WorksheetsBenchmark Review
Total questions: 83
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Why was the Age of Exploration the first global turning point?
It was the first to include global brands like Coca-Cola.
It was the first to involve trade across Asia, Africa, and Europe.
It was the first to involve Australia.
It was the first connection between the Old World and the New World.
After looking at the map, which country was not part of the Age of Exploration?
France
England
Russia
Spain
Many of the European countries wanted to spread?
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Buddhism
The goal of mercantilism was to get as much _______________ as possible.
Spices and silk
Colonies and lands
Gold and silver
Religion and God
What is a colony?
a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country
a country that runs other countries under the control of a large company
a place that is under the control of a religious leader that has total control of the government
a country where all of the laws are voted on by every citizen
Which country founded the colonies that eventually became the U.S.A.?
Spain
France
The Netherlands
England
Which of the following countries explored North America?
England
France
Portugal
Spain
Italy
What did an English citizen need before they could try to start a new colony?
A Captain's License
A Company
A Charter
A member of the royal family to endorse the colony
Who had control of Florida around the 1600s?
England
Spain
Portugal
Sweden
To study the past, an archaeologist specializes in learning from
artifacts
books
interviews
videos
Astrolabes measure the
direction the ship was traveling
latitude of the ship
speed of the ship
time of day
Why did explorers plant flags?
to teach Christianity
to help American Indians
to find their way back again
to claim land for their country
What do farmers do with a cash crop?
sell it for money
feed it to animals
eat it as soon as possible
freeze it to store for winter
"New World" was a name given to the Americas by
spice traders
shipbuilders
American Indians
European explorers
Which of the 13 Colonies was founded as a refuge for debtors?
(a)
Three main reasons English men and women came to the new world
Gifts, Land and Family
God, Gold and Glory
Land grants, Loans and love
Kings, Queens and Parliment
Which colony is marked with at #2
New York
New Jersey
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Which colony is marked on the map with a #3
New York
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Was the first of the 13 colonies to be founded in 1607
(a)
What agreement did the Pilgrims sign when they arrived in North America?
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The Mayflower Compact
The Declaration of Independence
What colony was the first to be established by and run by Puritans?
Massachussetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Puritans wanted religious freedom for themselves, but not necessarily for others.
True
False
Which colony was founded by Roger Williams as a place for religious freedom and toleration?
Massachussetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Hampshire
What is a charter?
A document that orders someone be arrested
Permission to search someone
A document that gives permission to start a colony
A plan for a new government
What is a monarchy?
A type of government with a king or queen
A government run by ordinary people
A government with a written constitution
A type of strict religion
What is representative government?
A government ruled by a king or queen
A government where people have no rights
A government where people elect representatives to make laws
A government where representatives are not elected by the people
What is self-government?
A king or queen tells the people what to do
The people have no government
Everyone makes up their own rules
The people create and control their government
Who helped the Pilgrims survive when they first arrived in the Americas?
The King of England
The Spanish
The Native Americans
The French
Orange region
New England
Middle
Southern
Settled by mainly people of a Puritan background
New England
Middle
Southern
Diverse and tolerant
New England
Middle
Southern
First college in the colonies - education is important
New England
Middle
Southern
Warm climate with a long growing season
New England
Middle
Southern
The Mayflower Compact helped establish the idea that the __________ create government through direct rule over the people.
people
king
Which colonial region has a climate that can best be described as rainy winters and hot, humid summers.
New England
Southern
Middle
Which colonies have large plantations?
Middle
Southern
New England
Northeast
What region produced huge amounts of grain during the colonial period?
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
frontier region
The long cold winters in the ____________________ colonies was not ideal for growing cash crops and so they focused on lumbering, fishing & fur trading.
New England
Middle
Southern
Winter
What is an indentured servant?
Someone who agrees to work for several years for passage to the New World.
Someone who is bought and cannot obtain freedom.
The Middle Passage refers to
The ocean crossing of the slaves
The route taken to reach New York
A step in climbing the social ladder
A system of trade between the colonies
A person skilled at a specialized trade or craft, such as a blacksmith or carpenter.
Merchant
Artisan
Plantation
Agriculture
A large area of land where a crop is grown in large quantities, usually in a hot climate
Artisan
Agriculture
Plantation
Merchant
Match the quote to the correct region: "I'm moving from England to the colonies, but I'm not sure where to settle. I learned to build ships in England, and I hope to find a job as soon as I arrive in America!".
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which colonial region was referred to as the, "breadbasket" of the colonies?
Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Match the quote to the correct region: "I raise wheat and corn for a living. I grow enough food to feed my family, and I have enough left over to sell at the market. After harvest, I transport my crops by boat to the market in Philadelphia".
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which colonial region's economy focused on farming, plantations, and the use of slave labor.
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which colonial region's economy focused on farming, trading markets and artisans (blacksmiths, carpenters)
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which colonial region's economy focused on fishing, whaling and ship building?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
What is Ergot?
A fungus found in rye grain
A disease spread by rats
A religion practiced by the locals
A derogatory term used to describe the witches
Which of the following might cause the residents of Salem village and Salem town to resent one another?
Salem Town was wealthier
One controlled the food supply and the other controlled the price
Fear of outsiders
All of the above
Which religion was practiced by most of those who lived in Essex County?
Voodoo
Puritanism
Catholicism
Quaker
Which term best describes life in a Puritan community?
Fun
Easy
Religious
Tolerant
Who was banished from the Puritan community for thinking differently. This person believed in equality, and religious tolerance.
Cotton Mather
Elizabeth Good
Johnathon Edwards
Roger Williams
Who were the people responsible for the witch accusations?
Young girls in the Salem community
The men of power in the Salem community
Those who lived outside of the Salem Community
Native Americans
In what British colony did the Salem Witch Trials take place?
Virginia
Massachusetts Bay
North Carolina
Maryland
Delaware
True or False: Mass hysteria caused many people to be falsely accused of practicing witchcraft.
T
F
True or False: None of the accused witches were men.
True
False
What was the name of the man who was pressed to death in September 1692?
Giles Cory
Wilmot Redd
George Jacobs
John Willard
After sailing across the Atlantic, most slaves (48%) ended up in . . .
Africa
Europe
Caribbean
North America
These were transported from North America as part of the "Triangle Trade."
Slaves
Manufactured Goods
Raw Materials
Given the extreme conditions on plantations, what was the life expectancy of a slave?
lower than average
average
higher than average
Which European nation would go on to play the biggest role in the Atlantic Slave Trade?
Portugal
Netherlands
Britain
Spain
Approximately how many African slaves were involved in the Atlantic Slave trade?
12-20 thousand
1-2 million
12-20 million
120-200 million
Some slaves decided to jump overboard and drowned instead of remaining on the slave ship.
True
False
Europeans at the time of Atlantic Slave Trade justified their actions of selling Africans as slaves due to ethnocentrism. What is ethnocentrism?
Believing that one’s culture and heritage is equal to all others.
Believing that one’s culture and heritage is superior to all others.
Believing that one’s culture and heritage is less significant to all others.
Slaves were captured in:
Africa
Asia
Europe
Mexico
He led a violent slave rebellion through Virginia:
Nat Turner
Abraham Lincoln
Harriet Tubman
Nat King Cole
True or False: all slaves lived on plantations
true
false
The main cash crop of the south:
cotton
lumber
clothing manufacturing
corn
Laws designed to control slaves (literacy, families, etc)
slave codes
fugitive slave act
field holler
abolition
