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UNIT #2 TEST PRACTICE

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which colonial region was known as the "bread basket" colonies because the colonists grew grains like wheat, barley, and oats?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

2.

Which precedent was established as a result of the John Peter Zenger case (1735)?

a)

universal suffrage

b)

peaceable assembly

c)

right to privacy

d)

freedom of the press

3.

NAME of colony #6

a)

New York

b)

New Jersey

c)

North Carolina

d)

New Hampshire

4.

A huge colony formed by the King of England which included land from southern Maine to New Jersey

a)

Declaration of Land

b)

Dominion of New England

c)

Domino Sugar

d)

Dominant English Rulers

5.

Marks the removal of King of James II from the throne

a)

Age of Exploration

b)

Glorious Revolution

c)

The French Revolution

d)

Great Revolution

6.

NAME of #6

a)

Lake Superior

b)

Platte River

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Ohio River

7.

What was the main reason large plantations developed in the South during the colonial period?

a)

British laws promoted the growth of slavery in the South.

b)

Cotton could only be grown in the wetlands.

c)

Southern mountains led to the development of isolated, self-sufficient farms.

d)

The climate in the south provided longer growing seasons.

8.

The impact of mercantilism was that

a)

The rate of slavery in the Americas went down

b)

Trade was limited in the Atlantic

c)

The Colony grew wealthy

d)

The Mother Country grew wealthy

9.

An English policy of not strictly enforcing laws in its colonies

a)

equal rights amendment

b)

Magna Carta

c)

mercantilism

d)

salutary neglect

10.
What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?
a)

The French and British claimed the same land.

b)

The French and Indians claimed the same land.

c)

The Indians and British claimed the same land.

d)

The Indians wouldn't sell their land.

11.

What was the purpose of the Albany Plan of Union?

a)

To plan an attack on Fort Duquesne.

b)

For the British to join with the Native Americans against the French

c)

For colonies to unite under a central government and prepare for war

d)

For the New England colonies to unite with the Iroquois to fight the French

12.

What was the main reason that slavery wasn't well established in the North?

a)

Northerners believed slavery was morally wrong

b)

Northerners weren't prejudiced against African Americans

c)

Slavery had never been legal in the North

d)

The North developed an industrial economy that didn't need slaves

13.

Which describes the living conditions of slaves

a)

they were given anything that they needed

b)

they received lots of food and supplies

c)

they got only the basic supplies to survive

d)

they lived in fully furnished homes

14.

How did cotton relate to slavery?

a)

The desire to grow cotton led to increased slavery

b)

It did not relate to slavery

c)

All slaves were required to grow cotton

d)

Cotton was traded for slaves in Africa

15.

This country was the world power prior to the Spanish Armada? This country would rise to power afterward?

a)

Spain; England

b)

England; Spain

c)

Italy; England

d)

France; Spain

e)

France; England