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13 Colonies

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A colony is a:

a)

community of people living together

b)

Nation with an independent government

c)

settlement in a distant land ruled by a mother country

d)

A place that has a democracy

2.

When was the Colonial Period?

a)

1450-1700

b)

1607-1775

c)

1776-1800

d)

1820-1900

3.

A group of people elected to make laws is a:

a)

Constitution

b)

Compact

c)

Declaration of Justifce

d)

Legislature

4.

A document that outlines the powers and structures of a government is a:

a)

compact

b)

Constitution

c)

Legislature

d)

Declaration of Justice

5.

A person who goes agrees to work for another in exchange for the price of passage to the colonies is a(n):

a)

colonist

b)

skinner

c)

indentured servant

d)

merchant

6.

The first successful English colony was:

a)

Jamestown, VA

b)

Plymouth MA

c)

New York

d)

Georgia

7.

Pilgrims went to Plymouth for:

a)

economic opportunity

b)

political freedom

c)

religious freedom

d)

the chance to be indentured servants

8.

The economic theory that motivated England to start colonies is:

a)

colonialism

b)

mercantilism

c)

capitalism

d)

export theory

9.

An item that is traded outside of one's country is called a(N):

a)

export

b)

import

c)

mercantile

d)

colonialist

10.

An item that is purchased from another country is a(n):

a)

Import

b)

export

c)

mercantile

d)

colonialist

11.

Which of the following groups did NOT come to Colonial America by choice:

a)

indentured servants

b)

Pilgrims

c)

colonists

d)

slaves

12.

There was a great deal of economic opportunity in Colonial America because there was so much:

a)

Religious freedom

b)

available land

c)

gold

d)

spice