WorksheetsColonization to Early Republic
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?
Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders.
Plymouth's founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown's founders expected to discover gold.
Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires.
Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for
commercial profit.
The factors listed above contributed most to the —
creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians
election of British colonists to Parliament
growth of representative government in the British colonies
expansion of British trade in the Americas
Which factors encouraged the development of an agricultural economy in the southern colonies?
Mild summers, thin soil, and the region’s proximity to the ocean
A cold climate, rocky soil, and abundant rainfall
A hot climate, rich soil, and a long growing season
Warm summers, cold winters, and little rainfall
Which characteristic is correctly matched with a number in the table?
1: Indigo
2: Moderate
3: Rocky soil
4: Ships
Which motive best completes the diagram?
To promote free enterprise
To extend democracy
To expand empires
To found utopian communities
Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?
To reduce overpopulation in Europe
To create communities founded on religious tolerance
To profit from trading in furs and other goods
To create joint ventures with other European powers
Which factor most contributed to the creation of the documents in this list?
The opportunity for trade with American Indians
The distance of the colonies from Great Britain
The doctrine of the Church of England
The economic system of mercantilism
Which best describes an important effect of the First Great Awakening?
Followers put suspected witches on trial.
Slavery was abolished in the colonies.
New teachings taught believers to challenge authority.
Puritans in England immigrated to the New World.
How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?
Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources.
Proximity to flooding rivers limited development.
Natural harbors provided access to markets.
Extreme climates limited productive activity.
Which factor most encouraged the growth of this trade?
The invention of the steam engine
The profitability of cash-crop agriculture in the Plantation system
The development of the factory system
The establishment of protective tariffs
Why did the British Parliament adopt new economic policies after the French and Indian War?
To punish the colonists for their lack of support for the war
to allow the colonies to trade with countries besides Britain
To limit the development of industry in the colonies
To pay off debts incurred in the fighting the war
What was the importance of the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga?
It opened up the Mississippi River as a major trade route.
It ended the American Revolution and colonists gained their independence.
The British were weakened by the loss and began withdrawing from the war.
It convinced France to become a colonial ally.
Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country as a result of-
the signing of the Declaration of Independence
the issuance of the Proclamation of 1763
the signing of the Treaty of Paris
the publication of Common Sense
The Proclamation Line of 1763 led to disagreement between the colonists and the British government because it—
banned colonial trading with the American Indians
surrendered control of the Great Lakes region to Canada
offered all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains to British nobles
prohibited the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
The economic system of mercantilism was opposed by later American colonists because it
supported colonial manufacturing
took gold and silver from American mines
prohibited colonists from fishing or trading in furs
prohibited colonists from trading with other foreign countries
The Continental Congress issued this commission to —
Benedict Arnold
Alexander Hamilton
John Hancock
George Washington
Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of
representation in the British parliament?
"He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people."
"For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent."
"He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."
"For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences."
These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by —
restricting colonial trade with American Indians
imposing regulations on colonial agriculture
angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated
punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament
The excerpt above reflects the dissatisfaction of American colonists with the —
political debates that took place at the Albany Convention
interference of Great Britain in the slave trade
economic consequences of the Great Awakening
economic policies imposed by Great Britain following the French and Indian War
This excerpt refers to rights that people —
earn by demonstrating loyalty to their government
receive by becoming citizens of a country
have as a result of being human
are granted after enlistment in the military
