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Colonization Review

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One of the main differences in the reasons for Jamestown and Plymouth was that (a)  

Choose from the below words
Jamestown was founded for religious
Jamestown was founded for enslaved
Plymouth was founded to escape reli
Jamestown was founded to convert Na
2.

Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

a)

It limited the power of future colonial governments

b)

It weakened the influence of religion in government

c)

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

d)

It guaranteed liberties for colonists through local government

3.

Which is true about social differences in Jamestown and Plymouth

a)

Unlike Plymouth, Jamestown settlers moved as whole families

b)

Unlike Jamestown, Plymouth was settled for commercial reasons

c)

Unlike Jamestown, Plymouth settlers moved as entire families

d)

Unlike Plymouth, Jamestown banned slavery

4.

What caused the Pilgrims to land at Cape Cod instead of Northern Virginia?

a)

A storm

b)

A bad map

c)

They wanted to land at Cape Cod

d)

a attack on the ship by the Spanish

5.

Separatists

a)

A group of settlers that wanted to leave Jamestown

b)

Colonists of the New World that wanted to separate from the Old World

c)

A Protestant group that wanted to separate from the Church of England but were persecuted for their beliefs

d)

A Catholic group that wanted to separate from Spain

6.

Who provided the charter needed to start Jamestown Colony?

a)

John White

b)

King James I

c)

Spaniards

d)

Queen Elizabeth II

7.

What was the main purpose of Jamestown Colony?

a)

Farming

b)

Land ownership

c)

Wealth

d)

Freedom of Religion

8.

What was the Mayflower Compact?

a)

A document that allowed the Native Americans to live on the colony.

b)

A document that allowed women to vote.

c)

A document that listed a set of rules that 41 male passengers agreed to follow in the colony.

d)

A document that allows for colonists to trade amongst each other.

9.

One way in which Jamestown and Plymouth were similar was that -

a)

both established colonies in Massachusetts

b)

both suffered from violent relations with Native Americans

c)

both suffered harsh winters where many settlers died

d)

both were successful in surviving the first year in the New World

10.
Where was Plymouth located?
a)
Virginia
b)
Jamestown 
c)
Massachusetts
d)
New York
11.

A soldier and adventurer who took control of Jamestown in its first year.

a)

Roger Williams

b)

Anne Hutchinson

c)

John Smith

d)

Bacon's Rebellion

12.

Created in 1619, the first representative assembly in the American colonies.

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

House of Burgesses

c)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

d)

charter

13.
Before the Pilgrims went ashore they created a set of rules to help them live together peacefully.  What was this called?
a)
Pilgrims' Pact
b)
Plymouth Promise
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
Mayflower Compact
14.
What tribe was Squanto from?
a)
Wampanoags
b)
Massasoits
c)
Roanokes
d)
Hopis
15.

What happened in 1607?

a)

Jamestown was founded

b)

Plymouth was founded

c)

The Magna Carta was written

d)

The Louisiana Purchase

16.

What happened in 1620?

a)

Jamestown was founded

b)

Plymouth was founded

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The Constitution was written

17.

a written contract issued by a government giving the holder the right to establish a colony.

a)

charter

b)

cash crop

c)

House of Burgesses

d)

Mayflower Compact

18.

A business in which investors pool their wealth in order to turn a profit.

a)

charter

b)

cash crop

c)

joint-stock company

d)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

19.

A person who sold his or her labor in exchange for passage to America.

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Puritans

c)

Indentured Servant

d)

Anne Hutchinson

20.

A crop produced for profit rather than personal use.

a)

cash crop

b)

charter

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

House of Burgesses

21.

What colony is this?

a)

Georgia

b)

Massachusetts

c)

South Carolina

d)

Pennsylvania

22.

What colony is this?

a)

Virginia

b)

New Jersey

c)

Connecticut

d)

New York

23.

What colony is this?

a)

Delaware

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

North Carolina

24.

What colony is this?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Georgia

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Connecticut

25.

What colony is this?

a)

Virginia

b)

North Carolina

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Massachusetts

26.

What colony is this?

a)

Virginia

b)

New York

c)

Maryland

d)

New Jersey

27.

What colony is this?

a)

Georgia

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Hampshire

d)

Maryland

28.

What colony is this?

a)

New York

b)

Maryland

c)

Connecticut

d)

New Jersey

29.

What colony is this?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Georgia

c)

Virginia

d)

Rhode Island

30.

What colony is this?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Maryland

d)

Pennsylvania

31.

What colony is this?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Hampshire

d)

North Carolina

32.

What colony is this?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Massachusetts

c)

New York

d)

Rhode Island

33.

What colony is this?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Virginia

c)

Georgia

d)

South Carolina

34.

What are the New England colonies?

a)

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

b)

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

c)

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

d)

Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey

35.

What are the Middle colonies?

a)

New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, South Carolina

b)

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

c)

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

d)

Massachusetts, Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware

36.

What are the southern colonies?

a)

New York, South Carolina, Maryland, North Carolina

b)

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

c)

Virginia, New Hampshire, Georgia, Pennsylvania

d)

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

37.

Red region

(a)   colonies

Choose from the below words
New England
Middle
Southern
38.

Plantations were common in the __ colonies

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

39.

Trade, whaling, and fishing are the key economic activities

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

40.

__ was settled mainly by people of a Puritan background

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

41.

Who was the founder of Pennslyvania?

a)

William Penn

b)

Ann Hutchinson

c)

Roger Williams

d)

George Washington

42.

Jamestown was founded for ___ reasons.

a)

economic

b)

religious

c)

political

43.

Which region did the Quakers settled

​ (a)   for ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
Pennsylvania
religious freedom
New England Colonies
Economic Gain
44.

​ ​ (a)   was established as a safe place for debtors to start over. It is the most southern colony and it is number 13!

Choose from the below words
Georgia
New Hampshire
Virginia
Pennsylvania
45.

How were the Southern Colonies different from New England and Middle Colonies?

a)

The South had the first public schools.

b)

Whaling was a huge part of the South's economy.

c)

The South had more factories.

d)

The South relied upon slave labor to plant/pick their cash crops.

46.

What was the 2nd leg of the Triangular Trade route between Africa and the Americas called?

a)

The Sea of Suffering

b)

The Passage of Pain

c)

The Middle Passage

d)

The Route of Ruination

47.

Lord Baltimore founded the colony of ____________ , in the Southern Region, so Catholics could worship freely there.

a)

Jamestown

b)

Maryland

c)

Florida

d)

Maine

48.

The Middle Colonies produced so much wheat, barley and rye, they became known as the

a)

"Breadbasket" colonies

b)

"High-Yielding" colonies

c)

"Prolific Pennsylvanians"

d)

"Fruitful Friends"

49.

Who was the founder of the colony of Georgia?

a)

Mary Musgrove

b)

Tomochichi

c)

James Oglethorpe

50.

The Indians and the settlers ______ their resources with each other.

a)

stole

b)

traded

c)

hid

51.

What was one of James Oglethorpe's goals for the Georgia colony?

a)

Find gold and riches

b)

Create a place where other colonists could fish and find food for their families

c)

Provide a safe place for freed prisoners

52.

How did creating the Colony of Georgia help England?

a)

They found a vain of gold

b)

It was a good trading spot

c)

Relieved England of many poor and Jailed people

d)

It was their first North American colony

53.

Georgia was known as a _______

a)

buffer colony

b)

trading colony

c)

military colony

d)

fort colony

54.

Georgia was known as a _______

a)

fort colony

b)

trading colony

c)

military colony

d)

debtor colony

55.

Why was Georgia known as a buffer colony

a)

Georgia had many very strong men

b)

Georgia was an area between the Spanish and other colonies

c)

Georgia is between the ocean and the mountians

56.

A colony created for people who owe money to get a second chance.

a)

Buffer colony

b)

Military colony

c)

Debtor colony

d)

Fort colony

57.

Which of the following are reasons for creating Georgia?

a)

Buffer colony

b)

Debtor Colony

c)

Relieve England of Poor people

d)

All of the above

58.

England shipped ________ ___________ to Africa and the colonies

a)

raw materials

b)

finished goods

c)

enslaved peoples

d)

contraband exports

59.

The colonies shipped ________ ___________ back to England.

a)

raw materials

b)

finished goods

c)

enslaved peoples

d)

contraband exports

60.

Africa shipped ________ ___________ to the New World.

a)

raw materials

b)

finished goods

c)

enslaved peoples

d)

contraband exports

61.

As a result of Triangular Trade the Southern Region's economy relied on...

a)

Food crops

b)

Ship building

c)

Cash crops

d)

Livestock

62.

The economic policy that made the "mother country" rich by not letting colonies trade with anyone else was known as...

a)

Salutary Neglect

b)

Free Market System

c)

Capitalism

d)

Mercantilism

63.

What effect did the slave trade have on the colonies

a)

It brought prosperity to all regions

b)

Slavery exploded in New England

c)

Tenison between the South and New England

d)

The middle colonies grew more cash crops

64.

Mercantilism was LOVED by the colonists because it gave them a stable market to trade with.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

What was the name of the voyage that brought slaves over to the New World?

a)

The Middle Passage

b)

The First Passage

c)

The Second Passage

d)

The Final Passage

66.

Which term means a good to sold another country?

a)

Import

b)

Export

67.

William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a refuge for...

a)

Catholics

b)

Puritans

c)

Mormons

d)

Quakers