WorksheetsThirteen Colonies
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Mercantilism
a)
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.
b)
A religious group who wanted to purify the Church of England. They came to America for religious freedom and settled Massachusetts Bay.
c)
Roanoke's leader who returned to England for more food and tools. When he finally returned to Roanoke the colony had vanished.
d)
Crops, such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton, raised in large quantities in order to be sold for profit.
2.
Charter Colonies
a)
He was one of the English settlers at Jamestown (and he married Pocahontas). He discovered how to successfully grow tobacco in Virginia and cure it for export, which made Virginia an economically successful colony.
b)
Colonies based on a grant of land by the British Crown to a company or a group of settlers.
c)
An English colonizer who was the first proprietor of the Maryland colony. He received the proprietorship that was intended for his father, George Calvert, the 1st Lord Baltimore, who died shortly before it was granted.
d)
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.
3.
Joint Stock Companies
a)
Businesses formed by groups of people who jointly make an investment and share in the profits and losses.
b)
A 1629 outbreak of witchcraft accusations in a Massachusetts Bay Puritan village marked by an atmosphere of fear, hysteria and stress.
c)
An English explorer who explored for the Dutch. He claimed the Hudson River around present day New York and called it New Netherland.
d)
Native American who helped the English colonists in Massachusetts develop agricultural techniques and served as an interpreter between the colonists and the Wampanoag.
4.
Proprietary Colonies
a)
Founder and governor of the Georgia colony. He ran a tightly-disciplined, military-like colony. .
b)
Native American chief who fought against English colonists in King Philip's War.
c)
English dissenters who broke from Church of England, preached a doctrine of pacifism, inner divinity, and social equity. They established Pennsylvania.
d)
Colonies in which the proprietors (who had obtained their patents from the king) named the governors, subject to the king's approval.
5.
Royal Colonies
a)
Colonies directly controlled by the English king through appointed governors who served as the colonies' chief executive
b)
Roanoke's leader who returned to England for more food and tools. When he finally returned to Roanoke the colony had vanished.
c)
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.
d)
Dutch colonial settlement that served as the capital of New Netherland. This later became New York City.
6.
Roanoke
a)
Native American who helped the English colonists in Massachusetts develop agricultural techniques and served as an interpreter between the colonists and the Wampanoag.
b)
Established in 1587. Called the Lost Colony. It was financed by Sir Walter Raleigh, and its leader in the New World was John White. All the settlers disappeared, and historians still don't know what became of them.
c)
Colonies directly controlled by the English king through appointed governors who served as the colonies' chief executive
d)
A religious group who wanted to purify the Church of England. They came to America for religious freedom and settled Massachusetts Bay.
7.
John White
a)
A joint-stock company that received a charter to build the new colony of Jamestown in 1607.
b)
An English explorer who explored for the Dutch. He claimed the Hudson River around present day New York and called it New Netherland.
c)
A Governor of Virginia, appointed by King Charles I, of whom he was a favorite. He enacted friendly policies towards the Indians that led to Bacon's Rebellion in 1676.
d)
Roanoke's leader who returned to England for more food and tools. When he finally returned to Roanoke the colony had vanished.
8.
Jamestown
a)
Helped found and govern Jamestown. His leadership and strict discipline helped the Virginia colony get through the difficult first winter.
b)
Founder and governor of the Georgia colony. He ran a tightly-disciplined, military-like colony. .
c)
The first elected legislative assembly in the New World established in the Colony of Virginia in 1619.
d)
The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in Virginia.
9.
Virginia Company of London
a)
English national church that traces its history back to the arrival of Christianity in Britain during the 2nd century. It has been the original church of the Anglican Communion since the 16th-century Protestant Reformation.
b)
A joint-stock company that received a charter to build the new colony of Jamestown in 1607.
c)
Colonies based on a grant of land by the British Crown to a company or a group of settlers.
d)
An armed rebellion that took place in 1676 by Virginia settlers. It was led by Nathaniel Bacon against Governor William Berkeley. Bacon's grievances against Berkeley stemmed from the governor's dismissive policy toward the political challenges of Virginia's western frontier.
10.
John Smith
a)
Colony founded in 1630 by John Winthrop who was the leader of the Puritans.
b)
Helped found and govern Jamestown. His leadership and strict discipline helped the Virginia colony get through the difficult first winter.
c)
The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in Virginia.
d)
A dissenter who clashed with the Massachusetts Puritans over separation of church and state and was banished in 1636, after which he founded the colony of Rhode Island.
11.
John Rolfe
a)
An armed rebellion that took place in 1676 by Virginia settlers. It was led by Nathaniel Bacon against Governor William Berkeley. Bacon's grievances against Berkeley stemmed from the governor's dismissive policy toward the political challenges of Virginia's western frontier.
b)
He was one of the English settlers at Jamestown (and he married Pocahontas). He discovered how to successfully grow tobacco in Virginia and cure it for export, which made Virginia an economically successful colony.
c)
As governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, he was instrumental in forming the colony's government and shaping its legislative policy. He envisioned the colony, centered in present-day Boston, as a "city upon a hill" from which Puritans would spread religious righteousness throughout the world.
d)
Roanoke's leader who returned to England for more food and tools. When he finally returned to Roanoke the colony had vanished.
12.
Pocahontas
a)
Colonies directly controlled by the English king through appointed governors who served as the colonies' chief executive
b)
A native Indian of America, daughter of Chief Powhatan, who was one of the first to marry an Englishman, John Rolfe. Pocahontas' brave actions paved the way for many positive English and Native relations.
c)
A 1629 outbreak of witchcraft accusations in a Massachusetts Bay Puritan village marked by an atmosphere of fear, hysteria and stress.
d)
Native American chief who fought against English colonists in King Philip's War.
13.
Indentured Servants
a)
An armed rebellion that took place in 1676 by Virginia settlers. It was led by Nathaniel Bacon against Governor William Berkeley. Bacon's grievances against Berkeley stemmed from the governor's dismissive policy toward the political challenges of Virginia's western frontier.
b)
Native American chief who fought against English colonists in King Philip's War.
c)
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.
d)
Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years.
14.
House of Burgesses
a)
The first elected legislative assembly in the New World established in the Colony of Virginia in 1619.
b)
Dutch colonial settlement that served as the capital of New Netherland. This later became New York City.
c)
The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in Virginia.
d)
Colonies directly controlled by the English king through appointed governors who served as the colonies' chief executive
15.
Bacon's Rebellion
a)
English Puritans who founded Plymouth colony in 1620.
b)
Helped found and govern Jamestown. His leadership and strict discipline helped the Virginia colony get through the difficult first winter.
c)
An armed rebellion that took place in 1676 by Virginia settlers. It was led by Nathaniel Bacon against Governor William Berkeley. Bacon's grievances against Berkeley stemmed from the governor's dismissive policy toward the political challenges of Virginia's western frontier.
d)
A Quaker who founded Pennsylvania to establish a place where his people and others could live in peace and be free from persecution.
16.
William Berkeley
a)
Crops, such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton, raised in large quantities in order to be sold for profit.
b)
A Governor of Virginia, appointed by King Charles I, of whom he was a favorite. He enacted friendly policies towards the Indians that led to Bacon's Rebellion in 1676.
c)
He was one of the English settlers at Jamestown (and he married Pocahontas). He discovered how to successfully grow tobacco in Virginia and cure it for export, which made Virginia an economically successful colony.
d)
Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years.
17.
Pilgrims
a)
Colonies based on a grant of land by the British Crown to a company or a group of settlers.
b)
English dissenters who broke from Church of England, preached a doctrine of pacifism, inner divinity, and social equity. They established Pennsylvania.
c)
An English colonizer who was the first proprietor of the Maryland colony. He received the proprietorship that was intended for his father, George Calvert, the 1st Lord Baltimore, who died shortly before it was granted.
d)
English Puritans who founded Plymouth colony in 1620.
18.
Church of England
a)
English national church that traces its history back to the arrival of Christianity in Britain during the 2nd century. It has been the original church of the Anglican Communion since the 16th-century Protestant Reformation.
b)
A Governor of Virginia, appointed by King Charles I, of whom he was a favorite. He enacted friendly policies towards the Indians that led to Bacon's Rebellion in 1676.
c)
Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years.
d)
A religious group who wanted to purify the Church of England. They came to America for religious freedom and settled Massachusetts Bay.
19.
Puritans
a)
A religious group who wanted to purify the Church of England. They came to America for religious freedom and settled Massachusetts Bay.
b)
A dissenter who clashed with the Massachusetts Puritans over separation of church and state and was banished in 1636, after which he founded the colony of Rhode Island.
c)
A Quaker who founded Pennsylvania to establish a place where his people and others could live in peace and be free from persecution.
d)
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.
20.
Mayflower Compact
a)
Native American chief who fought against English colonists in King Philip's War.
b)
An English explorer who explored for the Dutch. He claimed the Hudson River around present day New York and called it New Netherland.
c)
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.
d)
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.
21.
Squanto
a)
An armed conflict in 1675-1678 between indigenous inhabitants of New England and New England colonists and their indigenous allies. The war is named for the Wampanoag chief who adopted the name Philip because of the friendly relations between his father Massasoit and the Pilgrims.
b)
An armed rebellion that took place in 1676 by Virginia settlers. It was led by Nathaniel Bacon against Governor William Berkeley. Bacon's grievances against Berkeley stemmed from the governor's dismissive policy toward the political challenges of Virginia's western frontier.
c)
Native American who helped the English colonists in Massachusetts develop agricultural techniques and served as an interpreter between the colonists and the Wampanoag.
d)
Founder and governor of the Georgia colony. He ran a tightly-disciplined, military-like colony. .
22.
Massachusetts Bay Colony
a)
Colony founded in 1630 by John Winthrop who was the leader of the Puritans.
b)
Established in 1587. Called the Lost Colony. It was financed by Sir Walter Raleigh, and its leader in the New World was John White. All the settlers disappeared, and historians still don't know what became of them.
c)
A three way system of trade during 1600-1800s. Africa sent slaves to America, America sent raw materials to Europe, and Europe sent guns and rum to Africa.
d)
Crops, such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton, raised in large quantities in order to be sold for profit.
23.
John Winthrop
a)
As governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, he was instrumental in forming the colony's government and shaping its legislative policy. He envisioned the colony, centered in present-day Boston, as a "city upon a hill" from which Puritans would spread religious righteousness throughout the world.
b)
An English colonizer who was the first proprietor of the Maryland colony. He received the proprietorship that was intended for his father, George Calvert, the 1st Lord Baltimore, who died shortly before it was granted.
c)
English Puritans who founded Plymouth colony in 1620.
d)
Native American chief who fought against English colonists in King Philip's War.
24.
Roger Williams
a)
A dissenter who clashed with the Massachusetts Puritans over separation of church and state and was banished in 1636, after which he founded the colony of Rhode Island.
b)
A joint-stock company that received a charter to build the new colony of Jamestown in 1607.
c)
English national church that traces its history back to the arrival of Christianity in Britain during the 2nd century. It has been the original church of the Anglican Communion since the 16th-century Protestant Reformation.
d)
Founder and governor of the Georgia colony. He ran a tightly-disciplined, military-like colony. .
25.
Thomas Hooker
a)
A Puritan minister who led about 100 settlers out of Massachusetts Bay to Connecticut because he believed that the governor and other officials had too much power.
b)
The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in Virginia.
c)
English dissenters who broke from Church of England, preached a doctrine of pacifism, inner divinity, and social equity. They established Pennsylvania.
d)
Businesses formed by groups of people who jointly make an investment and share in the profits and losses.
26.
Metacom
a)
He was one of the English settlers at Jamestown (and he married Pocahontas). He discovered how to successfully grow tobacco in Virginia and cure it for export, which made Virginia an economically successful colony.
b)
An English explorer who explored for the Dutch. He claimed the Hudson River around present day New York and called it New Netherland.
c)
Native American chief who fought against English colonists in King Philip's War.
d)
An armed rebellion that took place in 1676 by Virginia settlers. It was led by Nathaniel Bacon against Governor William Berkeley. Bacon's grievances against Berkeley stemmed from the governor's dismissive policy toward the political challenges of Virginia's western frontier.
27.
King Philip's War
a)
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.
b)
An armed conflict in 1675-1678 between indigenous inhabitants of New England and New England colonists and their indigenous allies. The war is named for the Wampanoag chief who adopted the name Philip because of the friendly relations between his father Massasoit and the Pilgrims.
c)
Colonies directly controlled by the English king through appointed governors who served as the colonies' chief executive
d)
English dissenters who broke from Church of England, preached a doctrine of pacifism, inner divinity, and social equity. They established Pennsylvania.
28.
Salem Witch Trials
a)
He was one of the English settlers at Jamestown (and he married Pocahontas). He discovered how to successfully grow tobacco in Virginia and cure it for export, which made Virginia an economically successful colony.
b)
An armed rebellion that took place in 1676 by Virginia settlers. It was led by Nathaniel Bacon against Governor William Berkeley. Bacon's grievances against Berkeley stemmed from the governor's dismissive policy toward the political challenges of Virginia's western frontier.
c)
An armed conflict in 1675-1678 between indigenous inhabitants of New England and New England colonists and their indigenous allies. The war is named for the Wampanoag chief who adopted the name Philip because of the friendly relations between his father Massasoit and the Pilgrims.
d)
A 1629 outbreak of witchcraft accusations in a Massachusetts Bay Puritan village marked by an atmosphere of fear, hysteria and stress.
29.
Triangular Trade
a)
Dutch colonial settlement that served as the capital of New Netherland. This later became New York City.
b)
A three way system of trade during 1600-1800s. Africa sent slaves to America, America sent raw materials to Europe, and Europe sent guns and rum to Africa.
c)
Colonies directly controlled by the English king through appointed governors who served as the colonies' chief executive
d)
An armed conflict in 1675-1678 between indigenous inhabitants of New England and New England colonists and their indigenous allies. The war is named for the Wampanoag chief who adopted the name Philip because of the friendly relations between his father Massasoit and the Pilgrims.
30.
New Amsterdam
a)
An armed conflict in 1675-1678 between indigenous inhabitants of New England and New England colonists and their indigenous allies. The war is named for the Wampanoag chief who adopted the name Philip because of the friendly relations between his father Massasoit and the Pilgrims.
b)
Dutch colonial settlement that served as the capital of New Netherland. This later became New York City.
c)
A three way system of trade during 1600-1800s. Africa sent slaves to America, America sent raw materials to Europe, and Europe sent guns and rum to Africa.
d)
A native Indian of America, daughter of Chief Powhatan, who was one of the first to marry an Englishman, John Rolfe. Pocahontas' brave actions paved the way for many positive English and Native relations.
31.
Henry Hudson
a)
A dissenter who clashed with the Massachusetts Puritans over separation of church and state and was banished in 1636, after which he founded the colony of Rhode Island.
b)
The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in Virginia.
c)
Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years.
d)
An English explorer who explored for the Dutch. He claimed the Hudson River around present day New York and called it New Netherland.
32.
William Penn
a)
Founder and governor of the Georgia colony. He ran a tightly-disciplined, military-like colony. .
b)
An armed conflict in 1675-1678 between indigenous inhabitants of New England and New England colonists and their indigenous allies. The war is named for the Wampanoag chief who adopted the name Philip because of the friendly relations between his father Massasoit and the Pilgrims.
c)
A Quaker who founded Pennsylvania to establish a place where his people and others could live in peace and be free from persecution.
d)
Colonies directly controlled by the English king through appointed governors who served as the colonies' chief executive
33.
Quakers
a)
Colony founded in 1630 by John Winthrop who was the leader of the Puritans.
b)
An English colonizer who was the first proprietor of the Maryland colony. He received the proprietorship that was intended for his father, George Calvert, the 1st Lord Baltimore, who died shortly before it was granted.
c)
English dissenters who broke from Church of England, preached a doctrine of pacifism, inner divinity, and social equity. They established Pennsylvania.
d)
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.
34.
Lord Baltimore
a)
Established in 1587. Called the Lost Colony. It was financed by Sir Walter Raleigh, and its leader in the New World was John White. All the settlers disappeared, and historians still don't know what became of them.
b)
Founded the colony of Maryland and offered religious freedom to all Christian colonists. He did so because he knew that members of his own religion (Catholicism) would be a minority in the colony.
c)
An armed conflict in 1675-1678 between indigenous inhabitants of New England and New England colonists and their indigenous allies. The war is named for the Wampanoag chief who adopted the name Philip because of the friendly relations between his father Massasoit and the Pilgrims.
d)
Founder and governor of the Georgia colony. He ran a tightly-disciplined, military-like colony. .
35.
Cecil Calvert
a)
Businesses formed by groups of people who jointly make an investment and share in the profits and losses.
b)
Colony founded in 1630 by John Winthrop who was the leader of the Puritans.
c)
The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in Virginia.
d)
An English colonizer who was the first proprietor of the Maryland colony. He received the proprietorship that was intended for his father, George Calvert, the 1st Lord Baltimore, who died shortly before it was granted.
36.
Cash Crops
a)
Crops, such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton, raised in large quantities in order to be sold for profit.
b)
A 1629 outbreak of witchcraft accusations in a Massachusetts Bay Puritan village marked by an atmosphere of fear, hysteria and stress.
c)
A religious group who wanted to purify the Church of England. They came to America for religious freedom and settled Massachusetts Bay.
d)
Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years.
37.
James Oglethorpe
a)
Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years.
b)
Founder and governor of the Georgia colony. He ran a tightly-disciplined, military-like colony. .
c)
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.
d)
Businesses formed by groups of people who jointly make an investment and share in the profits and losses.
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