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Unit 3 Test Review 1-5

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following was an early leader of the colony in Jamestown?
a)
John Smith
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Nathaniel Bacon
d)
Roger Williams
2.
Why did the Pilgrims want to start a colony?
a)
To find gold.
b)
To establish their own empire and break away from England.
c)
To practice their religion without persecution.
d)
To establish religious freedom for all.
3.
The first attempted English colony in North America was...
a)
Roanoke
b)
Jamestown
c)
Plymouth
d)
St. Augustine
4.
The original settlers of Jamestown were looking for...
a)
A long-term settlement.
b)
Gold.
c)
Trading with the natives.
d)
Winning a war against France.
5.
What product eventually made Jamestown profitable?
a)
Gold
b)
Fish
c)
Corn
d)
Tobacco
6.

Who cast out Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson due to their religious beliefs?

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Puritans

c)

both

d)

neither

7.

The agreement Pilgrims made to govern themselves and make fair laws is called the........

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Church of England

c)

Separatists

d)

Mayflower Compact

8.

This Native American helped Pilgrims raise food, build farms and gather materials.

a)

Wampanoag

b)

Massasoit

c)

Squanto

d)

Samoset

9.
Why did the Puritans leave England?
a)
They were being persecuted 
b)
Because they wanted to practice their religion their way
c)
They were exiled by the king
d)
The people of England thought they were witches
10.

Why is the Mayflower Compact important?

a)

The colony broke away from England

b)

The beginning of self-government in the colonies

c)

It established religious freedom

d)

The beginning of representative democracy

11.

The most profitable agricultural product in the Virginia colony was

a)

lumber

b)

peanuts

c)

corn

d)

tobacco

12.

Why were Africans brought to Jamestown in 1619?

a)

To work on Sugar Plantations

b)

To seek Religious freedom

c)

To work on tobacco plantations

d)

To fight against American Indians

13.

How did John Smith contribute to the survival of the Jamestown Settlement?

a)

He worked alongside settlers.

b)

He raised enough money to send to the Virginia Company.

c)

He made sure all colonists worked for their food, shelter and safety.

d)

He made sure the colony's governors followed the law.

14.
What brought the original colonists from England to Jamestown?
a)
the search for food
b)
the search for gold and silver
c)
the search for tobacco
d)
the search for religious freedom
15.

Who established the colony of Jamestown?

a)

King of England

b)

Powhatan

c)

Virginia Company of London

d)

John Smith

16.

Mercantilism arose largely because...

a)

it strengthened alliances between European powers.

b)

European rulers thought it would make their countries wealthy and powerful.

c)

colonies wanted to repay their home countries for their support.

d)

the King of Spain wanted Spanish colonies to be independent.

17.

How did the establishment of Parliament strengthen the rights of English citizens?

a)

Citizens were able to choose the monarch.

b)

The king was denied power over citizens.

c)

Citizens determined whether laws would be passed.

d)

Laws were made by representatives of the citizens.

18.

A major concept promoted by philosophers of the Enlightenment was the need for...

a)

a return to traditional medieval ideas

b)

overseas expansion by western European nations

c)

the use of reason and scientific thinking in all disciplines

d)

strengthening the power of the organized religions

19.

Why was the English Bill of Rights important to the colonists?

a)

It defined crimes and punishments.

b)

It spelled out what was due to the colonists as English citizens.

c)

It gave the colonists the ability to choose members of Parliament.

d)

It ended the king's power to appoint colonial governors.

20.

Merchants in England supported the setting up of colonies because they hoped colonies would...

a)

provide competition for goods make in England

b)

send raw materials to England and buy goods from England

c)

weaken the powers of the king

d)

remove some of the population from England

21.

The Virginia House of Burgesses was significant because it

a)

negotiated the treaty of the French-Indian War.

b)

attempted to subvert English rule before the Revolution.

c)

acted as the first legislative body in the Americas.

d)

granted early equal rights to non-white American settlers.

22.

Which of these documents is most similar to the Mayflower Compact?

a)

the Bible

b)

the Constitution

c)

the Gettysburg Address

d)

the Emancipation Proclamation

23.

Which of these English traditions was adopted in the 13 colonies?

a)

monarchy

b)

Parliament

c)

political parties

d)

self-government

24.

John Locke would be most likely to support...

a)

a government ruled by a divine right monarchy

b)

a return to feudalism in Europe

c)

a society ruled by the Catholic Church

d)

a society in which the people chose the ruler

25.

John Locke's Natural Rights included...

a)

life, liberty and property

b)

life, religion and voting

c)

life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

d)

life, religion and property

26.

The case of John Peter Zenger helped establish the right of...

a)

trial by jury

b)

freedom of the press

c)

freedom of religion

d)

habeas corpus

27.

What was the main purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

a)

To provide a new chance for debtors and criminals

b)

To ensure obedience to the King of England

c)

To establish freedom of religion in the colony

d)

To create a government that would benefit the colony

28.

Which enlightenment figure wrote of separating the powers of government?

a)

John Locke

b)

Baron de Montesquieu

c)

Francois Voltaire

d)

Thomas Hobbes

29.

The writings of the Enlightenment philosophers in Europe encouraged later political revolution with their support of...

a)

divine right

b)

imperialism

c)

socialism

d)

the natural rights of man

30.

What was an effect of the Magna Carta in England?

a)

It limited the power of the king.

b)

It established a democratic government.

c)

It allowed Parliament to impose taxes.

d)

It established a Bill of Rights for the citizens.

31.

The Middle Passage refers to

a)

the ocean crossing of the slaves.

b)

the route taken to reach New York.

c)

a system of trade between the colonies.

d)

a step in climbing the social ladder.

32.

How did the development of plantations lead to increase demand for slaves?

a)

Plantations required enormous amounts of labor

b)

Plantations were located in the Americas

c)

Plantations produced large amounts of food that slaves could consume

d)

Africans had extensive experience in managing plantations

33.

Slavery lasted the longest in...

a)

the New England colonies

b)

the Middle colonies

c)

the Southern colonies

d)

The borderlands

34.

How did colonial governments respond to the growing number of slaves and possibilities of slave rebellions in the American colonies?

a)

Banned all future importation of slaves

b)

Raised taxes on masters who owned slaves

c)

Passed laws guaranteeing slaves the same rights that they had in Spanish colonies

d)

They passed codes restricting the rights of slaves

35.

Why did Virginia replace indentured servants with African slaves?

a)

It was required by law.

b)

Africa was closer than Europe.

c)

Africans were more willing to work.

d)

It provided a permanent source of labor.

36.

Which of the following was the longest lasting effect of the Stono Rebellion?

a)

Slavery was ended in the Southern Colonies

b)

Slavery was established in the New England Colonies

c)

Slaves received more freedoms

d)

Rules were tightened to further restrict slaves' freedoms

37.

People who were captured and were put on slave ships experienced a brutal voyage known as

a)

Atlantic Crossing

b)

Columbian Exchange

c)

Middle Passage

d)

Slave Passage

38.

In the American colonies, slavery...

a)

was abolished.

b)

at one point was practiced in every colony.

c)

was limited to the southern colonies.

d)

was only practiced for a short while.

39.

Because of its rural, farming nature that relied on tobacco, slavery expanded most naturally in the...

a)

New England Colonies.

b)

Middle Colonies.

c)

Southern Colonies.

d)

Canadian Colonies.

40.

When slaves were loaded onto boats to be taken and sold, this part of the triangular trade route was called what?

a)

the American Passage

b)

the Middle Passage

c)

the Lower Passage

d)

the African Passage

41.

The main export from Africa to the colonies was...

a)

tobacco

b)

slaves

c)

rum

d)

indigo

42.

What were the main exports of the American colonies?

a)

manufactured goods

b)

guns

c)

raw materials

d)

slaves

43.

The exchange of slaves from Africa to the Americas, raw materials from the Americas to Europe, and manufactured goods sold throughout the world - is called

a)

Capitalism

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

Slave Trade

44.

Laws that made it illegal for slaves to assemble without their master's permission or earn money (among others things) were called

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina

c)

Carolina Compromise

d)

Slave Codes

45.

The most serious slave rebellion in the the colonial period which occurred in 1739 in South Carolina.

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Navigation Acts

c)

Slave codes

d)

Stono Rebellion

46.

Which generalization best sums up the founding of the English colonies?

a)

The English colonies were founded by Puritans, Quakers, and Catholics who wanted religious freedom.

b)

The English colonies were founded to provide a new start to poor people throughout Europe.

c)

The English colonies were founded by business people who planned to make money by selling land to settlers.

d)

The English colonies were founded by people with various goals, from making money to following their faith.

47.

Why did people in the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies adapt different ways of life?

a)

People with specific skills settled in each area.

b)

The regions had different geographies and resources.

c)

The people all had different reasons for settling in North America.

d)

The leaders of the colonies decided how the people would earn a living.

48.

In America, English colonists expected...

a)

to be governed directly by the English king.

b)

the same rights as citizens in England.

c)

to denounce their English citizenship.

d)

to be able to choose the leader of Parliament.

49.

How did the Great Awakening in the 1730s prepare the colonists for the American Revolution?

a)

It established an army.

b)

It created anti-colonial sentiment.

c)

It required colonists to pay heavy taxes.

d)

It encouraged the ideals of liberty and equality.

50.

What did colonial public schools use the New England Primer for?

a)

to teach reading and writing

b)

to prepare students for paying taxes

c)

to attract new teachers to schools

d)

to convince adults to get an education

51.

What was a main goal of education for students in the New England colonies?

a)

to be able to read the Bible

b)

to become political leaders

c)

to be prepared to attend college

d)

to become wealthy landowners

52.

Most colonists lived....

a)

On small family farms

b)

In crowded cities

c)

In wealthy colonial homes

d)

Near factories

53.

Colonial cities were...

a)

Crime filled and dangerous

b)

Open and spacious

c)

Smelly and crowded

d)

Clean and sanitary

54.

The Great Awakening taught people that

a)

that all people were equal before God, and that they did not need the church to reach God

b)

that all people were sinners and God would punish them

c)

that people should weep, moan and cry before God because they were sinners

d)

that people should do what Whitefield and Edwards told them to do

55.

Which of the following is a TRUE statement on colonial families?

a)

Men generally controlled the family income and property.

b)

Women enjoyed full equality with men.

c)

Children had very few responsibilities.

d)

Children usually enjoyed great health through adulthood.

56.

In Colonial America, a young man often learned a trade...

a)

By becoming a slave.

b)

By becoming an apprentice.

c)

By attending a vocational school.

d)

By buying his own business.

57.

In the First Great Awakening, American colonists gained...

a)

better relations with Native Americans.

b)

increased interest in government.

c)

increased interest in religion.

d)

a desire to move west to gain land.

58.

During the Colonial Era, a person who worked in exchange for the ship fare to North America was called...

a)

a burgess.

b)

a freed slave.

c)

an apprentice.

d)

an indentured servant.

59.

Large landowners, rich merchants and church leaders belonged in which class?

a)

Gentry

b)

Middle Class

c)

Lower Class

d)

Artisans

60.

The largest class of colonists was the.....

a)

Middle class

b)

Gentry

c)

Lower class

d)

Slaves

61.

This person is a worker with skills in a specific trade.

a)

Artisan

b)

Gentry

c)

Merchant

d)

Barter

62.

Benjamin Franklin worked at the paper with his brother as a...

a)

cashier

b)

printing apprentice

c)

custodian

d)

manager

63.

Which British colonial region had the right conditions to develop an economy based on farming and slave labor?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Southern Colonies

c)

Spanish Borderlands

d)

Middle Colonies

64.

How did Pennsylvania’s founders differ from those of Massachusetts?

a)

Pennsylvania was founded earlier than Massachusetts.

b)

Pennsylvania was founded based on religious freedom, unlike Massachusetts.

c)

The Puritans wanted to make a profit in Massachusetts, unlike Pennsylvania.

d)

William Penn had two motives (religion and profit), unlike the Puritans in Massachusetts.

65.

The Puritans under John Winthrop wanted to establish Massachusetts as...

a)

A colony with true religious freedom for all.

b)

A colony based on the Puritan faith.

c)

A colony with religious freedom for all Christians.

d)

A colony with no religion.

66.

The Middle Colonies generally had greater social and cultural diversity than either New England or the Southern colonies. This was because...

a)

The Middle Colonies refused to allow people from other nations settle.

b)

The Middle Colonies were not open for settlement

c)

The Middle Colonies had strict laws requiring membership to a specific church.

d)

Europeans migrated to the middle colonies for both religious freedom and economic opportunities.

67.

New York and Virginia colonies founded for the purposes of...

a)

profit from selling land.

b)

profit from expanding trade.

c)

religious freedom.

d)

conversion of natives to Christianity

68.

Which of these best describes the environment of the New England colonies?

a)

long, hot summers and mild winters

b)

harsh winters and rocky, hilly land

c)

broad coastal plains and fertile soil

d)

broad rivers, swamps, and wetlands

69.

Why did people in the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies adapt different ways of life?

a)

People with specific skills settled in each area.

b)

The regions had different geographies and resources.

c)

The people all had different reasons for settling in North America.

d)

The leaders of the colonies decided how the people would earn a living.

70.

Which of these colonies was most motivated by making a profit?

a)

Virginia

b)

Connecticut

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Massachusetts

71.

William Penn and the Quakers founded the colony of Pennsylvania mainly on the principle of

a)

Opportunity for debtors

b)

Religious tolerance

c)

Trade of furs and gold

d)

Making friends with Native Americans

72.

Which of the following colonies was founded as a colony for Catholics?

a)

Plymouth

b)

Maryland

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Rhode Island

73.

Who was a colonist in Virginia who led a nearly successful rebellion against the colonial governor over his refusal to help fight natives in western land?

a)

Nathaniel Bacon

b)

Duke of York

c)

John Smith

d)

Benjamin Franklin

74.

Which of the following best describes the economy of colonial New England?

a)

Depended on good soil and weather for farming.

b)

Depended on factories

c)

Depended on the sea for fishing and trading.

d)

Depended on slave labor.

75.

James Oglethorpe intended that the Georgia colony be settled by...

a)

English debtors.

b)

indentured servants.

c)

religious Separatists.

d)

wealthy businesspeople.

76.

What type of established church did Rhode Island support?

a)

A Puritan church that had no ties to the Church of England.

b)

The Catholic church.

c)

A church that allowed all Rhode Island colonists freedom of Religion.

d)

None; people of all faiths could worship freely.

77.

Which of these features made the Southern colonies unique?

a)

self-government

b)

religious freedom

c)

general assemblies

d)

tobacco plantations

78.

How did Roger Williams’ colony of Providence differ from the Puritan colony of Massachusetts?

a)

Enslaved people were made free.

b)

Only religious men were allowed to vote.

c)

American Indians were considered enemies.

d)

People of different religious beliefs were welcomed.