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Ch. 2 Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Check off all the colonies that are in New England

a)

Massachusettes

b)

Maryland

c)

Connecticut

d)

Pennsylvania

2.

Check off all the colonies that are in the Middle region

a)

New York

b)

Georgia

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Rhode Island

3.

Check off all the colonies that are in the Southern region.

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Virginia

d)

Georgia

4.

What did the Puritans write as America's first experiment in self-government?

a)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Mayflower Compact

5.

This region was known for cold winters, rocky soil, and being bad for growing crops

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Western Colonies

6.

This region was nicknamed the Breadbasket region

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

7.

Which colonial region is most associated with large scale farming and plantations?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

8.

Where did the Salem Witch Trials take place?

a)

North Carolina

b)

Virginia

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Pennsylvania

9.

What year did the Salem Witch Trials take place?

a)

1692

b)

1607

c)

1775

d)

1725

10.

The __________ company was the English business that received the charter to settle Jamestown

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Confederacy

d)

Virginia

11.

Who was the captain of the Jamestown settlement?

a)
John Smith
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
James Cook
d)
Henry Hudson
12.

Who was the chief of the native tribe near Jamestown?

a)
Chief Powhatan
b)
Chief Sitting Bull
c)
Chief Red Cloud
d)
Chief Crazy Horse
13.

Who was the leader of the Roanoke settlement?

a)

King James

b)

William Penn

c)

John White

d)

John Smith

14.

What is a charter?

a)

A document outlining the rights, privileges, and powers of a country

b)

A document that granted the right to form a colony

c)

A petition addressed to the king

15.

What was the name of the winter season in 1609-1610 that the settlers had to survive without any food or help?

a)
The Starving Time
b)
The Great Famine
c)
The Long Winter
d)
The Cold Desolation
16.

Which pacifist group was known for religious tolerance and settled in Pennsylvania?

a)
Quakers
b)
Puritans
c)
Pilgrims
d)
Mennonites
17.

How did the local Native Americans help the Pilgrims at Plymouth?

a)

They built cabins for them

b)

They showed them where to fish and hunt

c)

They taught them how to grow crops like corn

d)

They allowed the Pilgrims to live with them