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Unit 2 (Pt 1 Review)

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What colony is this?

a)

Georgia

b)

Massachusetts

c)

South Carolina

d)

Pennsylvania

2.

What colony is this?

a)

Virginia

b)

New Jersey

c)

Connecticut

d)

New York

3.

What colony is this?

a)

Delaware

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

North Carolina

4.

What colony is this?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Georgia

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Connecticut

5.

What colony is this?

a)

Virginia

b)

North Carolina

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Massachusetts

6.

What colony is this?

a)

Virginia

b)

New York

c)

Maryland

d)

New Jersey

7.

What colony is this?

a)

Georgia

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Hampshire

d)

Maryland

8.

What colony is this?

a)

New York

b)

Maryland

c)

Connecticut

d)

New Jersey

9.

What colony is this?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Georgia

c)

Virginia

d)

Rhode Island

10.

What colony is this?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Maryland

d)

Pennsylvania

11.

What colony is this?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Hampshire

d)

North Carolina

12.

What colony is this?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Massachusetts

c)

New York

d)

Rhode Island

13.

What colony is this?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Virginia

c)

Georgia

d)

South Carolina

14.

What are the New England colonies?

a)

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

b)

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

c)

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

d)

Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey

15.

What are the Middle colonies?

a)

New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, South Carolina

b)

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

c)

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

d)

Massachusetts, Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware

16.

What are the southern colonies?

a)

New York, South Carolina, Maryland, North Carolina

b)

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

c)

Virginia, New Hampshire, Georgia, Pennsylvania

d)

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

17.
What were the three G's that motivated most people to come to the "new world"?
a)
Gold, God, and Glory
b)
Gifts, Gadgets, and Generosity
c)
Gratitude, Guidance, and Goodwill
d)
Goodness, Grace, and Growth
18.

______ controlled most of southern part of North America

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

19.

Another way to phrase God, Gold, and Glory:

a)

Religion, Economic gain, fame

b)

Religion, gold, fame

c)

Missions, money, fame

20.
A colony is 
a)
Land controlled by a mother country
b)
a written contract 
c)
a place where people went to be free
d)
a country by itself
21.
How did Jamestown and the James Rivier get its name?
a)
King James
b)
King Henry
c)
King Ferdinand
d)
James & the Giant Peach
22.
Winter 1609-1610 is considered the ______ time in Jamestown.
a)
Starving
b)
Hunting
c)
Carnival
d)
Hungry
23.
Chief _______was the leader of the Native Tribe near Jamestown
a)
Pocahontas
b)
Powhatan
c)
Sitting Bull
d)
Magwa
24.
Who was the daughter of the local Native Tribe near Jamestown?
a)
Pocahontas
b)
Powhatan
c)
Sacagawea
d)
Susan Constant
25.

________________ became the first permanent English settlement in North America.

a)

Williamsburg

b)

Rappahannock

c)

Jamestown

d)

Fredericksburg

26.

Jamestown was founded in _______.

a)

1612

b)

1605

c)

1607

d)

1609

27.

All of the following were hardships faced by the settlers except...

a)

There was no food supply and very few men would hunt/fish

b)

Many settlers died from starvation and diseases.

c)

There were thousands of people around with nothing to do.

d)

Most of the settlers lacked skills needed to survive.

28.

Who began a forced work program that helped the Jamestown colony survive?

a)

Chief Powhatan

b)

King James I

c)

Christopher Newport

d)

Captain John Smith

29.

A "settlement" is a small newly built _______________________.

a)

Street

b)

Island

c)

Community

d)

State

30.

The first settlers that arrived in Plymouth were looking for:

a)

Good Fishing

b)

Good Hunting

c)

Good Farmland

d)

Freedom to practice their religion.

31.

What things are true about the
Iroquois Confederacy?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

a)
45 Villages by 1750
b)
Friends with the French
c)
Went fishing for most of their food
d)
Representative Government
e)

Formed 1350 - 1600 in "New York"

32.

What did the Wampanoags and the Westos tribes NOT experience?

a)

Genocide (Wiped Out)

b)

Slavery (Attempt or Actual)

c)

Friendly relations with settlers at first

d)

Problems with the Spanish

33.

The Wampanogs helped the settlers in ___________________. These settlers called themselves _____________.

(a)  

34.

After the Jamestown settlers and the Powhatans began fighting, the Pawhatans were forced (a)   .

35.

The (a)   were a Native tribe that developed a strong military alliance with the British.

36.
The majority of slaves that were brought to the American colonies were brought to...
a)
Work on plantations
b)
Work on the railroad
c)
Work building houses
d)
Work building ships
37.
Which phrase accurately describes the conditions aboard the slave ship?
a)
Luxurious 
b)
Accommodating
c)
Spacious 
d)
Dark and Claustrophobic 
38.
What were the new crops grown in the colonies that demanded slave labor?
a)
sugar cane, cotton, tabacco
b)
sugar, cotton, wheat
c)
cotton, wheat, corn
39.
To meet the massive demand for slaves, where did the Europeans look for slaves?
a)
Europe
b)
Spain
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
40.
How many Africans did not make the trip across the Atlantic?
a)
about 20%
b)
about 30%
c)
about 40%
41.

The first European slave traders were the

a)

Dutch

b)

English

c)

Spanish

d)

Portuguese

42.
The impact of the Atlantic Slave Trade not just affected the slaves but also...
a)
the economies and history of the world
b)
the amount sugar sold 
c)
the amount of slaves sold
d)
the amount of slaves killed
43.
How did the African kings view the Africans they sold?
a)
criminals, debtors, prisoners of war
b)
fellow Africans
c)
cannibals
44.

How did King James view the first settlers sent to Jamestown?

a)

Criminals, debtors, and unproductive

b)

Africans

c)

Cannibals

d)

Young and likely to succeed

e)

People looking for an adventure

45.
The Atlantic Slave Trade contributed to the development of ____?
a)
racist ideology
b)
equality
c)
liberty and freedom
d)
economic growth for everyone
e)

large plantations

46.

The early colonists always had good relationships with the native peoples.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Enslaved Africans were traded for crops and manufactured goods.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Indentured servants signed a contract agreeing to work for a certain number of years in exchange for ship passage, room and board, lodging and freedom dues.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Enslaved people only worked on farms and on plantations.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

The highest social class in Colonial America was...

a)

Indentured Servants

b)

The Middle Class

c)

The Gentry

d)

Free African Americans

51.

Which class included the majority of colonists?

a)

The Gentry

b)

The Middle Class

c)

Indentured Servants

d)

Free African Americans

52.

Which system helped slavery take root in America?

a)

The Middle Passage

b)

Triangular Trade

c)

The Plantation System

d)

The Central Passage

53.

A product sold and shipped to another country

a)

export

b)

import

c)

barter

d)

gentry

54.

A product bought from another country and shipped in

a)

export

b)

import

c)

barter

d)

gentry

55.

A resource that can be made into other products

a)

barter

b)

gentry

c)

export

d)

raw materials

56.

Wealthy landowners, Church leaders, lawyers, and bankers were part of which social class?

a)

Gentry

b)

Middle Class

c)

Lower Class

d)

Aristocracy

57.

Fisherman, servants, farmers, and people who did not own property or businesses were a part of which social class?

a)

Gentry

b)

Middle Class

c)

Poor (Lower Class)

d)

Slavery

58.

These people were considered lower than all three classes

a)

Indentured Servants

b)

Teachers

c)

Slaves

d)

Ship builders

59.

Relied on Slave Labor

a)

Plantation Owners

b)

Farmers

c)

Merchents

d)

Women

60.
Which group signed a contract agreeing to work for a number of years in exchange for the cost of their passage?
a)
Artisans
b)
Indentured Servants
c)
Free African Americans
d)
Merchants
61.
Which social group's main focus was taking care of the home and children?
a)
Large Landowners
b)
Women
c)
Artisans
d)
Merchants
62.
Unless they escaped or were granted freedom, enslaved African Americans were enslaved for life.
a)
True
b)
False
63.

Which group was able to own land, but could not vote and had economic freedom?

a)

Enslaved African American

b)

Large Landowners

c)

Free African Americans

d)

Merchents

64.
Which is NOT true of large landowners
a)
Many were educated
b)
They had a rich social culture
c)
They lived mostly in New England
d)
They relied on other groups for labor

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