WorksheetsUnit 1 Quiz Exploration and Colonization
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
*Mayflower Compact
*Town hall meetings
The factors listed above contributed most to the
Important government document for the colony of Connecticut.
Established the principle of self-government.
Mayflower Compact
US Constitution
Fundamental Order of Connecticut
US Bill of Rights
An agreement between indviduals that created a government that would provide order and protect the rights of the colonists; written by a group of English Puritans in Massachusetts in 1620.
English Bill of Rights
Mayflower Compact
Magna Carta
Cato's Letters
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut influenced the U.S. Constitution because --
it was the first written constitution in the American colonies
it was the colonies' first attempt to seek independence
only document that granted voting rights to men and women
first document to try and end slavery
Which colony was founded as a place for Catholics to practice their religion freely?
Georgia
Maryland
North carolina
South Carolina
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
West Indies
Economy of the New England colonies
Reliance upon slaves and cash crops.
Shipbuilding, fishing, lumber, manufacturing. Few slaves.
Reliance upon slaves and staple crops.
Which Colonial Government was located in Jamestown?
Magna Carta
House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
What was the primary purpose of the Spanish colonies there were established in North America in the early 1500s?
To foster friendship between Spaniards and Native Americans
To establish religious freedom for Spaniards fleeing Europe
To grow crops for Spain
To find gold and to spread Christianity
Which of the following is the primary reason that European rulers became interest in trans-Atlantic exploration beginning in the 15th century?
They were curious about whether or not the world was round.
They were seeking an oversea trade route to Asia.
They wanted to become allies with Western Hemisphere natives.
They were looking to relocate their European empires to a new continent.
Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?
To create communities founded on religious tolerance
to profit from trading furs and other goods
to create joint ventures with other European powers
to reduce overpopulation in Europe
Columbian Exchange
the exchange of plants and animals across the Atlantic Ocean between Asia and Europe
the exchange of plants and animals across the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and the Americas
the exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and people across the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and the Americas
the exchange of plants and animals across the Pacific Ocean between Europe and the Americas
Which of these was a goal of the first European explorers?
to establish trading posts
to find a water route to Asia (Northwest Passage)
to exchange ideas with native peoples
to explore North and South America
Which motive BEST completes the diagram?
To expand empires
To spread democracy
To promote free enterprise
To found utopian communities
Spain
To convert natives and search for gold
France
To profit from fur trading
England
To profit from agriculture and cash crops
Locate where the English colonized America at Jamestown, Virginia.
Why did European explorers search for the Northwest Passage?
To find the legendary Seven Cities of Gold
To discover new technology for crossing the Atlantic Ocean
To find the legendary waters of the Fountain of Youth
To discover a new sea route to Asia
What was the first PERMANENT British settlement in the New World
(a)
Why did the Pilgrims AND Puritans leave England?
To find gold in the Americas
To escape religious persecution; to gain religious freedom
To escape the Inquisition
To escape the tyranny of King George II
Which of the original 13 colonies was founded, in part, to be a refuge for Catholics?
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
South Carolina
Which of the original 13 colonies was created in order for poor people in debt to have an opportunity to start over?
Florida
Georgia
Delaware
New Jersey
Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth & Jamestown?
Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders
Plymouth’s founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown’s founders expected to discover gold
Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires
Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit
Which colony was founded as a safe place for Quakers?
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
New Hampshire
What was the first PERMANENT British settlement in the New World
(a)
The Pilgrims established the (a) in 1620.
Crop grown to be sold
Mercantilism
Cash Crop
Indigo
Triangular Trade
a place in a country offering protection or “REFUGE”
Safe Haven
Debtors
Pilgrims
Consent
Which colonial region were plantations located?
New England
Middle
Southern
All three early forms of government in the colonies were examples of what?
Self-government
Dictatorships
Martial Law
Monarchies
A
B
C
D
What did the following factors contribute most to?
Distance from Great Britain
Mayflower Compact
Town hall meetings
alliances between the British & American Indians
election of British colonists to Parliament
growth of representative government
expansion of British trade in the colonies
Boston & New Orleans were both founded as
port cities
farm communities
industrial centers
military outposts
F
G
H
J
What is J?
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Himalayan Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Spanish colonists...
organized utopian societies
established Catholic missions
promoted political freedom
became commercial shipbuilders
Spain
To convert natives and search for gold
France
To profit from fur trading
England
To profit from agriculture and cash crops
1st Representative Government in the colonies
Jamestown
Plymouth
Both
