WorksheetsUnit 2 Test: Colonial America
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 15mins
The name of the 1st British settlement in North America was (a) but it mysteriously disappeared. (b) was the 1st successful British settlement.
Match each to the best definition:
This document set clear limits to rulers’ powers & guaranteed free elections, trial by jury, & banned cruel & unusual punishments
English Bill of Rights
This document protected people against unjust treatment or punishment.
Magna Carta
This document helped organize the government & brought representative democracy to North America.
Mayflower Compact
The name of the 1st legislature in North America elected by the people.
House of Burgess
When the people elect delegates to make laws & conduct government it’s called
representative democracy
Match the colonies to the correct region:
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, & Georgia
Southern Colonies
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, & Rhode Island
New England Colonies
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, & Delaware
Middle Colonies
This act said that colonies could only export to England & all imports had to travel to England 1st to be taxed.
Who am I?
Match each person to the correct description:
My grandfather is John White and I am the first English born child in North America. Who am I?
Virginia Dare
I spoke out against religious intolerance & was banished from Massachusetts. Who am I?
Anne Hutchinson
I am the monarch that the colony of Virginia was named after. Who am I?
Elizabeth I
I helped the settlers of Jamestown during their first winter by giving them food. My daughter married settler, John Rolfe. Who am I?
Pocahontas
Who am I?
Match each person to the correct description:
I was the leader of Roanoke. I left for supplies & was gone for 3 years. I never saw my daughter or granddaughter again. Who am I?
John White
I was kidnapped around age 10 or 11 from Benin & sold into slavery. Unlike other slaves, I learned to read & write & eventually earned my freedom & wrote a book. Who am I?
Olaudah Equiano
I led the colony of Jamestown and forced the colonists to work hard to survive the first winter there. I also made friends with the Powhatans. Who am I?
John Smith
I helped the settlers of Jamestown during their first winter by giving them food. My daughter married settler, John Rolfe. Who am I?
Chief Powhattan
I was chief of the Wampanoag, also known as King Philip. I waged war against New England colonies. Who am I?
Chief Metacom
Who are we?
We were members of the Wampanoag tribe. We taught the Pilgrims how to grow corn, beans, & pumpkins. Who are we?
Samoset & Squanto
We were Enlightenment thinkers who questioned accepted knowledge and spread new ideas. Who are we?
John Locke, Isaac Newton, & Voltaire
We were Great Awakening preachers who travelled the colonies. Who are we?
Johnathan Edwards & George Whitefield
