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WorksheetsColonial People and Settlements
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
First permanent English settlement in North America.
a)
Jamestown
b)
Massachusetts Bay
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Roanoke Island
2.
"I agreed to work for Mr. Jonas Covington these past six years if he would only paid my passage to the New World. In three months I will be free of this agreement to pursue my own interests. I look forward to my independence."
Which choice best represents the person telling this story?
Which choice best represents the person telling this story?
a)
indentured servant
b)
large land owner
c)
enslaved African American
d)
artisan
3.
Economic Venture of the Virginia Company.
a)
Jamestown
b)
Massachusetts Bay
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Georgia
4.
Massachusetts Bay was settled for ...
a)
Economic Reasons
b)
Religious Freedom
5.
Settled by the Pilgrims.
a)
Plymouth
b)
Massachusetts Bay
c)
Georgia
d)
Jamestown
6.
"I had no money to get to the New World. I signed a contract that I would work without pay for seven years."
This person is most likely a(n)
This person is most likely a(n)
a)
slave
b)
artisan
c)
indentured servant
d)
free African American
7.
"I can't wait until the day I am free. I have worked hard for many years with nothing to show for my labor. I hope to buy some land soon."
This person is most likely an
This person is most likely an
a)
Indentured servant
b)
slave
c)
Free African American
d)
Woman
8.
They worked land, relied on family members for labor
a)
Slaves
b)
Large Land Owners
c)
Indentured Servants
d)
Farmers
9.
They were captured, owned as property, and had no rights.
a)
Indentured Servants
b)
Farmers
c)
Slaves
d)
Artisans
10.
The lived mainly in the southern colonies and were usually well educated and owned plantations.
a)
Slaves
b)
Large Land Owners
c)
Women
d)
Indentured Servants
11.
Also known as the "Lost Colony"
a)
Roanoke Island
b)
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
c)
Plymouth
d)
Georgia
12.
Which group of colonists worked mainly in the home and had little chance of being educated even though they were mostly responsible for educating their children?
a)
Slaves
b)
Women
c)
Men
d)
Southerners
13.
"I have been working to save money to buy some property. Others of my race are not so fortunate. They are others' property."
a)
Large Landowner
b)
Indentured Servant
c)
Slave
d)
Free African American
14.
Settled by separatists from the Church of England.
a)
Plymouth
b)
Massachusetts Bay
c)
Georgia
d)
Pennsylvania
15.
Jamestown was settled for ..
a)
Economic Reasons
b)
Religious Freedom
16.
These people worked for pay able to own land, could not vote.
a)
Large Land Owners
b)
Artisans
c)
Slaves
d)
Free African Americans
17.
Everyone from this settlement mysteriously vanished.
a)
Roanoke Island
b)
Massachusetts Bay
c)
Georgia
d)
Jamestown
18.
Settled by Quakers.
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Plymouth
c)
Georgia
d)
Jamestown
19.
Settled by Puritans.
a)
Massachusetts Bay
b)
Plymouth
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Roanoke Island
20.
"I have made sure that my son is receiving an education. He is currently in England studying before coming home to run the plantation."
a)
Large Landowner
b)
Woman
c)
Indentured Servant
d)
Artisan
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