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Bacon's Rebellion and Plymouth Colony

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These people were the main target during Bacon's Rebellion, even though the Governor of Virginia had an agreement with them that ordered they be left alone.

a)

Poor Blacks

b)

Poor Whites

c)

Native Americans

d)

Russian Settlers

2.

Bacon and his followers organized their own raid on neighboring Indians called...

a)

Bacon's Mutiny

b)

Bacon's Rebellion

c)

Nathaniel Bacon's Insurgence

d)

The Rebellion of Bacon

e)

French and Indian War

3.

Many of the soldiers in Bacon's private army were former indentured servants who now wanted their own land. What is an indentured servant?

a)

A slave

b)

A settler who traded 3-7 years of labor in exchange for passage across the Atlantic

c)

The person who cleans your teeth at the dentist office

d)

An employee of the Virginia Company

4.

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

a)

Sacagawea

b)

Massasoit

c)

Squanto

d)

Wampanoag

5.

Which word means to be mistreated because of your religious beliefs?

a)

persecution

b)

provisions

c)

harbor

d)

agriculture

6.
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
7.

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

8.

Which Native American helped the Pilgrims the most, he was able to speak English.

a)

Powhattan

b)

Oceola

c)

Squanto

d)

Wampanoag

9.

Local Native American tribe that would help the Pilgrims survive?

a)

Wampanoag

b)

Chesapeake

c)

Susquehanna

d)

Iroquois

10.

In 1612 the Pilgrims celebrated their harvest and friendship with the Native Americans. What modern holiday is based on this?

a)

Valentine's Day

b)

Thanksgiving

c)

Independence Day

d)

Memorial Day

11.

Metacom or Metacomet was know to the English as

a)

King Philip

b)

King Kong

c)

King James II

d)

King Bradford

12.
Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth all faced similar difficulties. But which was NOT a hardship that Plymouth faced that the other two DID?
a)
Fighting with local Indians
b)
Difficult weather
c)
Shortage of food
d)
Long, difficult journey across the Atlantic
13.

What is a representative government?

a)

A form of government in which one person has total authority to make laws and rule the people.

b)

A form of government in which individuals are elected to represent the interests of the rest of the people.

c)

A form of government that has the church/God at its center.

d)

A form of government in which there is no authority or laws.

14.
What happened to the colonists that first arrived at Plymouth?
a)
They found gold.
b)
They migrated back to England
c)
They suffered a harsh winter that led to disease and starvation; only half of the colony survived. 
d)
They were unable to make peace with the Wampanoag Indians living nearby. 
15.

How were the reasons for settling Jamestown and Plymouth different?

a)

People who settled Plymouth wanted to make a profit, while people who settled Jamestown wanted religious freedom.

b)

People who settled Jamestown wanted to make a profit, while people who settled Plymouth wanted religious freedom.

c)

There were no differences in the reasons for settling both colonies.