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WorksheetsFriday Ratter Enrichment 9/15/23
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
A document that gives permission to establish a colony is called a ______?
Charter
indigo
burgesses
blank check
A plant used to create a blue dye; one of the most important crops grown by slaves on
southern plantations early in the colonies was called
(a)
Another name for a representative is a
charter
dissent
burgess
king
Many settlers in the American Colonies left their home country due to religious ______________.
Tolerance
persecution
What was the route of the Triangle Trade Route?
England to Africa, Africa to the Americas, the Americas back to England.
China to North America, North America to India, India back to China.
England to South America, South America to China, China back to England.
South America to England, England to India, India back to South America.
How did the people of the Southern colonies make money?
By fishing
By fur trade
By livestock farming
By farming cash crops like rice and cotton
The colonies were divided into how many regions?
2
4
5
3
Choose the correct names of the 3 regions of the colonies?
(Pick 3)
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
West Colonies
Southern Colonies
What was the purpose of Jamestown?
To make a profit for England
To make a profit for France
For religious freedom
For political reasons
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
The French
The Native Americans
The British
The American Colonies
What were the reasons for the start of the French and Indian War?
The colonies wanted more land
The colonies wanted more power
The Native Americans wanted more power
The Native Americans wanted more land
Which country won the French and Indian War?
The French
The Native Americans
The British
The Spanish
What was an outcome of the French and Indian War?
War debt caused the colonies to tax the British
War debt caused the British to tax the French
War debt caused the British to collapse
War debt caused the British to tax the colonies
What was a similarity between the Plymouth Colony and Jamestown Colony?
They both were searching for gold and silver
They both wanted religious freedom
They both were successful colonies
They both were unsuccessful colonies
What was a difference between the Plymouth Colony and Jamestown Colony?
Jamestown colonist were searching for gold and silver
Jamestown colonist wanted religious freedom
Plymouth colonist wanted religious freedom
Plymouth colonist were searching for gold and silver
Pick the option that best fits. Southern Colonies; _________, Middle Colonies; _________, New England Colonies; _________.
Cash Crops, Breadbasket, Trade
Cash Crops, Trade, Breadbasket
Factories, Slavery, Fishing
Religious Freedom, Gold, Breadbasket
The first form of Self-government was the __________.
Declaration of Independence
New England Town Meetings
Virginia House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
The Massachusetts Bay Colony struggled to set up a Perfect society due to religious challenges by which colonists?
John Smith and John Rolfe
John Winthrop and William Bradford
William Penn and James Oglethorp
Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson
The French & Indian war was fought over this territory_____________________.
Mississippi River
Colorado River
Delaware River Valley
Ohio River Valley
True or False: The French treated the American Indians with Respect
True
False
Who fills in for the shortage of labor after there are no more indentured servants?
slaves from South America
slaves from West Africa
Slaves from Europe
Paid workers
