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Unit 2 Test: Colonial America

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The name of the 1st British settlement in North America was (a)   but it mysteriously disappeared. ​ (b)   was the 1st successful British settlement.

Choose from the below words
Jamestown
Elizabethtown
Roanoke
Plymouth
2.

Match each to the best definition:

a)

This document set clear limits to rulers’ powers & guaranteed free elections, trial by jury, & banned cruel & unusual punishments

1.

English Bill of Rights

b)

This document protected people against unjust treatment or punishment.

2.

Magna Carta

c)

This document helped organize the government & brought representative democracy to North America.

3.

Mayflower Compact

d)

The name of the 1st legislature in North America elected by the people.

4.

House of Burgess

e)

When the people elect delegates to make laws & conduct government it’s called

5.

representative democracy

3.
What war destroyed power of Natives in New England?
a)
Queen Mary's War
b)
King James's War
c)
Queen Elizabeth's War
d)
King Philip’s War
4.

Match the colonies to the correct region:

a)

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, & Georgia

1.

Southern Colonies

b)

Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, & Rhode Island

2.

New England Colonies

c)

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, & Delaware

3.

Middle Colonies

5.
Why did the Pilgrims leave England?
a)
to get rich
b)
to escape political persecution
c)
to escape religious persecution
d)
to find adventure
6.
What event occurred in Jamestown because the government wouldn't help settlers that were being attacked by Native Americans?
a)
Berkley's Rebellion
b)
Bacon’s Rebellion
c)
White's Rebellion
d)
Green Eggs & Ham Rebellion
7.
What theory claims that a nation’s strength depends on limiting its imports and maximizing its exports?
a)
merchantism
b)
mercantilism
c)
God, Gold, & Glory
8.
The middle leg of a 3-part trip across Atlantic known as triangular trade was called the
a)
Middle Passing
b)
Middle Trade Route
c)
Middle Passage
d)
Middle Slave Passage
9.

This act said that colonies could only export to England & all imports had to travel to England 1st to be taxed.

a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Navigation Acts
d)
House of Burgess
10.
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Who am I?

Match each person to the correct description:

a)

My grandfather is John White and I am the first English born child in North America. Who am I?

1.

Virginia Dare

b)

I spoke out against religious intolerance & was banished from Massachusetts. Who am I?

2.

Anne Hutchinson

c)

I am the monarch that the colony of Virginia was named after. Who am I?

3.

Elizabeth I

d)

I helped the settlers of Jamestown during their first winter by giving them food. My daughter married settler, John Rolfe. Who am I?

4.

Pocahontas

11.
Question Image

Who am I?

Match each person to the correct description:

a)

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?

1.

John White

b)

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?

2.

Olaudah Equiano

c)

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?

3.

John Smith

d)

I helped the settlers of Jamestown during their first winter by giving them food. My daughter married settler, John Rolfe. Who am I?

4.

Chief Powhattan

e)

I was chief of the Wampanoag, also known as King Philip. I waged war against New England colonies. Who am I?

5.

Chief Metacom

12.
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Who are we?

a)

We were members of the Wampanoag tribe. We taught the Pilgrims how to grow corn, beans, & pumpkins. Who are we?

1.

Samoset & Squanto

b)

We were Enlightenment thinkers who questioned accepted knowledge and spread new ideas. Who are we?

2.

John Locke, Isaac Newton, & Voltaire

c)

We were Great Awakening preachers who travelled the colonies. Who are we?

3.

Johnathan Edwards & George Whitefield

13.
The Great Awakening was a religious revival that impacted the English colonies in America during the 1730s and 1740s.
a)
true
b)
false
14.
All English colonists settled in the New World for the exact same reason.
a)
true
b)
false
15.
Slave Codes were laws that protected slaves from mistreatment.
a)
true
b)
false
16.
The Enlightenment was an intellectual and cultural movement in the eighteenth century that emphasized reason over superstition and science over blind faith.
a)
true
b)
false
17.
The first African slaves to be brought to the colonies were captured by other Africans.
a)
true
b)
false
18.
Pocahontas married John Smith & moved to England where they had a baby.
a)
true
b)
false