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Thirteen Colonies

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the effects of the Great Awakening?

a)

greater emphasis on evangelism

b)

representative government

c)

new colleges

d)

greater awareness of freedom

2.

Who started a colony where people of any religion could be free to worship as they chose?

a)

Cecilius Calvert

b)

William Penn

c)

Lord Baltimore

d)

Roger Williams

3.

Which was the first representative government in America?

a)

town meetings

b)

proprietary colony

c)

House of Burgesses

d)

royal colony

4.

What were the responsibilities of the justice of the peace?

a)

settled problems

b)

held trials

c)

held elections

d)

collected taxes

5.

Which had the king's permission to choose its own governor?

a)

justice of the peace

b)

House of Burgesses

c)

royal colony

d)

proprietary colony

6.

A government where people elect their lawmakers is a representative government.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The pastor who led more than three hundred people to Christ during the Great Awakening was Roger Williams.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The person who opened the first public library in America was William Penn.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The King of England had a direct control over the royal colonies.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The evangelist who preached with a powerful voice in the colonies during the Great Awakening was George Whitefield.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

A person who has finished an apprenticeship and is now accomplished in trade but is working to become a master in that trade is called a journeyman.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

A building in colonial times used for town meetings and religious services is called?

a)

meeting house

b)

goverment house

c)

meeting hall

d)

government hall

13.

The belief that the government should not meddle in church matters is separation of church and state.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

A belief contrary to Scripture is called?

a)

sin

b)

untruth

c)

heresy

d)

unlawful

15.

A short paper on a single subject is a ____________.

a)

brochure

b)

journal write

c)

short story

d)

pamphlet