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Worksheets13 Colonies of North America
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 8mins
Based on Gottlieb Mittelberger's account, which of the following best describes the journey for indentured servants across the Atlantic?
The ships were packed with people, leading to terrible living conditions, disease, and a lack of proper food.
The voyage was a comfortable and quick trip, with ample space and food for all passengers.
Passengers were given private quarters and had a wide variety of fresh food and meat to eat during the journey.
The voyage was long, but passengers had sufficient space to move around and were well cared for by the ship's crew.
Which of the following was NOT a reason people came to the colonies?
To own land
To practice religion freely
To escape taxes in England
To start a new life
What was a result of the English mercantilist policy for the colonies?
Colonies could sell goods to any country.
Colonies had to send raw materials to England.
Colonies became independent from England.
Colonies were free from English laws.
How did the economy of Rhode Island differ from that of the other New England Colonies, according to the document?
It was based on the slave trade and piracy, which disgusted the Puritans in other colonies.
It was based on large-scale plantation farming of cash crops like rice and tobacco.
It was based on a barter system and did not use any currency or trade.
It focused solely on shipbuilding and excluded any other form of commerce or trade.
Why did dissenters leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony to form new colonies?
They wanted to find gold and riches.
They disagreed with the strict religious rules and wanted more freedom.
They were forced out by Native Americans.
They wanted to start plantations.
Which colony is known for its early commitment to religious tolerance?
Massachusetts Bay
Rhode Island
Georgia
New York
Why did the New England Colonies have a more diverse economy compared to the Southern Colonies?
They had more fertile land for farming.
They relied on a variety of industries like shipbuilding, fishing, and trade.
They had more enslaved laborers.
They focused only on growing tobacco.
What was the main reason the Duke of York's approach to governing New York was initially unpopular with the colonists?
He refused to allow colonists to elect an assembly to make laws, unlike the other colonies.
He established a self-governing council that was too democratic for the wealthy landowners.
He taxed colonists on all goods they bought, even those imported from England.
He forced all colonists to convert to the Anglican Church, which many refused to do.
What was the primary purpose of the Act Concerning Religion passed in Maryland in 1649?
To establish the Anglican Church as the official religion of the colony.
To grant voting rights to all male colonists regardless of their religious beliefs.
To guarantee religious liberty for Christians in the colony, protecting both Catholics and Protestants.
To outlaw the practice of any religion other than Catholicism.
The Act Concerning Religion in Maryland was important because it:
Made Catholicism the only legal religion
Protected religious liberty for Christians
Gave women the right to vote
Abolished slavery
Why was Pennsylvania considered unique among the colonies?
It was the first to allow women to vote.
It was based on the idea of equality for all faiths.
It had the largest navy.
It was the wealthiest colony.
Which of the following was NOT a reason the Duke of York's rule was unpopular?
He refused to allow an elected assembly.
He forced conversion to the Anglican Church.
He taxed all goods, even imports.
He allowed women to vote.
Which of the following describes the government of Massachusetts over time, from its founding to the emergence of town meetings?
It was always a democracy where all colonists had a voice in government.
It began as a theocracy and later developed a system of town meetings where colonists voted for representatives.
It was run by a governor appointed by the king with no input from the colonists.
It was controlled by a council of men who represented the English businessmen who funded the colony.
What was a crop grown in the Southern colonies specifically to be sold for a profit?
a cash crop
a food crop
a cash cow
a charter crop
The economic system that required colonies to provide raw materials to the mother country is called...
mercantilism
feudalism
communism
bartering
The Pilgrims created an agreement for their government known as the...
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
House of Burgesses
New Haven Colony Fundamental Agreement
Which term describes a form of government where citizens have the power to participate and vote on laws?
charter
democratic
compact
colony
The king of England gave the colonists a document that gave them permission to create a new colony and established its rules. This document was a...
charter
democratic
compact
colony
The practice of capturing and selling people from Africa to work in the Americas is known as the...
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Underground Railroad
Trans-Saharan Trade
Triangular Trade
What was a significant economic activity in the Southern Colonies?
Shipbuilding
Large-scale farming of tobacco and rice
Manufacturing textiles
Fishing
