find plantations?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

27.

What was the Mayflower Compact?

a)

The Virginia House of Burgesses was a group of men elected to make laws.  The group met once a year starting in 1619.  This was the development of government in the colonies.

b)

Rich land and a mild climate meant agriculture was important. These colonies were based on farming, especially tobacco farming. Tobacco was grown on large plantations.

c)

The Mayflower Compact was an agreement created by the passengers on the Mayflower.  The Mayflower Compact was the first government document to be signed in the land that became the United States.

28.

List the reasons European nations established colonies in North America.

a)

 get religious freedom

b)

make money

c)

to avoid going to debtor's prison

d)

forced as slaves

e)

to start a war

29.

Explain how Native American culture was affected/changed by European colonization.

a)

The introduction of diseases caused sickness and death everywhere Europeans settled.

b)

Native Americans didn’t believe in private ownership of land.  Colonists made fields, fences, and claiming private property.

c)

Native Americans made a lot of money and moved to better land.

d)

Beaver were overhunted to almost extinction.

30.

Why did the Europeans explore North and South America?

a)

They need something to do.

b)

They wanted to go on vacation.

c)

They wanted to find riches for the king and their country.

d)

They were looking for food.

31.

Place the events in the correct order.

A. Settlers established Charles Town.

B. The English set up the first colony at Jamestown.

C. South Carolina became a royal colony.

D. The Yemassee War occurred.

(a)  

32.

How did the Lords Proprietors attract new settlers to the colonies?

a)

They offered the settlers food and clean water.

b)

They offered the settlers free education and unlimited books.

c)

They offered the settlers land, religious freedom, and voting rights.

d)

They offered the settlers animals, food, and clothes.

33.

How did the colonists at Charles Town adapt to where they lived?

a)

The colonists made new foods.

b)

The colonists traded with the Native Americans.

c)

The colonists designed new clothes.

d)

The colonists sang different songs.

34.

Which of the following were examples of early planation cash crops in South Carolina?

a)

Green Beans and Tomatoes

b)

Corn and Watermelon

c)

Peas and Roses

d)

Rice and Indigo

35.

a settlement controlled by a separate country

a)

state

b)

colony

c)

fort

d)

country

36.

maize

a)

wheat

b)

corn

c)

tobacco

d)

potato

37.

Ways European settlers and American Indians cooperated.

a)

Trading goods

b)

land disputes

c)

hunting practices

d)

sharing knowledge

38.

What was the major impact of conflict between European settlers and the American Indians?

a)

They worked together

b)

They shared the land and materials

c)

The American Indians were forced to leave their homes

d)

The Europeans were forced to return to Europe

39.

Who would have said this? "Now that we have this land, it is our private property."

a)

Native Americans

b)

European settler

40.

Who would say this? "Their numbers keep increasing, I fear this might end badly."

a)

Native Americans

b)

European settlers

41.

The original 13 colonies were located along what geographical feature?

a)

Caribbean Islands

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Pacific Coast

d)

Atlantic Ocean

42.

Pilgrims established which region?

a)

Massachusetts Bay

b)

Roanoke Colony

c)

Jefferson City

d)

Plymouth

43.

Choose the best description of the job: Blacksmith

a)

A profession that makes and repairs shoes and boots.

b)

A profession that uses high temperatures to shape iron and steel into household and farming tools and weapons.

c)

A profession that made casks, or barrels out of wood and metal.

d)

A profession that made clothing for men and women by custom fitting the fabrics to the customers body. Also, repaired clothing.

e)

A profession that prints and binds books and other materials. They used a printing press, ink, and stamps.

44.

Choose the best description of the job: Cobbler

a)

A profession that makes and repairs shoes and boots.

b)

A profession that uses high temperatures to shape iron and steel into household and farming tools and weapons.

c)

A profession that made casks, or barrels out of wood and metal.

d)

A profession that made clothing for men and women by custom fitting the fabrics to the customers body. Also, repaired clothing.

e)

A profession that prints and binds books and other materials. They used a printing press, ink, and stamps.

45.

Choose the best description of the job: Tailor

a)

A profession that makes and repairs shoes and boots.

b)

A profession that uses high temperatures to shape iron and steel into household and farming tools and weapons.

c)

A profession that made casks, or barrels out of wood and metal.

d)

A profession that made clothing for men and women by custom fitting the fabrics to the customers body. Also, repaired clothing.

e)

A profession that prints and binds books and other materials. They used a printing press, ink, and stamps.

46.

Choose the best description of the job: Carpenter

a)

A profession that makes and repairs shoes and boots.

b)

A profession that uses high temperatures to shape iron and steel into household and farming tools and weapons.

c)

A profession that created objects from wood. Carpenters were used to build homes, shops, furniture, and tools.

d)

A profession that made clothing for men and women by custom fitting the fabrics to the customers body. Also, repaired clothing.

e)

A profession that imported fabrics, ribbons, shoes, and jewelry from London.

47.

What was the first English settlement?

a)

Massachusetts Bay

b)

The Roanoke Colony

c)

The Middle Colonies

d)

California

48.

What colony was created as a settlement for English debtors?

a)

Georgia

b)

Hawaii

c)

Roanoke

d)

England

49.

What colony was established by William Penn as a religious refuge for Quakers

a)

Tennessee

b)

Florida

c)

North Carolina

d)

Pennsylvania

50.

Select ALL that apply: What resources were some of the major resources produced in the Southern colonies?

a)

Tobacco

b)

Fur

c)

Indigo

d)

Cotton

51.

What was the first permanent English settlement in the New World?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Roanoke

c)

Mississippi

d)

Chicago

52.

What is the largest city in the Southern Colonies?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Roanoke

c)

New York City

d)

Charles Town

53.

What were people who traded work for passage to America called?

a)

Sailors

b)

Indentured Servants

c)

Travelers

d)

Migrant Farmers

54.

Based on what you can see in the map, which of the following is a reason that the colony of Georgia was founded?

a)

Georgia was meant to grow large quantities of crops to produce a profit for England.

b)

Through production of crops, the debtors of Georgia could pay back their loans.

c)

The colony was to protect the Carolinas who made the King of England large profits from Spanish Florida.

d)

It was meant to be a place where different religions could come to practice their religion freely.

55.

colonize

a)

to send a group of people to a place and become part of the existing culture

b)

to send a group of people to a place and take political control over it

c)

to send a group of people to a place for the purpose of spreading Christianity

d)

to send a group of people to a place in order to look for natural resources

56.

Which of the following was a chief economic cause for colonization in the Americas?

a)

slavery

b)

mercantilism

c)

Industrialization

d)

Plantation system

57.

What was the name of the trading system between Europe, Africa, and North America?

a)

Trade and Barter

b)

The middle passage

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

The homeward passage

58.

Why did the colonists of Jamestown leave ENGLAND to establish the new colony in Virginia?

a)

The Virginia Company wanted to make money off of the new lands, crops, and trade...and hopefully find gold.

b)

To stop the Indians from trading with the French

c)

To stop the French from expanding farther west

d)

To stop the Spanish from kidnapping Indians for slavery

59.

Geography is the study of the Earth. How did the colonists use Geography to figure out WHERE to put major settlements on the East Coast?

a)

They built far off shore to avoid floods from the ocean

b)

They built on the beach to get a nice suntan everyday

c)

They built all of the settlements away from all water because it was stinky with fish

d)

They built settlements near the natural habors so their boats could get right up to the people for supplies and trading

60.

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.

61.

What colony is this?

a)

Georgia

b)

Massachusetts

c)

South Carolina

d)

Pennsylvania

62.

What colony is this?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Georgia

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Connecticut

63.

What colony is this?

a)

Virginia

b)

North Carolina

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Massachusetts

64.

What colony is this?

a)

Virginia

b)

New York

c)

Maryland

d)

New Jersey

65.

What colony is this?

a)

New York

b)

Maryland

c)

Connecticut

d)

New Jersey

66.

What colony is this?

a)

Virginia

b)

New Jersey

c)

Connecticut

d)

New York

67.

What colony is this?

a)

Delaware

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

North Carolina

68.

What colony is this?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Georgia

c)

Virginia

d)

Rhode Island

69.

What colony is this?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Massachusetts

c)

New York

d)

Rhode Island

70.

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

71.

What were the "three G's" of European exploration of the New World?

a)

Gold

b)

Glory

c)

God

d)

Guts

72.

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

73.

Which colony was mostly known as a safe place for debtors and a buffer between Spanish Florida and the English colonies?

a)

Maryland

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Georgia

74.

During the time of exploration, the Northwest Passage referred to....

a)

Christopher Columbus' ship.

b)

A faster trade route to Asia.

c)

The path French fur traders used.

75.

What did explorers bring to America that harmed the Native populations already living there?

a)

New crops.

b)

Animals.

c)

Ships.

d)

New diseases.

76.

Were all 13 of the English original colonies founded for the same reason?

a)

Yes.

b)

No, some were for economic reasons, some for religion, some for political, and some for social reasons.

77.

Tobacco is known as a cash crop because it...

a)

Gains your colony lots of profit.

b)

Is cheap to grow.

c)

Is green like cash.

78.

Since the New England colonies could not make much money farming, how DID they make their money?

a)

Fishing and trading.

b)

They still relied on small farms for money.

c)

Shipping goods back and forth from Europe.

79.

When the colonists at Plymouth signed the Mayflower Compact, they agreed to....

a)

Go back to England as soon as they could.

b)

Let everyone believe whatever they wanted.

c)

Follow rules that would be for the good of the whole colony.

d)

Wait for the King to make decisions for them.

80.

Which of the following colonies was the first, permanent, English colony in North America?

a)

Plymouth

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Jamestown

81.

Which of the following best describes why all of the 13 colonies were started on the Eastern coast of America?

a)

They all had mild climates (weather).

b)

None of them contained Native Americans.

c)

They all had wide open spaces for farms.

d)

They all had natural harbors and ports for European ships.

82.

How many original colonies were there?

a)

12

b)

13

c)

5

d)

7

83.

Which state is not part of the 13 original colonies?

a)

California

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Virginia

d)

Maryland

84.

How did indentured servants help the colonial economy?

a)

They helped enforce the service of other indentured servants

b)

They were cheap workers because they did not get paid for their service.

c)

They gave land, clothing, tools, and seed to Africans who came to Jamestown.

d)

They made sure that no criminals were allowed to enter the colony.

85.

Why was trade important in the colonies?

a)

Colonists traded to learn how to make and grow things they needed.

b)

Colonists traded to become wealthy merchants

c)

Colonists traded to encourage people to move to the colony

d)

Colonists traded to get items that they could not make or grow themselves

86.

True of False: Most colonial children went to school.

a)

True

b)

False

87.

These were created to help solve problems within the town.

a)

Town Meetings

b)

Peace Treaty

c)

Problem Solving Meetings

d)

Government Meetings

88.

What percent of Native Americans were wiped out due to European colonization?

a)

50%

b)

70%

c)

90%

d)

100%

89.

TRUE or FALSE:

There would be no oranges in the America's if it weren't for the Columbian Exchange

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

90.

True or FALSE:

There would be no Corn in Europe if it weren't for the Columbian exchange

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

91.

True or False:

There was wheat in the Americas before the Columbian Exchange

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

92.

TRUE or FALSE:

Europe would not have tomatoes if it weren't for the Columbian Exchange.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

93.

Horses were in the Americas before the columbian exchange.

a)

YES

b)

NO

94.

Pigs were introduced to the Americas during the Columbian Exchange.

a)

Yes

b)

No

95.

TRUE or FALSE:

There would be no StarBucks in America if the Columbian exchange had not happened.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

96.

Which country dominated exploration of the New World during the 1500s?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

97.

Which country's settlers got along well with the Native Americans, and lived among them, learned their languages, and respected their ways.

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

Italy

d)

France

98.

Several islands off of Georgia's coast; inhabited by Native Americans; the Spanish built several missions on these islands

a)

Fantasy

Island

b)

Cayman

Islands

c)

Great Britain

d)

Barrier Islands

99.

Spanish conquistador who led an expedition through the Southeastern U.S.; credited as being the first European in Georgia

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Hernando

DeSoto

c)

James

Oglethorpe

d)

King James II

100.

the royal period in Georgia beginning in 1752 after the trustees gave authority of the colony to the king. The royal period lasted until the Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolution in 1783.

a)

Royal Inn

b)

Royal Colony

c)

Crown

Royal

d)

Royal Caribbean

101.

Who would have benefited the most under the initial plans for the establishment of the Georgia Colony?

a)

American Indian Traders

b)

Christian Missionaries

c)

British debtors

d)

French fur Trappers

102.

Columbus called the Native Americans “Indians” because he believed he was in _____.

a)

Spain

b)

Georgia

c)

India

d)

The New World

103.

Spain claimed all of the “New World” and called it __________.

a)

La Bamba

b)

La Florida

c)

La Vista

d)

La Espanola

104.

The Spanish explorer who led an expedition into Georgia in 1540 was ________________.

a)

King Solomon

b)

James Oglethorp

c)

Christopher

Columbus

d)

Hernando

DeSoto

105.
What was Captain John Smith's rule for the colonists?
a)
"He that will not work, shall not eat."
b)
"He that cannot work, will not eat."
106.
In September of 1620, the Pilgrims boarded the ___________ to come to the New World.
a)
The Mayflower
b)
The Pinta
107.

_____________ was England's first attempt at a colony in the New World.

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

108.

The only thing left at Roanoke when John White returned was the word _______________ carved into a tree.

a)

CROATOAN

b)

ROANOKE

109.
Who paid for their passage to the new world by agreeing to work without pay for a certain period of time? 
a)
students 
b)
African Slaves 
c)
Indentured Servants 
d)
Native Americans 
110.

Profiting from the fur trade in the Great Lakes was a reason for

a)

English colonization

b)

Dutch colonization

c)

Spanish colonization

d)

French colonization

111.

Which number on this map marks the area of colonial North America controlled by Spain around the year 1700?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

112.

Which number on this map marks the area of colonial North America controlled by Great Britain around the year 1700?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

113.

Which number on this map marks the area of colonial North America controlled by France around the year 1700?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

114.

Based on the map, why was the Triangle Trade MOST LIKELY good for both the American colonies and England?

a)

It made it easier for people to travel across the Atlantic Ocean.

b)

It helped the colonies and England depend less on other countries.

c)

It allowed both to make money with the goods they had to offer.

d)

It gave the colonies a way to support themselves without outside help.

115.

Which statement best fits in the empty box on this map showing the triangular trade?

a)

Slaves were bought and sent to the West Indies.

b)

Sugar was refined from the rum and sent to the West Indies

c)

Rum was exchanged for tobacco and sent back to the Americas.

d)

Rice and indigo was sent to the Americas.

116.

The map shows the series a trade system common from the 1500s to the 1800s. It involved the an exchange of slaves, raw goods, and manufactured goods.

What system is being described?

a)

Square Deal

b)

Columbian Exchange

c)

Mercantile Trade

d)

Triangle Trade

117.

Who was the first to use slaves (both Native and Africans)?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Dutch

d)

Spain

118.

Who settled in the eastern U.S. and Canada?

a)

Portugal

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

France

119.

European countries sent explorers to the "new world" in order to -

a)

increase their nation's wealth

b)

spread their nation's religion and culture

c)

expand their empire by claiming new territories

d)

ALL of these are correct