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Chapter 3 Test Review

Total questions: 103

Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins

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Class
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1.

This was the second permanent English colony in North America. Originally founded by a group of English Puritans known as Pilgrims. William Bradford was one of the main leaders who helped the colony succeed. 

a)

Plymouth

b)

Jamestown

c)

Roanoke

d)

Virginia

2.

Who wanted to change some religious practices to purify the Church of England?

a)

Quakers

b)

Catholics

c)

Puritans

d)

Plantation Owners

3.

Who brought the second group of Puritans to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 and served as their governor several times over twenty years? He also organized a military alliance (confederation) of New England settlers.

a)

John Winthrop

b)

John Smith

c)

William Bradford

d)

Roger Williams

4.

Who was minister in Salem, MA before he founded Providence, Rhode Island? He was expelled from MA Bay Colony because he thought that everyone should follow their own beliefs.

a)

William Bradford

b)

John Winthrop

c)

John Smith

d)

Roger Williams

5.

Church services and town meetings were held here. At a town meeting, Puritans would conduct all town business.

a)

Church

b)

Meetinghouse

c)

Town Common

d)

Common Space

6.

What allowed landowning male colonists in Connecticut to elect their government leaders?

a)

Fundamental Orders

b)

House of Burgesses

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Congress

7.

Fishing, whaling, trading, and shipbuilding were major industries for what colonial region?

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

Mid-Atlantic Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

d)

American Colonies

8.

Colonists and Native Americans fought over land. In the end, Native Americans were forced off their lands and had to move West. What was this war called?

a)

King Philip's War

b)

King's War

c)

King James I's War

d)

The King's War

9.

Equality for all, people are basically good and violence is never the answer is a part of what religious beliefs?

a)

Church of England's religious beliefs

b)

Quaker's religious beliefs

c)

Pilgrim's religious beliefs

d)

Puritan's religious beliefs

10.

Who was a Quaker and founder of Pennsylvania? He wrote a document called the Frame of Government of Pennsylvania, which provided many things such as trial by jury.

a)

William Bradford

b)

Roger Williams

c)

William Penn

d)

John Winthrop

11.

What is the right of a person accused of a crime to be tried by a jury, or group, of fellow citizens?

a)

Jury by Trial

b)

Trial

c)

Trial by Jury

d)

Jury

12.

Dutch, Swedish, Germans, French, Irish, Africans, and Welch settled here.

a)

Middle Colonies

b)

Southern Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

d)

Northern Colonies

13.

Who was many things such as a printer, an inventor, and an important citizen of Philadelphia? 

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

John Smith

c)

John Winthrop

d)

William Bradford

14.

What is a calendar, stories, jokes, witty sayings, and a yearly weather forecast that helped farmers know the best time to plant crops called?

a)

Franklin's Jokes

b)

Franklin's Calendars

c)

Almanack

d)

Poor Richard's Almanack

15.

What was the first permanent English settlement in what is now the state of Virginia?

a)

Roanoke

b)

Plymouth

c)

Virginia

d)

Jamestown

16.

Who said “He that will not work, shall not eat”?

a)

John Winthrop

b)

Roger Williams

c)

John Smith

d)

William Bradford

17.

Who founded the colony of Maryland to try to have a safe place for Catholics?

a)

William Bradford

b)

Lord Baltimore

c)

William Penn

d)

John Smith

18.

What was the first English representative government in North America?

a)

Treaty

b)

Government

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

House of Burgesses

19.

What is a person who was forced to carry out orders against their will called?

a)

Indentured Servant

b)

Slave

c)

Servant

d)

Indentured Slave

20.

People who were in prison for owing money were called this.  Many were sent to Georgia to pay off their debts by working to start the colony.

a)

Debtors

b)

Indentured Servants

c)

Slaves

d)

Servants

21.

Where were planters able to grow large amounts of cash crops, more than on small farms?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Southern Plantations

c)

Middle Colonies

d)

Northern Colonies

22.

Young people would move in with the family of a skilled worker and help in the family’s business for several years where called what?  In this way, a young person was able to learn a skill. 

a)

Servants

b)

Southern Apprentices

c)

Indentured Servants

d)

Plantation Owners

23.

All the businesses that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service is called what?

a)

Trade

b)

Industry

c)

Export

d)

Import

24.

A product that leaves a country is called what?

a)

Export

b)

Import

c)

Industry

d)

Trade

25.

What was a shipping route that linked England, the English colonies in North America, and the west coast of Africa, forming an imaginary triangle in the Atlantic Ocean called?

a)

Triangular Path

b)

Trade

c)

Triangular Trade Route

d)

Middle Path

26.

A product brought into a country is called what?

a)

Export

b)

Import

c)

Trade

d)

Industry

27.

What was England’s first colony, but it was not a successful permanent colony.?

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

Virginia

28.

Jamestown became a part of which colony?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Virginia

c)

Georgia

d)

Pennsylvania

29.

Which European country ruled the 13 colonies?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Britain

d)

the Netherlands

30.

I am the colony of

a)

Maryland

b)

Delaware

c)

Rhode Island

31.

What colony is the one in brown?

a)

North Carolina

b)

Virginia

c)

Georgia

d)

Maryland

32.

What colony is the one in bright blue?

a)

New York

b)

Virginia

c)

Georgia

d)

New Hampshire

33.

Who created the Plymouth colony?

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Teachers

c)

Artists

d)

Doctors

34.

The Pilgrims left England because they wanted freedom to practice their __________

a)

Religion

b)

Juggling

c)

Witchcraft

d)

Cooking

35.

Which of the following was NOT one of the 13 colonies?

a)

Tennesse

b)

New Hampshire

c)

New Jersey

d)

South Carolina

36.

Select the answer that bests matches the following description, "the belief that colonies exist to make the mother country richer"

a)

Economics

b)

Mercantilism

c)

The Mayflower Compact

d)

The Columbian Exchange

37.

A colony is a:

a)

community of people living together

b)

Nation with an independent government

c)

settlement in a distant land ruled by a mother country

d)

A place that has a democracy

38.

A person who goes agrees to work for another in exchange for the price of passage to the colonies is a(n):

a)

colonist

b)

skinner

c)

indentured servant

d)

merchant

39.

The first successful English colony was:

a)

Jamestown, VA

b)

Plymouth MA

c)

New York

d)

Georgia

40.

What were the names of the three colony regions?

a)

Eastern, Northern, Western

b)

New England, Middle and Southern

c)

Arctic, Pacific, and Atlantic

d)

Albany, Pittsburgh, and Orlando

41.

What was the Mayflower Compact?

a)

The name of the 9th colony

b)

A textbook describing the New England Colonies

c)

A document signed by the pilgrims stating they would remain loyal to England. It also set up laws for the colony.

42.

Which of the follow colonies are the Southern colonies:

a)

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

b)

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

c)

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

43.

Jamestown started to profit after John Rolfe introduced which of the following?

a)

rice

b)

tabacco

c)

wheat

d)

cotton

44.

The first written framework for self-government in America, and also a model for democracy is known as

a)

The Mayflower Compact

b)

The Articles of Confederation

c)

The Toleration Act

d)

The Fundamentals of Connecticut

45.

 

The soil in the New England region was excellent for growing crops?

a)

True

b)

False

46.

What is a name for the Pilgrims that describes their relationship with the Church?

a)

Catholics

b)

Protestants

c)

Separatists

d)

Lutherans

47.

What was the Mayflower Compact?

a)

a document was signed by the Pilgrims that acted as an official contract between them

b)

a document that declared Catholicism as the official religion of the Plymouth Colony

c)

a treaty between the Pilgrims and Native Americans

d)

a document that declared William Bradford to be the supreme ruler of the colony

48.

Which colony was first settled by the stricter (and less tolerant) Puritans? HINT: The Salem Witch trials occurred here.

a)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

b)

Connecticut

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Plymouth

49.

Who led the Massachusetts Bay colony and was seen as a strict, religious man?

a)

Roger Williams

b)

William Penn

c)

Duke of York

d)

John Winthrop

50.

What was a major struggle for the Massachusetts Bay colony?

a)

starvation due to lack of preparedness and experience

b)

colonists became dissatisfied with how things were being run

c)

lack of natural resources, such as wood

51.

New York was originally named _______ and was owned by the Dutch.

a)

New Netherland

b)

Pennsyvania

c)

New Jersey

d)

Maryland

52.

When the English took over, the Duke of York ruled New York as a(n) _____?

a)

elected official

b)

sole proprietor

c)

monarch

d)

religious leader

53.

What was Penn's motivation in creating a colony?

a)

To harvest resources and make profit

b)

To conduct a "holy experiment" that promoted peace and tolerance

c)

To gain power in the colonies

54.

 

Who was given large estates (land) in Maryland?

a)

commoners who could farm it easily

b)

wealthy aristocrats who could control their share of the land

c)

Native Americans, as a symbol of friendship

d)

Puritans, so that they could convert more people to their religion

55.

What is the line that was mapped out (drawn) between Pennsylvania and Maryland called when there was a dispute about the border?

a)

The Mason-Dixon Line

b)

The Great Southern Border

c)

The Mary-Penn line

56.

Which is true of Nathanial Bacon?

a)

He was a young blacksmith who revolted in Maryland

b)

He was a young planter who started a rebellion in Virginia

c)

He was a fisherman who built ships in New England

57.

Why did Bacon rebel against the Virginia governor?

a)

He was angry that the governor would not allow English settlers to encroach on Native American land

b)

He was angry that the governor was not respecting Native American territory

c)

He was upset about the taxes being imposed on English settlers

58.

 

What stopped Bacon from taking over the colony?

a)

He decided to surrender to the governor.

b)

He negotiated a treaty with the governor.

c)

He died suddenly.

d)

He negotiated a treaty with the Native Americans.

59.

Who did the king of England give the southern Carolina territory to?

a)

his brother, the Duke of York

b)

English investors looking to find gold

c)

eight nobles (proprietors) who could run the colony

d)

Native Americans who pledged loyalty to the English crown

60.

Eventually, Carolina split into how many southern colonies?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

61.

 

Due to the geography of the region, farmers in North Carolina relied heavily on harbors in ____?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Maryland

c)

Virginia

62.

Which two crops dominated North and South Carolina's plantation economy?

a)

rice and cotton

b)

indigo and cotton

c)

rice and indigo

d)

rice and barley

63.

Jamestown was the first successful colony discovered by who?

a)

John Smith

b)

George Washington

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Bob Ford

64.

What happened to the unsuccessful colony?

a)

People were eaten

b)

People disappeared

c)

People were drowned

d)

People were burned

65.

CONTINUED What trouble did the Jamestown colonists have when they settled (check all that apply )

a)

lack of fresh water

b)

lack of supplies

c)

diseasee

d)

attacks from others

e)

rain

66.

Why did the people like John Smith ? (choose all that apply)

a)

he taught them self defense

b)

taught them how to farm

c)

taught them how to sew

d)

taught them how to drive boats

67.

What is the major trading port for the colonies

a)

Boston

b)

Europe

c)

France

d)

Mississippi

68.

Which colonies were quakers?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

69.

Whats the difference between slaves and indentured slaves

a)

slaves work forever, indentured slaves work for a certain number of years

b)

slaves are able to move around

c)

indentured slaves have their own slaves

d)

slaves own indentured slaves

70.

to give something to someone of lower rank as a favor or privelege

a)

indentured servant

b)

grant

c)

industry

d)

plantation

71.

True or False: Both Pennsylvania and Rhode Island were founded so that people could freely practice the religion of their choice.

a)

False

b)

True

72.

This region was known for wheat farming. (breadbasket)

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

73.
Shipbuilding was a main industry in this region.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
74.
This region needed slaves for the plantations.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
75.

What is NOT a theory about what happened to the Roanoke settlement?

a)
The settlers moved to a nearby island called Croatan.
b)
American Indians attacked and destroyed it.
c)
The settlers found a way to get back to England.
d)
The settlers became part of the Croatan tribe.
76.

Much of the fighting between Native Americans and settlers was about what?

(a)  

77.

What is the Virginia House of Burgesses

a)

A group of people who make laws for the state of Virginia

b)

The state house of Virginia

c)

the first popular elected legislative body in the New World.

d)

The president's hide out in a time of terror.

78.
Was heavily populated during the "Great Migration"
a)
Georgia
b)
Maryland
c)
Massachusetts
79.
What kind of colony was supervised directly by the king?
a)
royal colony
b)
proprietary colony
c)
charter colony
d)
joint stock colony
80.
What document is generally regarded as the first written constitution drawn up in America?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Act of Tolerance
c)
Fundamental Order of Connecticut
81.
What was the name of the dutch colony later called New York?
a)
New Netherland
b)
New England
c)
New Jersey
82.
What was the name for those who received larger grants of land in the Dutch colony?
a)
Patroons
b)
Debtors
c)
Governors
83.
What is one of the main cash crops of the Carolinas
a)
Indigo
b)
Corn
c)
Wheat
d)
Skittles
84.
Proprietary colonies were under the direct control of the king
a)
True
b)
False
85.
joint-stock companies provided a way means for raising money to support a new colony
a)
True
b)
False
86.
The Dutch founded Delaware
a)
True
b)
False
87.
Most of its colonies were originally charter colonies.
a)
New England colonies
b)
Middle colonies
c)
Southern colonies
88.
Delaware was different from the other English colonies in that it was 
a)
a charter colony
b)
the home of many Quakers
c)
first settled by the Swedes
d)
a good land for growing rice and indigo
89.
All of the following persons contributed to the success of Plymouth Colony except
a)
William Bradford
b)
Pocahontas
c)
Squanto
d)
Miles Standish
90.
Joint stock companies were used to form what type of colonies
a)
charter colonies
b)
patroon colonies
c)
proprietary colonies
d)
royal colonies
91.
All of the following are true of New Netherland except
a)
its claim was secured by Henry Hudson
b)
it was settled by patroons
c)
it was governed by Peter Minuit
d)
it later became New Hampshire
92.
Who received the land of the former Dutch colony of New Netherland from the King of England?
a)
Sir George Carteret
b)
John Berkeley
c)
James, Duke of York
d)
William Penn
93.

Which of the following explains why the English colonies were founded?

a)

All were founded for religious freedom

b)

All were founded to provide Europeans a new start in life

c)

All were founded by people wanting to make money

d)

All were founded for various reasons including religious freedom, making money, or starting a new life.

94.

What was an effect of King Philips War?

a)

The war destroyed the majority of the colonists' settlements in New England

b)

The "Indian Problem" in New England was eliminated

c)

The Indians established a permanent unified force against the colonists

d)

Both choices 1 and 2 above

95.

Philadelphia was the most prosperous city in the colonies. What was another important city in the colonies?

a)

Chicago

b)

Atlanta

c)

Boston

d)

San Francisco

96.

Which colonial region does this image represent?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

97.

Which colonial region does this image represent?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

98.

The Hudson River runs north to south in which colony?

a)

Connecticut

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Virginia

d)

New York

99.

The Chesapeake Bay is located in Rhode Island.

a)

True

b)

False

100.

What is the one (1) colony that DOES NOT border the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

South Carolina

b)

New York

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

New Hampshire

101.

The Appalachian Mountain Range runs along the 13 colonies from Georgia all the way to New Hampshire...and beyond.

a)

True

b)

False

102.

Person who wanted to purify the Church or England and their own life

a)

Puritan

b)

Pilgrim

c)

Quaker

103.

A person who followed the beliefs of the Church of England.

a)

Anglican

b)

Catholic

c)

Jew

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