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BJU American Republic Chapter 4

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Colonies under the direct control of the King of England

a)

Proprietory colonies

b)

Charter Colonies

c)

Royal Colonies

2.

The first harship most colonists had to endure was

a)

paying for and surviving their voyage.

b)

the search for land.

c)

cold.

d)

hunger.

3.

In Jamestown, more than _____ died from disease, hunger or cold in the colonies first nine months.

a)

1/3

b)

1/2

c)

1/4

d)

2/3

4.

Why did Native groups, who may have been friendly in the beginning, begin to see the colonists as a problem?

a)

they were taking their land

b)

they weren't sharing the gold

c)

they didn't like new people

5.

In _____ an Indian attack killed more than three hundred settlers around Jamestown.

a)

1622

b)

1609

c)

1620

d)

1612

6.

By the year _______ conflicts between Native Americans and settlers posed less of a threat in the more populated areas.

a)

1700

b)

1776

c)

1685

d)

1607

7.

What kind of colony was supervised directly by the king?

a)

proprietary colony

b)

debtors colony

c)

royal colony

8.

Joint-stock companies were used to finance the colonization of which type of colonies?

a)

charter colonies

b)

patroon colonies

c)

proprietary colonies

d)

royal colonies

9.

The Virginia Compnay was the joint-stock company the financed the founding of

a)

Jamestown

b)

Plymouth

c)

Roanoke

d)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

10.

Upon arriving in America, the immediate needs were

a)

food and shelter.

b)

surviving the voyage.

c)

buying land.

11.

In Jamestown, during the __________, more than half of the remaing colonists died.

a)

"Starving Time"

b)

"Indian Attacks"

c)

"First Winter"

d)

"If you don't work you don't eat" period

12.

What country allowed almost anyone who wanted to go to settle in its American colonies?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

France

13.

What was the primary economic activity in the Southern Colonies during the colonial period?

a)

A) Shipbuilding

b)

B) Agriculture

c)

C) Mining

d)

D) Fishing

14.

Which document, signed in 1620, established a self-governing colony based on majority rule?

a)

A) The Magna Carta

b)

B) The Mayflower Compact

c)

C) The Declaration of Independence

d)

D) The Articles of Confederation

15.

Who was the leader of the Wampanoag tribe that formed an alliance with the Pilgrims?

a)

A) Squanto

b)

B) Massasoit

c)

C) Powhatan

d)

D) Tecumseh