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STAAR- Colonies & Revolution Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What group of people are given credit for establishing the colony of New York?
a)
German
b)
English
c)
French
d)
Dutch
2.
The Pilgrims, fleeing persecution, landed at this colony -
a)
Georgia
b)
Roanoke
c)
Plymouth
d)
Jamestown
3.
In which Middle Colony do we see tolerance for all types of religions and people?
a)
Maryland
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Rhode Island
4.
Why did European explorers search for the Northwest Passage?
a)
to find cities of gold
b)
discover new technology
c)
find the fountain of youth
d)
discover a new sea route to Asia
5.
A town meeting was where people of New England_____________
a)
listened to sermons all day
b)
voted on laws and elected leaders
c)
raised their livestock
d)
taught their children how to read the Bible
6.
What physical characteristics made shipbuilding, fishing, fur trapping, and trading possible in the New England colonies?
a)
Tall mountains, a long shoreline, and fertile soil
b)
A temperate climate, vast grasslands, and plentiful lakes
c)
Dense forests, natural harbors, and swift rivers
d)
Natural harbors, hot climate, and rocky soil
7.
Southern colonies economy centered around
a)

large plantations and cash crops

b)

villages

c)

Shipbuilding

d)

Growing grains for bread

8.

What is the significance of the Jamestown colony?

a)

It was the first permanent English settlement in 1607.

b)

Plymouth It started the Triangular Trade system in 1619.

c)

It created peace with the Native Americans

d)

It prevents France from coming to the New World

9.

First Constitution

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

c)

Virginia House of Burgesses

d)

Magna Carta

10.

Trade system between the Americas, Europe, and Africa that involved slaves.

a)

Colony

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

Cannibalism

11.

Colony founded as a safe haven for Catholics

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Maryland

c)

Georgia

d)

Virginia

12.

The Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of Burgess had all of the following characters in common except?

a)

Time

b)

Distance

c)

Signed by the same people

d)

Representative Government

e)

Self Government

13.

Which battle was the turning point of the American Revolution?

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Lexington

c)

Yorktown

d)

Saratoga

14.

The French and Indian War caused the British to

a)

Give the colonists their independence

b)

Impress U.S. Sailors

c)

begin taxing the colonists

d)

Leave North America, never to return again

15.

John Jay, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams represented the US and signed the Treaty of Paris in 1783. It marked the official end of the American Revolution and----

a)

recognized the independence of the colonies

b)

granted Americans permission to move west of the Appalachian Mountains

c)

gave Spain control of the Mississippi River

d)

served as a model for the Articles of Confederation

16.

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness were unalienable rights that ___________ adopted from _________.

a)

Benjamin Franklin; Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Locke; John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson; John Locke

d)

John Adams; Samuel Adams

17.

Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

King George III

c)

James Madison

d)

Thomas Jefferson

18.

A decree issued by King George III at the end of the French and Indian War to establish boundaries in the newly gained territories. This forbid colonists to buy or move west of the Appalachian Mountains.

a)

Stamp Act of 1765

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Northwest Land Ordinance of 1787

d)

Compromise of 1850

19.

The name given to an event that took place on March 5, 1770 where five civilians were killed, one of them being Crispus Attucks. This event sparked the American Revolution.

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

French and Indian War

c)

Navigation Acts

d)

Boston Massacre

20.

Who was the author of the pamphlets "Common Sense" and "the American Crisis"?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Oglethorpe

d)

William Bradford