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Colonizing America Quiz

Total questions: 86

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the leader of Jamestown?

a)

William Penn

b)

John Smith

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Pontiac

2.

What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

a)

Plymouth

b)

Roanoke

c)

Jamestown

d)

Massachusetts Bay

3.

What are joint-stock companies?

a)

Groups of farmers

b)

Groups of investors

c)

Groups of soldiers

d)

Groups of merchants

4.

Who were indentured servants?

a)

Workers who exchanged labor for a home and food, temporary slaves

b)

Native American leaders

c)

British soldiers

d)

Religious leaders

5.

What is a Puritan?

a)

Member of a religious group known for tolerance

b)

Member of a religious group known for its strict beliefs

c)

Member of a political group

d)

Member of a trade union

6.

Who was the leader of the first settlers at Massachusetts Bay Colony?

a)

William Penn

b)

John Winthrop

c)

Jonathan Edwards

d)

William Pitt

7.

What was King Philip’s War?

a)

Conflict between settlers and Native Americans

b)

War between France and England

c)

Civil war in England

d)

War between Spain and Portugal

8.

Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania?

a)

John Smith

b)

William Penn

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Pontiac

9.

What is a Quaker?

a)

Member of a religious group known for tolerance

b)

Member of a political party

c)

Member of a military group

d)

Member of a trade guild

10.

What is mercantilism?

a)

Belief in free trade

b)

Belief that nations should get gold and silver through colonies, Colonies existed for the economic benefit of the home country.

c)

Belief in agricultural development

d)

Belief in industrialization

11.

What were the Navigation Acts?

a)

Laws to promote agriculture

b)

Laws to control colonial trade

c)

Laws to encourage immigration

d)

Laws to establish schools

12.

What was the triangular trade?

a)

Trade between Europe, Africa, and Asia

b)

Trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas

c)

Trade between Asia, Africa, and Australia

d)

Trade between Europe, Asia, and the Americas

13.

Who was Benjamin Franklin?

a)

British leader in the French and Indian War

b)

Philadelphia inventor, writer, and political leader

c)

Native American leader

d)

Leader of Jamestown

14.

What was the Great Awakening?

a)

Political movement in Europe

b)

Religious revival movement in the colonies

c)

Economic reform in the colonies

d)

Military campaign in North America

15.

What was the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

Law limiting the area of English settlement

b)

Law promoting trade with Native Americans

c)

Law establishing new colonies

d)

Law encouraging immigration

16.

an agreement to establish a government, entered into by the Pilgrims in the cabin of the Mayflower on November 11, 1620

a)

Mayflower compact

b)

Reagan Address

c)

Croatoan Crisis

d)

Wintrop Writings

17.

Intellectual movement that started in Europe
, emphasizing reason and individualism

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Reformation

18.

Which document limited the power of the English monarchy and influenced colonial government?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Bill of Rights

19.

Who was the influential preacher during the Great Awakening known for his emotional sermons?

a)

John Smith

b)

William Penn

c)

Jonathan Edwards

d)

John Winthrop

20.

Which colonial region was known for its plantations and reliance on slave labor?

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

d)

Western Territories

21.

What were joint-stock companies?

a)

Businesses where investors pool capital for ventures, sharing profits.

b)

English Protestants seeking to purify the Church of England.

c)

Religious group emphasizing direct communication with God and equality.

d)

Colony directly governed by the British Crown.

22.

Which colony?

a)

New Jersey

b)

New York

c)

Massachusetts

d)

North Carolina

23.

Which colony?

a)

New Jersey

b)

New York

c)

Massachusetts

d)

North Carolina

24.

Which colony?

a)

South Carolina

b)

North Carolina

c)

Maryland

d)

New York

25.

Which colony?

a)

Delaware

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Georgia

26.

Which colony?

a)

Rhode Island

b)

New York

c)

Virginia

d)

Maryland

27.

Which colony?

a)

Georgia

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Delaware

d)

Virginia

28.

Which colony?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

New York

c)

Delaware

d)

South Carolina

29.

Which colony?

a)

Virginia

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Delaware

30.

Which colony?

a)

Maryland

b)

New Jersey

c)

Connecticut

d)

Georgia

31.

Which colony?

a)

New York

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Virginia

d)

Rhode Island

32.

Which colony?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Delaware

c)

Maryland

d)

South Carolina

33.

Which colony?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Virginia

d)

Massachusetts

34.

Which colony?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Maryland

c)

New Jersey

d)

Connecticut

35.

Which colony?

a)

North Carolina

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Georgia

36.

Which port city is located in Massachusetts?

a)

Boston

b)

Philadelphia

c)

New York City

37.

Which port city is located in Pennsylvania?

a)

Boston

b)

Philadelphia

c)

New York City

38.

What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America?

a)

Virginia

b)

Jamestown

c)

Werowocomoco

d)

Richmond

39.

Who helped Jamestown survive with rules (don't work, don't eat)?

a)

John Brown

b)

The King

c)

Pocahontas

d)

Captain John Smith

40.

What was the main reason for settlement in North America?

a)

To look for oil

b)

To increase wealth and power

c)

To explore

d)

To tame the Indians

41.

Who helped with contact between the English and the Indians?

a)

John Brown

b)

Pocahontas

c)

The King

d)

The Governor

42.

What were they hoping to find in Jamestown?

a)

More seeds to use

b)

New people to trade with

c)

A variety of wildlife

d)

Silver and Gold

43.

Who financed the Jamestown venture?

a)

Africans

b)

The Virginia Company of London

c)

Women without jobs

d)

The King

44.

The first Englishman to cultivate Tobacco in Jamestown. He married Pocahontas and had one child with her.

a)

John Smith

b)

John Rolfe

45.

In 1607, Who was the King of England, Ireland, and Scotland?

a)

King James

b)

Lebron James

c)

Mary, Queen of Scots

d)

King George

46.

In the summer of 1607, this country sent about 110 men to the "new world" to establish a permanent colony. The colony was named Jamestown.

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

47.

In what modern-day state is Jamestown located?

a)

Illinois

b)

New Mexico

c)

Virginia

d)

Massachusetts

48.

What body of water did the Jamestown Colonists cross when traveling from England?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Southern Ocean

49.

When the Colonists landed in Jamestown, what Native American tribe was living in the area?

a)

Cahokians

b)

Hohokam

c)

Anasazi

d)

Powhatan

50.

The chief of the Powhatan's had a daughter named...

a)

Mulan

b)

Pocahontas

c)

Cinderella

d)

Moana

51.

What happened at Roanoke that is still a mystery?

a)

The colony moved inland.

b)

All the colonists disappeared.

c)

All the colonists were found dead.

d)

The Spanish took over the colony.

52.

Who established Roanoke Colony?

a)

Sir George Calvert

b)

Sir Humphrey Gilbert

c)

Sir Walter Raleigh

d)

Sir Christopher Columbus

53.

When was Roanoke Colony founded?

a)

1527

b)

1585

c)

1602

d)

1614

54.

Who was the governor of Roanoke Colony?

a)

John Rolfe

b)

Robert Browne

c)

John White

d)

John Winthrop

55.

What was the name of the first English child born in America in Roanoke?

a)

Molly Pitcher

b)

Elizabeth Mather

c)

Anne Hutchinson

d)

Virginia Dare

56.

What kept aid from Great Britain reaching the colony?

a)

The Queen wanted to see if the colony could survive alone.

b)

The colony was not as important as Jamestown.

c)

They were at war with Spain.

d)

Sir Walter Raleigh had died.

57.

What word was found carved in a tree?

a)

HELP

b)

GOD

c)

CROATOAN

d)

ROANOKE

58.

In May, 2012, what was the new discovery involving the Roanoke settlement?

a)

a human body

b)

a weapon

c)

a drawing of a fort

d)

an eating utensil

59.

What was the name of the Native American that helped the Pilgrims?

a)

Sacagawea

b)

Massasoit

c)

Squanto

d)

Wampanoag

60.
Where was Plymouth located?
a)
Virginia
b)
Jamestown 
c)
Massachusetts
d)
New York
61.

What did the people who did not want to belong to the Anglican Church (or Church of England) call themselves?

a)

Unbelievers

b)

Indians

c)

Ministers

d)

Separatists

62.
In what year did the Pilgrims settle in Plymouth?
a)
1621
b)
1616
c)
1602
d)
1620
63.

Mayflower Compact

a)

Signed between the Natives and the Colonists on the shores of Cape Cod

b)

Signed by the settlers of Jamestown to create a formal government in Virginia

c)

created a civil body politic or government by the voyagers on the Mayflower to make sure everyone followed the laws for the general good of the colony

d)

A letter for men and women to sign when coming onto the boat

64.

Name the Early English Colony:

This was England's 1st attempt to colonize in North America and the settlers (ALL MEN) came unprepared with limited supplies.

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

Salem

65.

Name the Early English Colony:

This colony was named after King James of England and was the 1st PERMANENT colony the English established in North America.

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

Salem

66.

Name the Early English Colony:

The Pilgrims looked to create this colony in North America for RELIGIOUS reasons.

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

Salem

67.

Name the Early English Colony:

This colony was established in Massachusetts and things began to unravel when a 9 year old girl became "strangely ill."

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

Salem

68.

Name the Early English Colony:

This colony relied on TOBACCO as their CASH CROP and its settlers spent much of their early days in search of GOLD.

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

Salem

69.

Name the Early English Colony:

Half of the settlers of this colony died the first year because their boat was blown off course and they landed too far North. The colonists were NOT prepared for the cold winters as they remained on their ship, the Mayflower, until spring.

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

Salem

70.

Name the Early English Colony:

When the original settlers returned to this colony they found that it had VANISHED. The only clue left was a mysterious carving in a tree....CROATOAN!

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

Salem

71.

Name the Early English Colony:

If you want to live in this colony you better be "pure", attend church and quick to rat out others so you don't get labeled a WITCH.

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

Salem

72.

Name the Early English Colony:

This colony created the 1st REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT (voting) for the Europeans in America while John Smith laid out some of the ground rules..."Work or Don't Eat!

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

Salem

73.

Name the Early English Colony:

Squanto helped the settlers of this colony survive and strengthened their relationship with the natives by acting as an interpreter and mediator.

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

Salem

74.

Name the Early English Colony:

Possible theories of what happened to this "LOST COLONY" include: they were killed by the natives, they move to Croatoan Island or they move inland and befriended the natives.

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

Salem

75.

Name the Early English Colony:

The decrease in health, wealth and farm land in this colony lead to the unjust killing of many women who were wrongfully accused of "sinister" (harmful or evil) behavior.

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

Salem

76.

Name the Early English Colony:

Pocahontas was forcefully taken from this colony and married to John Rolfe. He then brought her to England and tried to gain more funding for this colony.

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

Salem

77.

Name the Early English Colony:

The MEN of this colony created a SELF-GOVERNMENT (the MAYFLOWER COMPACT) that they agreed upon to rule their town.

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

Salem

78.

KEY CONCPETS/VOCAB:

This term refers to an item that is grown for the purpose of selling it (not consumption). One example of this is TOBACCO at Jamestown.

a)

Self-Government

b)

Cash Crop

c)

Colony

d)

Colonist

79.

Who was Tituba?

a)

The daughter of Reverend Parris

b)

The first person to be hanged for witchcraft in Salem

c)

A slave

d)

Owner of a tavern

80.

How was Giles Corey killed?

a)

He was hanged

b)

He was "pressed"

c)

He was drowned

d)

He was burned at the stake

81.

In total, how many people were hanged for witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials?

a)

None

b)

4

c)

12

d)

19

82.

What did the first three women accused of witchcraft have in common?

a)

They did not conform to the standards of their community.

b)

They were all slaves within the community.

c)

They were all practicing witchcraft

d)

They were all business owners

83.

What reasons are most plausible for the cause of the hysteria?

a)

Ergot Poisoning

b)

Political/Economic Rivalry

c)

Spectral Evidence

d)

Bored Children

84.

The Salem Witch Trials problem began with:

a)

two girls had strange bahviors

b)

Tituba accusing two women of witchcraft

c)

Rev. George Burroughs bewitched his congregation

d)

Ann Putnam accused others of witchcraft

85.

What was the name of the religious group that lived in Salem?

a)

the Puritans

b)

the Pilgrims

86.

What year did the Salem Witch Trials begin?

a)

1492

b)

1501

c)

1513

d)

1613

e)

1692