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WorksheetsUnit 3: Colonial America
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Who were the Puritans?
A group of English Protestants who settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Indentured servants who worked in the Southern Colonies
Spanish explorers in the Americas
Native American tribes in New England
Who challenged the leaders of Massachusetts Bay and believed in the separation of church and state?
Roger Williams
Maryland
Anne Hutchinson
Virginia
What were New England Town Meetings?
Religious gatherings led by Puritan ministers
Gatherings of Native American tribes in New England
Political assemblies in the Southern Colonies
Meetings held in colonial New England where settlers discussed and voted on issues
What was the General Court in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Elected representative assembly in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
The highest court of law in colonial America
A religious council led by Puritan ministers
A governing body appointed by the king of England
Who was Anne Hutchinson?
A Native American leader in Rhode Island
A woman who questioned the teachings of the church and was exiled from Massachusetts Bay
A Spanish explorer who settled in Maryland
A devout Puritan who regularly attended church services in Boston
What were indentured servants in the Southern Colonies?
Farmers who owned their own land and worked for themselves
Native Americans who were forced to work on European settlements
People who agreed to work without pay for a period of time in exchange for passage to the colonies
Slaves who were brought from Africa to work on plantations
What is a Royal (Crown) Colony?
Colonies that are controlled by one person who allows other people to live there
Colonies that are self-governing and have their own charters
Colonies completely controlled by the king and the government of England
Colonies that are controlled by a religious group
What is a Self-Governing (Charter) Colony?
Colonies that are controlled by a religious group
Colonies completely controlled by the king and the government of England
Colonies that are controlled by one person who allows other people to live there
Colonies that are self-governing and have their own charters
What is a Proprietary Colony?
Colonies that are self-governing and have their own charters
Colonies that are controlled by a religious group
Colonies that are controlled by one person who allows other people to live there
Colonies completely controlled by the king and the government of England
What was the main reason for indentured servants to come to the colonies?
To work without pay in exchange for passage to the colonies
To escape religious persecution in Europe
To establish their own self-governing colonies
To search for gold and other valuable resources
What were the Navigation Acts?
Laws that restricted the import of goods to England
Laws that regulated trade between England and its colonies
Laws that promoted democracy in the English colonies
Laws that granted freedom to Africans in the colonies
What does 'import' mean?
Young workers being trained in a craft
Trade products sent out to markets outside a country
Trade products brought into a country
Skilled craftspeople in the colonies
What does 'export' mean?
People who had the least freedom in the English colonies
The colonial trade route between New England, the West Indies, and Africa
Trade products brought into a country
Trade products sent out to markets outside a country
What is mercantilism?
The theory that trade should be free and unrestricted
The theory that a nation's economic strength came from keeping strict control over its colonial trade
The theory that all people should have equal rights and opportunities
The theory that colonies should have the right to govern themselves
Who had the least freedom in the English colonies?
Craftsmen in the colonies
Africans in the colonies
Artisans in the colonies
Apprentices in the colonies
What was the Triangular Trade?
The trade route between England, France, and Spain
The colonial trade route between New England, the West Indies, and Africa
The trade route between the English colonies and Native American tribes
The trade route between the English colonies and Asia
Who were artisans?
Skilled craftspeople such as blacksmiths, printers, and cabinetmakers
Young workers who are being trained in a craft
People who had the least freedom in the English colonies
Government officials in the colonies
What is an apprentice?
People who had the least freedom in the English colonies
Young workers who are being trained in a craft
Government officials in the colonies
Skilled craftspeople such as blacksmiths, printers, and cabinetmakers
What is democracy?
Government by a single ruler
Government by the people
Government by a small group of wealthy individuals
Government by religious leaders
What did the Navigation Acts aim to do?
Grant freedom to Africans in the colonies
Regulate trade and tighten control between England and its colonies
Promote democracy in the English colonies
Encourage free trade between England and other countries
The following colonies belong to which region?
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
The following colonies belong to which region?
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
The following colonies belong to which region?
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Who was William Penn?
William Penn was an English Quaker and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania. He established the Religious Society of Friends.
Who was granted land by King Charles II of England to settle debts?
Who were the Quakers?
The Quakers were a protestant reformers who believe in equality, and non-violence, of all people.
