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7th Grade Unit 4 Colonies Review

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1.     The Quakers of Pennsylvania believed in religious toleration. This meant that they

a)

Allowed others to practice their own relgion

b)

refused to join either side in a war

c)

supported government control of religion

d)

required children to attend religious school

2.

Agricultural good grown in order to be sold for money as an export of the colonies.

a)

Improt

b)

Staple Crop

c)

Cash Crop

d)

Indentured Worker

3.

1.     First permanent English settlement in North America to succeed.

a)

Plymoth, Massachusetts

b)

Roanoke, Virginia

c)

James Town, Virginia

d)

Salem, Massachusetts

4.

What was the major reason the original settlers of Plymouth Colony, Maryland, and Pennsylvania came to America?

a)

to convert Native American Indians to Christianity

b)

to search for gold and silver

c)

     to secure freedom from religious persecution

d)

to bring spices to the New World

5.

1.     Mayflower Compact, and the Virginia House of Burgesses, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were colonial efforts to

a)

practice representative government

b)

form a union of all the colonies

c)

raise colonial militias

d)

encourage colonial trade

6.

Workers who sold their labor for a period of time, in exchange for passage to the colonies in America.

a)

Blue Collar Worker

b)

Quaker

c)

Indentured Servant

d)

Slave

7.

During the first half of the 1800s, geographic factors influenced the economy of the New England Colonies by

a)

increasing the region’s reliance on slave labor

b)

supporting rice and indigo farming

c)

promoting the growth of trade and expansion of shipping industry

d)

encouraging the establishment of large plantations

8.

The original settlements in the Thirteen British Colonies were all located

a)

East of the Appalachian Mountains

b)

Along the Gulf Coast

c)

On the Great Plains

d)

West of the MIssissippi River

9.

Why did most colonial farmers settle near oceans or coastal waterways?

a)

Fewer Native American Indians lived there.

b)

  Transportation of exports and imports was easier.

c)

Local representative governments paid farmers to do so.

d)

There were fewer problems with removal of trees and rocks.

10.

Which religious group is correctly paired with the colony its members helped establish?

a)

Puritans → Texas

b)

Catholics → California

c)

  Pilgrims → North Dakota

d)

Quakers → Pennsylvania

11.

Merchants in England supported the setting up of colonies because they hoped colonies would

a)

Remove some of the population from England

b)

Provide competition for goods made in England.

c)

Weaken the power of the king.

d)

Send raw materials to England and buy finished goods from England.

12.

Which of the following is an effect/impact of the enduring issue of scarcity?

a)

Scarcity causes the price of products to decrease

b)

Scarcity causes the price of products to increase

c)

Scarcity allows people to have unlimited resources

d)

Scarcity allows people to have most things they want

13.

In the thirteen British colonies, voting rights were limited to

a)

White Men and Women

b)

All Men

c)

White Property Owning Men

d)

White Men

14.

Massachusetts (Plymouth & Mass. Bay Colony),  Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

15.

Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

16.

A paper giving certain rights to a person or group.

a)

Parliament

b)

Charter

c)

Joint-Stock

d)

Mercantilism

17.

Document created and signed by the Pilgrims and other colonists aboard the Mayflower used to make laws for the benefit of the whole colony.

a)

Charter

b)

Joint Stock Company

c)

Mayflower Compact

18.

Which of these items is not usually considered a primary source?

a)

diaries

b)

encyclopedias

c)

official documents

d)

       eyewitness account

19.

These early colonial settlements were similar in that each was located

Jamestown, founded in 1607

Plymouth colony, founded in 1620

New Amsterdam, founded in 1625

a)

Base of a Mountain

b)

On the Great Plains

c)

In Coast Areas

20.

European exploration of the Americas resulted in all of the following EXCEPT the

a)

spread of European diseases to the Native Americans

b)

development of unified resistance movements among the Native Americans

c)

introduction of new products to the Americas

d)

  introduction of new products to Europe 

21.

French, Spanish, and British colonies in North America were most similar in that they all

a)

provided a haven for victims of religious persecution

b)

permitted representative legislative assemblies 

c)

were founded and developed by private charters

d)

subjected to mercantilist policies

22.

Primary sources of information about the colonial era would include a

a)

recent newspaper article commemorating the birth of Patrick Henry

b)

textbook passage about the settlement of Pennsylvania

c)

journal entry by a settler in the Massachusetts Bay colony

d)

television program about the Declaration of Independence

23.

Which of the following statements about indentured servitude is true?

a)

   Indentured servitude was a system that exchanged voyage to the New World for a fixed number of years of service to a master or owner

b)

Indentured servitude never attracted too many people because its terms were too harsh

c)

Indentured servitude was the means by which most Africans came to the New World

d)

Indenture was one system used to distinguish between house slaves & field slaves

24.

One way in which the Aztecs, Incas and Mayas were similar is that they

a)

Traveled to the Western Hemisphere from Africa

b)

Had developed advanced civilizations before the arrival of Columbus

c)

Settled in the desert of the southwestern United States

d)

Left no evidence to help us understand their cultures

25.

Which phrase most accurately defines the term culture?

a)

The artifacts left by ancient peoples

b)

The interaction of plants and animals within a natural environment

c)

A way of life shared by member of a society

d)

A firsthand account of an event

26.
Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
27.
Which colonial region was settled by people with many different cultural and religious backgrounds?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Backcountry
28.
Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Backcountry
29.
Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
30.
Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.
a)
Trade centers
b)
Plantations
c)
Settlements
d)
industrial centers
31.
Why were the Mid-Atlantic colonies nicknamed "The Bread Basket?"
a)
They grew many types of grain.
b)
Making bread was a great economic opportunity.
c)
They ate bread with every meal.
d)
They imported many types of grain
32.
Most of the work on large, southern plantations was done by ___________ and ___________
a)
Native Americans and slaves
b)
women and children
c)
slaves and indentured servants
d)
Frenchmen and Mexicans
33.
Why was slavery LESS important in the Middle Colonies and the New England Colonies than in the Southern Colonies?
a)
They were far behind the South in business and industry.
b)
They did not rely heavily on cash crops.
c)
Slavery was important in all of the colonial regions. 
34.
Which region relied mostly on cash crops to make their money?
a)
New England
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
Backcountry
35.
1st representative governing body in the American colonies.
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Virginia House of Burgesses
d)
Congress
36.
What is the major industry of the New England Colonies?
a)
Cash Crops
b)
Metalwork
c)
Slavery
d)
Shipbuilding and Fishing
37.
Who is the founder of Pennsylvania?
a)
John Winthrop
b)
Sylvester Slovania
c)
James Olgethorpe
d)
William Penn
38.
The middle colonies were known for 
a)
Poor farm land
b)
Diverse populations
c)
Plantations
d)
Whaling Industry
39.
The main reason most of the early settlers came to the colonies of Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island was to
a)
Obtain better jobs
b)
Seek religious freedom
c)
Search for gold
d)
 Help win the war against the Native Americans
40.
The success of large plantations in the Southern Colonies was dependent on?
a)
Native Americans
b)
Debtors
c)
Slaves
d)
Pacifists
41.
Why was Georgia formed or established?
a)
As a place for Catholics to practice their religion
b)
Industrial settlement for crafts people
c)
 A creative centers for artists
d)
Second chance or safe haven for debtors/poor people
42.
Plymouth Colony was in what state?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Virginia
c)
Massachusetts
d)
New York
43.
The colonists in Plymouth came from England looking for:
a)
religious freedom
b)
gold
c)
furs
d)
free land
44.
The Mayflower Compact was signed by:
a)
Every person on the Mayflower
b)
All of the men on the Mayflower
c)
All of the Pilgrims on the Mayflower
d)
Only the male Pilgrims on the Mayflower.
45.
The Mayflower Compact stated that:
a)
New laws and leaders would be voted on when the need arose.
b)
The captain of the ship was the leader of the colony.
c)
The Pilgrims would go back to England in one year.
d)
the Pilgrims would keep the Sabbath day holy.
46.
Who settled Jamestown?
a)
The Pilgrims
b)
The Virginia Company
c)
The Quakers
d)
Catholics
47.
How did the Virginia Company make money?
a)
Selling furs
b)
Selling lumber
c)
Growing and selling tobacco
d)
Growing and selling grain
48.
You adapt to your environment when you:
a)
grow crops that are compatible with the climate and soil there.
b)
vote for a leader of the colony.
c)
take advantage of natural resources located there.
d)
Option 1 and 3
49.
The House of Burgesses was:
a)
where church services were held.
b)
the first law making assembly in America.
c)
where the King of England lived.
d)
the first building built in Jamestown.
50.

Why did the colonists settled in the New World?

a)

Political

b)

Economic

c)

Religious

d)

All the above

51.

Maryland was considered a middle region colony?

a)

True

b)

False

52.

New England Colonists were?

a)

Puritans

b)

Quakers

c)

Patriots

d)

Enslaved Africans

53.

Finish the sentence. The 13 Colonies were _________

a)

smaller pieces of land under the control of another country

b)

A state

c)

A community of plants and animals living close together

54.

Which color reflect the Middle Colonies?

a)

Green

b)

Purple

c)

Tan

d)

Red

55.

Identify the Southern colonies

a)

Rhode Island and Connecticut

b)

Pennsylvania & New York

c)

New Jersey & Delaware

d)

Maryland & Virginia

56.

Where is Massachusetts?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

57.

Where is Georgia?

a)

A

b)

T

c)

R

d)

Z

58.

Where is New Jersey?

a)

F

b)

G

c)

T

d)

M

59.

Where are the Carolinas?

a)

A

b)

R and M

c)

H and K

d)

K and M

60.

Where is New York?

a)

C

b)

A

c)

F

d)

M

61.

Where is Virginia?

a)

C

b)

K

c)

F

d)

H

62.

Where is Pennsylvania?

a)

R

b)

F

c)

Z

d)

T

63.

Where is Maryland?

a)

G

b)

T

c)

E

d)

Z

64.

Where is Rhode Island?

a)

A

b)

T

c)

D

d)

G

65.

Where is Delaware?

a)

T

b)

Z

c)

E

d)

G

66.

Where is New Hampshire?

a)

H

b)

B

c)

M

d)

K

67.

Where is Connecticut?

a)

A

b)

M

c)

E

d)

R

68.

Choose the colonies that were part of the New England colonies.

a)

Rhode Island

b)

Georgia

c)

New Hampshire

d)

Massachusetts

e)

Connecticut

69.

Choose the colonies that were part of the Southern Colonies.

a)

Georgia

b)

Virginia

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Carolinas

e)

Maryland

70.

Choose the colonies that were part of the Mid-Atlantic or Middle Colonies.

a)

Virginia

b)

New York

c)

Delaware

d)

Pennsylvania

e)

New Jersey

71.

Choose all of the following reasons for English Colonization

a)

Religious Freedom (God)

b)

Exploring/Fame (Glory)

c)

Expand English Power (Imperialism)

d)

Money/Trade (Gold)

72.

What is a colony?

a)

a person who is moving to a nation

b)

A settlement in a new area

c)

A country's main area of people

d)

A native nations people

73.

1st English attempt at Colonization in the New World was known as

a)

The Perfect Colony

b)

The First Colony

c)

The Last Colony

d)

The Lost Colony

74.

In a way to replace Indentured Servants, this institution was brought to the New World in 1619?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Joint-Stocks

c)

Slavery

d)

Socialism

75.

Check the following sections of the 13 colonies below

a)

Northern

b)

New England

c)

Southern

d)

Middle

76.

Fishing, Shipbuilding, and Whaling were a huge part of which of the followings economy?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

New England

d)

Middle

77.

Industries and grain crops were a huge part of which of the followings economy?

a)

Middle

b)

Southern

c)

New England

d)

Georgian

78.

Cash Crops on big plantations were a huge part of which of the followings economy?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Southern

c)

Middle

d)

New England

79.

Choose the following colonies that were part of New England

a)

Georgia

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Connecticut

d)

Massachusetts

80.

Choose the following colonies that were part of Middle Colonies

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Delaware

c)

Virginia

d)

New York

81.

Choose the following colonies that were part of Southern Colonies

a)

Virginia

b)

South Carolina

c)

Georgia

d)

Rhode Island

82.

This section of colonies was known for being rocky and hard to plant big crops

a)

New England

b)

Southern

c)

Middle

83.

Which section of colonies survived on the labor of mostly slaves?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

84.

Which section of colonies was also known as the "breadbasket" colonies?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

85.

ALL of the following could be cash crops EXCEPT

a)

Cotton

b)

Sugar

c)

Tobacco

d)

Fish

86.

Roger Williams was against taking Native American land.

a)

true

b)

false

87.

The land the became known as the colony of New York was first owned by what country?

(a)  

88.

Who founded the colony of Massachusetts Bay?

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Quakers

c)

Puritans

89.

Anne Hutchinson founded the colony of

a)

Providence

b)

Boston

c)

Portsmouth

90.

Much of the fighting between Native Americans and settlers was about what?

(a)  

91.

Which settlement means "brotherly love?"

a)

Boston

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Portsmouth

92.

Who founded Georgia?

a)

James Oglethorpe

b)

John Winthrop

c)

William Bradford

93.

What was the last colony founded?

a)

Carolina

b)

New York

c)

Georgia

94.

Which group of colonies was mostly started for economic reasons?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

95.

Lord Baltimore founded which colony?

a)

Rhode Island

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Maryland

d)

South Carolina

96.

Which colony was founded as a refuge for Catholics?

a)

North Carolina

b)

Delaware

c)

Maryland

97.

Besides the English and the Dutch, what other country previously claimed land in the colonies?

a)

Sweden

b)

Iceland

c)

Australia

d)

Italy

98.
What was one result of colonial settlement on Native American populations?
a)
Native American Indian populations continued to increase
b)
The African Slave Trade ended
c)
Native Americans formed an alliance with the Spanish
d)
Many Native American Indians died from diseases

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