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Ch. 4: Life in the American Colonies

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Most colonists placed a high value on education

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The Enlightenment was a religious movement.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

One of William Pitt's goal of the French and Indian War was to conquer French Canada

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The case involving John Peter Zenger was an important step in establishing freedom of the press in America.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The Proclamation of 1763 ended the French and Indian War.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

partnership of two parties

a)

Iroquois Confederacy

b)

convert

c)

alliance

d)

Enlightenment

7.

powerful group of Native Americans

a)

Iroquois Confederacy

b)

convert

c)

alliance

d)

Enlightenment

8.

author of Albany Plan of Union

a)

Alliance

b)

convert

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Enlightenment

9.

to change the religious beliefs of someone

a)

Alliance

b)

convert

c)

Iroquois Confederacy

d)

Enlightenment

10.

increased interest in science

a)

Alliance

b)

convert

c)

Iroquois Confederacy

d)

Enlightenment

11.

Which of the following directed the flow of goods between England and the Colonies?

a)

Colonies' Charter

b)

Colonists Rights Law

c)

Merchant's Pleade

d)

Navigation Acts

12.

A colony in which an owner or a group of owners named the colony's governor is called a

a)

charter colony

b)

compact colony

c)

proprietary colony

d)

royal colony

13.

Who were the only people who could vote in the colonies?

a)

indentured servants

b)

landless white men

c)

white female property owners

d)

white male property owners

14.

Where was George Washington's first command?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Blue Ridge Mountain

c)

Ohio River Valley

d)

Virginia Territory

15.

The Proclamation of 1763 called for

a)
encouraging westward expansion of British colonies
b)
abolishing slavery in British colonies
c)

a halt to westward expansion of British colonies

d)
establishing a new form of government in British colonies
16.

Some people in New England used waterpower from streams to

a)

run grain and lumber mills

b)
generate electricity for their homes.
c)
transport goods on boats.
d)
irrigate their crops.