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Unit 1 Check In

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Land that is controlled by another country and populated by people from that country

a)

charter

b)

colony

c)

interdependence

d)

mercantilism

2.

the belief that countries should export more than they import to maximize profit

a)

mercantilism

b)

subsistence

c)

specialization

d)

colony

3.

What colony is the arrow pointing to?

a)

Georgia

b)

New Jersey

c)

New Hampshire

d)

Pennsylvania

4.

What colony is the arrow pointing to?

a)

Virginia

b)

Maryland

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

New Jersey

5.

What colony is the arrow pointing to?

a)

Maine

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Virginia

d)

Connecticut

6.

True or False:

The Quakers believed that people of different beliefs could live together in harmony.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

Cattle, iron, and grain were produced in which colonial region?

a)

England

b)

New England Colonies

c)

Mid-Atlantic Colonies

d)

Southern Colonies

8.

Acceptance of religious differences

a)

Great Awakening

b)

militia

c)

religious toleration

d)

apprentice

9.
Who was Virginia settled by?
a)

The Dutch

b)

The French

c)
The British
d)
The Pilgrims
10.

The Southern Colonies started using slaves because...

a)

They were lazy

b)

They didn't want to use indentured servants

c)

Their farms were larger and they needed more laborers.

d)

The plantation owners didn't know how to farm.

11.

All plantation owners owned slaves.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

List the southern colonies...

a)

North and South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and Florida

b)

Georgia, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Maryland

c)

Virginia, Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Maryland

d)

Maryland, New Hampshire, Virginia, North and South Carolina

13.

In the South huge harvests of cash crops were grown on special pieces of land called

a)

farm

b)

ranch

c)

Plantation

d)

company

14.

Why were the New England colonies founded?

a)

The colonists were looking for religious freedom

b)

The land was great for farming

c)

There were better jobs in the colonies

d)

It's where the explorers landed, so that's where they built the colony

15.

Which of the following colonies were considered part of the New England colonies? (More than one answer applies)

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Virginia

c)

New Hampshire

d)

New York

e)

New Jersey

16.

Which of the following colonies were considered part of the New England colonies? (More than one answer applies)

a)

Maryland

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Connecticut

17.

Who was the young military leader from Virginia who fought in the French and Indian war?

a)

William Pitt

b)

Edward Braddock

c)

King George II

d)

George Washington

18.

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.

19.
What impact did the French and Indian War have on the Native Americans?
a)
They were not affected by the war at all.
b)
The Native Americans' traditional lands were now part of the British Empire.
c)
The British and the Native Americans were allies after the war.
d)
The British and the Native Americans united to form one land.
20.
What did the Proclamation of 1763 say?
a)
France owned the land west of the Appalachian Mountains
b)
Natives owned the land west of the Appalachian Mountains
c)
Colonists could move west of the Appalachian Mountains
d)
Colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains
21.

Why did the British issue the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

The Native Americans were asking for more money.

b)

The British did not want to keep on fighting with the Native Americans.

c)

The King was bored and wanted to make a new law.

d)

The King wanted to control his settlers so he made this Proclamation.

22.

Why did Native Americans side with the French?

a)

The Native Americans did not want the French to take their land.

b)

The British and the Native Americans traded with each other.

c)

The Native Americans and French Traded with each other.

d)

The Native Americans did not want the British to take their land.

23.

Why did the colonists object to the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

they resented the limits imposed on westward expansion

b)

feared it would cause Native American Attacks

c)

they wanted to be able to trade freely

d)

they did not want to share the fur trade with France

24.

How did the French and Indian War cause the American Revolution?

a)

The colonies seperated during the French and Indian War.

b)

This was the first time the colonies united together to fight a common enemy.

c)

The French and Indian war provided Great Britian with a lot of wealth.

d)

The French and Indian war caused Great Britain to go into debt and levied taxes on the colony.

25.

Which geographic feature above became the boundary line for the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

13 Colonies

26.
How did debt from the war lead to colonial resistance afterwards? 
a)
increased taxation
b)
stricter enforcement of the Navigation Acts 
c)
expectations that the colonists would have to pay for own defense  
d)
all of the above
27.
What was the most important reason the French wanted to control the Ohio Valley?  
a)
fur trade
b)
rich soil
c)
gold and silver deposits 
d)
encomienda system 
28.
What Virginian was captured in the first conflict and later participated in Braddock's Defeat? 
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Ben Franklin 
c)
George Washington
d)
George Whitefield
29.
Who became prime minister of Britain, changing the strategy of the war and turning the tide in Britain's favor? 
a)
Grenville
b)
Pitt
c)
North 
d)
Townshend
30.
How did debt from the war lead to colonial resistance afterwards? 
a)
increased taxation
b)
stricter enforcement of the Navigation Acts 
c)
expectations that the colonists would have to pay for own defense  
d)
all of the above
31.
Which of the following treaties ended the war?
a)
The Treaty of Paris 1763
b)
The Treaty of Paris 1783
c)
The Treaty of Paris 1812
d)
The Treaty of Versailles
32.
Which of the following is another name for the French and Indian War?
a)
King Philips War
b)
Queen Anne's War
c)
King George's War
d)
The Seven Years War
33.
This rebellious group came together because it was ready to act instead of just talk
a)
Loyalists
b)
Operation Orange
c)
2nd Continental Congress
d)
The Son's of Liberty
34.
When this was put into place, British imports rapidly decreased
a)
Tea Act
b)
Intolerable Acts
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Townshend Acts
35.
Colonist were very upset about the taxing of glass, lead, paint, and tea that this Act caused 
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Quartering Acts
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Townshend Acts
36.
The goal of this group was to increase the resistance movement within the colonies to fight unfair taxation passed by Parliament.
a)
Parliament
b)
Committees of Correspondence
c)
Loyalists
d)
Cavaliers
37.
Which event led to the passage of the Intolerable Acts?
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
American Revolution
d)
French and Indian War
38.
How did American newspapers used the Boston Massacre?
a)
As propaganda to increase resistance against Britain
b)
As propaganda to encourage unity under British rule
c)
To explain that the massacre was a misunderstanding
d)
To blame the colonists for the attack
39.
This was the first Parliamentary Act that the American colonists began to boycott because of "no taxation without representation."
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Navigational Acts
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Coercive Acts
40.
What was the goal of the Committees of Correspondence?
a)
Protest the Boston Massacre
b)
Increase resistance against unfair taxation
c)
Overthrow King Charles I
d)
Remove King James II from the English throne

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