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Total questions: 103

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the first way that brought many people to the colonies?

a)

the Great Migration

b)
Walking across the desert
c)
Riding on camels through the mountains
d)

natural increse

2.

Another large group

a)

Scots-Irish

b)

Africans

c)

English

d)

Germans

3.

2nd largest group of immigrants

a)
Chinese immigrants
b)

German immigrants

c)

Scots-Irish

d)
Mexican immigrants
4.

What eventually had a bigger effect to bring people to the colonies?

a)

natural increase

b)
The discovery of new trade routes
c)
The popularity of European fashion
d)

Great Migration

5.

First colonist to explore Cumberland Gap

a)
Christopher Columbus
b)

Daniel Boone

c)
Pocahontas
d)
Dr. Thomas Walker
6.

Traveled from Africa to Caribbean

a)

Silk

b)

Salt

c)

Rum

d)

Slaves

7.

Traveled from America to Europe

a)

Rum

b)

Slaves

c)

Dogs

d)

Pepper

8.

War between colonists and Indians in New England

a)
King Philip's War
b)
French and Indian War
c)
King George's War
d)
Queen Elizabeth's War
9.

War fought in Virginia

a)
Vietnam War
b)

Pequot War

c)

Bacon's Rebellion

d)
World War II
10.

Gov't official who might conduct an election

a)

Justice of the peace

b)
Ballot overseer
c)

Freeholder

d)
Election conductor
11.

Citizen that could vote in an election

a)
A disqualified voter
b)
An unqualified voter
c)

Freeholder

d)
A non-citizen voter
12.

Blazed the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap

a)
Daniel Boone
b)
John Adams
c)
George Washington
d)
Lewis and Clark
13.

Hilly, rocky soil

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

14.

Undeveloped edge of settled areas

a)
Urban area
b)
Suburban area
c)
Metropolitan area
d)

Frontier

15.

Popular transportation to the frontier was the ....... wagon

a)
flying
b)

Conestoga

c)
underwater
d)
covered
16.

Three other groups that migrated to the English colonies in America were...

4 lines
17.

Rich soil, many rivers, fur trading, also called "bread colonies"

a)
Western Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
New England Colonies
d)
Southern Colonies
18.

long winters, shipbuilding, fishing, whaling

a)

New England colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

19.

Plantations, tobacco, rice, indigo

a)
European countries
b)

Northern colonies

c)
African countries
d)

Southern colonies

20.

Had warm tide water

a)
mountain
b)

New England colonies

c)

Middle colonies

d)

Southern Colonies

21.

Towns established to teach converted Indians about the Bible and European customs were known as .....

a)
worship towns
b)
mission towns
c)
conversion towns
d)
praying towns
22.

Basic unit of government in New England was the

a)

township

b)

stateship

c)

villageship

d)

cityship

23.

People who raise just enough crops and livestock for their families are

a)
urban farmers
b)
subsistence farmers
c)
industrial farmers
d)
commercial farmers
24.

First war between Indians in New England was the ....

a)
Apache War
b)
Sioux War
c)
Cherokee War
d)
Pequot War
25.

Who had the power of the purse for each colony

a)

governor

b)

The Native American tribes

c)

Legislature

d)

The British government

26.

Controlled the militia

a)
Chef
b)

Governor

c)
Pilot
d)

Legislature

27.

Where Indians went to learn about the Bible, law, manners , and town life.

a)
Hospitals
b)

Praying towns

c)
Farms
d)
Factories
28.

What social class were the aristocrats in?

a)
Working class
b)
Peasants
c)

Upper Class

d)
Middle class
29.

gained their passage to America by doing 4 to 7 years of labor

a)
Indentured servants
b)
Voluntary immigrants
c)
Convicted criminals
d)
Unemployed workers
30.

who was ahead of the family in a patriarchy?

a)
Woman or mother
b)
Neighbor
c)
Child
d)
Man or father
31.

Who was in charge of providing financially for the family?

a)
The father/husband
b)
The family's lawyer
c)
The next-door neighbor
d)

The mother

32.

Who was usually in charge of teaching the children house skills?

a)
Father or male guardian
b)
Grandparents
c)
Mother or female guardian
d)
Neighbors
33.

Who did the slave families depend on for almost everything/

a)
Friends
b)
Neighbors
c)
Government
d)
Owners
34.

Parents sometimes sent their children to schools where widows or single women taught and established small schools in their homes. What was this called?

a)

Grammar schools

b)

Harvard

c)

Tudor schools

d)

Dame Schools

35.

The first institution of higher learning in the colonies.

a)
Harvard University
b)
Oxford University
c)
Princeton University
d)
Yale University
36.

most puritans came to be called what?

a)

Congregationalists

b)
Colonists
c)
Settlers
d)

stayed puritans

37.

each church served a neighborhood or an area called what?

a)
parish
b)
territory
c)
province
d)
county
38.

what group of people were treated unfairly because of their religion.

a)
Jews
b)
Christians
c)
Atheists
d)
Buddhists
39.

Greatest figure of the Great Awakening in Virgina

a)
George Whitefield
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)

Samuel Davies

d)
Benjamin Franklin
40.

best known missionary to the Indians after the revival

a)
John Smith
b)
Sarah Johnson
c)
David Brainerd
d)
Michael Brown
41.

members of this movement believed that science and reason are the only reliable ways to find truth

a)
Enlightenment
b)
Renaissance
c)
Baroque
d)
Romanticism
42.

Thought that God created the world but didnt interact with his creations

a)
Deism
b)
Polytheism
c)
Pantheism
d)
Atheism
43.

Didn't believe in the trinity

a)
Unitarian
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Agnostic
d)
Deist
44.

depended on a relative or a friend to pay their passage, usually in return they did work

a)

Redemptioners

b)
Inheritance
c)
Slavery
d)
Voluntary servitude
45.

small farmers, clergymen, shop keepers, ship captains, carpenters, blacksmiths.

a)

middle class

b)

lower class

c)

upper class

d)

servants

46.

class that included merchants, traders, and clergymen.

a)

upper class

b)

middle class

c)

lower class

d)

slaves

47.

What was the first way that brought many people to the colonies?

a)

the Great Migration

b)
Walking across the desert
c)
Riding on camels through the mountains
d)

natural increse

48.

What was the first way that brought many people to the colonies?

a)

the Great Migration

b)
Walking across the desert
c)
Riding on camels through the mountains
d)

natural increse

49.

Another large group

a)

Scots-Irish

b)

Africans

c)

English

d)

Germans

50.

2nd largest group of immigrants

a)
Chinese immigrants
b)

German immigrants

c)

Scots-Irish

d)
Mexican immigrants
51.

What eventually had a bigger effect to bring people to the colonies?

a)

natural increase

b)
The discovery of new trade routes
c)
The popularity of European fashion
d)

Great Migration

52.

First colonist to explore Cumberland Gap

a)
Christopher Columbus
b)

Daniel Boone

c)
Pocahontas
d)
Dr. Thomas Walker
53.

Traveled from Africa to Caribbean

a)

Silk

b)

Salt

c)

Rum

d)

Slaves

54.

Traveled from America to Europe

a)

Rum

b)

Slaves

c)

Dogs

d)

Pepper

55.

War between colonists and Indians in New England

a)
King Philip's War
b)
French and Indian War
c)
King George's War
d)
Queen Elizabeth's War
56.

War fought in Virginia

a)
Vietnam War
b)

Pequot War

c)

Bacon's Rebellion

d)
World War II
57.

Gov't official who might conduct an election

a)

Justice of the peace

b)
Ballot overseer
c)

Freeholder

d)
Election conductor
58.

Citizen that could vote in an election

a)
A disqualified voter
b)
An unqualified voter
c)

Freeholder

d)
A non-citizen voter
59.

Blazed the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap

a)
Daniel Boone
b)
John Adams
c)
George Washington
d)
Lewis and Clark
60.

Hilly, rocky soil

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

61.

Undeveloped edge of settled areas

a)
Urban area
b)
Suburban area
c)
Metropolitan area
d)

Frontier

62.

Popular transportation to the frontier was the ....... wagon

a)
flying
b)

Conestoga

c)
underwater
d)
covered
63.

Three other groups that migrated to the English colonies in America were...

4 lines
64.

Rich soil, many rivers, fur trading, also called "bread colonies"

a)
Western Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
New England Colonies
d)
Southern Colonies
65.

long winters, shipbuilding, fishing, whaling

a)

New England colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

66.

Plantations, tobacco, rice, indigo

a)
European countries
b)

Northern colonies

c)
African countries
d)

Southern colonies

67.

Had warm tide water

a)
mountain
b)

New England colonies

c)

Middle colonies

d)

Southern Colonies

68.

Towns established to teach converted Indians about the Bible and European customs were known as .....

a)
worship towns
b)
mission towns
c)
conversion towns
d)
praying towns
69.

Basic unit of government in New England was the

a)

township

b)

stateship

c)

villageship

d)

cityship

70.

People who raise just enough crops and livestock for their families are

a)
urban farmers
b)
subsistence farmers
c)
industrial farmers
d)
commercial farmers
71.

First war between Indians in New England was the ....

a)
Apache War
b)
Sioux War
c)
Cherokee War
d)
Pequot War
72.

Who had the power of the purse for each colony

a)

governor

b)

The Native American tribes

c)

Legislature

d)

The British government

73.

Controlled the militia

a)
Chef
b)

Governor

c)
Pilot
d)

Legislature

74.

Where Indians went to learn about the Bible, law, manners , and town life.

a)
Hospitals
b)

Praying towns

c)
Farms
d)
Factories
75.

What social class were the aristocrats in?

a)
Working class
b)
Peasants
c)

Upper Class

d)
Middle class
76.

gained their passage to America by doing 4 to 7 years of labor

a)
Indentured servants
b)
Voluntary immigrants
c)
Convicted criminals
d)
Unemployed workers
77.

who was ahead of the family in a patriarchy?

a)
Woman or mother
b)
Neighbor
c)
Child
d)
Man or father
78.

Who was in charge of providing financially for the family?

a)
The father/husband
b)
The family's lawyer
c)
The next-door neighbor
d)

The mother

79.

Who was usually in charge of teaching the children house skills?

a)
Father or male guardian
b)
Grandparents
c)
Mother or female guardian
d)
Neighbors
80.

Who did the slave families depend on for almost everything/

a)
Friends
b)
Neighbors
c)
Government
d)
Owners
81.

Parents sometimes sent their children to schools where widows or single women taught and established small schools in their homes. What was this called?

a)

Grammar schools

b)

Harvard

c)

Tudor schools

d)

Dame Schools

82.

The first institution of higher learning in the colonies.

a)
Harvard University
b)
Oxford University
c)
Princeton University
d)
Yale University
83.

most puritans came to be called what?

a)

Congregationalists

b)
Colonists
c)
Settlers
d)

stayed puritans

84.

each church served a neighborhood or an area called what?

a)
parish
b)
territory
c)
province
d)
county
85.

what group of people were treated unfairly because of their religion.

a)
Jews
b)
Christians
c)
Atheists
d)
Buddhists
86.

Greatest figure of the Great Awakening in Virgina

a)
George Whitefield
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)

Samuel Davies

d)
Benjamin Franklin
87.

best known missionary to the Indians after the revival

a)
John Smith
b)
Sarah Johnson
c)
David Brainerd
d)
Michael Brown
88.

members of this movement believed that science and reason are the only reliable ways to find truth

a)
Enlightenment
b)
Renaissance
c)
Baroque
d)
Romanticism
89.

Thought that God created the world but didnt interact with his creations

a)
Deism
b)
Polytheism
c)
Pantheism
d)
Atheism
90.

Didn't believe in the trinity

a)
Unitarian
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Agnostic
d)
Deist
91.

depended on a relative or a friend to pay their passage, usually in return they did work

a)

Redemptioners

b)
Inheritance
c)
Slavery
d)
Voluntary servitude
92.

small farmers, clergymen, shop keepers, ship captains, carpenters, blacksmiths.

a)

middle class

b)

lower class

c)

upper class

d)

servants

93.

class that included merchants, traders, and clergymen.

a)

upper class

b)

middle class

c)

lower class

d)

slaves

94.

The Virginia Company authorized a general assembly in Virgina so that colonists could---

a)

self govern on a local level

b)

vote in British Parliament

c)

participate in a free- market economy

d)

express dissatisfaction with British rule

95.

-

a)

creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians

b)

election of British colonialist to Parliament

c)

growth of representative government in the British colonies

d)

expansion of British trade in the Americas

96.

-

a)

The opportunity for trade with American Indians

b)

The doctrine of the Church of England

c)

The distance of the colonies from Great Britain

d)

The economic system of mercantilism

97.

Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

a)

It limited the power of future colonial governments

b)

It established a form of self-government based on social contract

c)

It weakens the influence of religion in government

d)

It guaranteed liberties for colonists through local government.

98.

-

a)

1- Enslaved native populations

2- Organized utopian societies

b)

1- Establish Catholic missions

2- Focused primarily on fur trading

c)

1- Promoted political freedom

2- Participated in the triangular trade

d)

1- Became commercial shipbuilders

2- Created an early system of public schools

99.

Which one was the following reason why France sought to colonize North America?

a)

To reduce overpopulation in Europe

b)

To profit from trade furs and other goods

c)

To create communities founded on religious tolerance

d)

To create joint ventures with other European powers

100.

Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?

a)

Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders.

b)

Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires.

c)

Plymouth's founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown's founders expected to discover gold.

d)

Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit.

101.

-

a)

Created a general council to manage the colonies

b)

Established their own representative

c)

Experienced strict control by Parliament

d)

Appointed governors who reported to the king

102.

The diagram describes events in colonial America that are related to--

a)

the eventual adoption of the U.S. Constitution

b)

the formation of a government controlled by religious officials

c)

the creation of a national system of checks and balances

d)

the establishment of the principle of religious freedom

103.

Which of the following names the group best known for settling this region and states their reason for settling?

a)

Merchants: To trade with the region’s American Indians

b)

Quakers: To establish a colony free of slavery

c)

Explorers: To map the region’s rivers

d)

Puritans: To freely practice their religion

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