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LFC 6th Grade Chapter 2 Quarterly Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of 'assembly'?

a)

A group of people gathered together for a specific purpose

b)

A representative of a town or other district in a British government's legislature

c)

A crop grown for the purpose of selling it rather than consuming it

d)

An official document in which certain rights are given by a government to a person or business

2.

What is the definition of 'assembly'?

a)

A group of people gathered together for a specific purpose

b)

A representative of a town or other district in a British government's legislature

c)

A crop grown for the purpose of selling it rather than consuming it

d)

An official document in which certain rights are given by a government to a person or business

3.

What is the definition of 'burgess'?

a)

A group of people gathered together for a specific purpose

b)

A representative of a town or other district in a British government's legislature

c)

A crop grown for the purpose of selling it rather than consuming it

d)

An official document in which certain rights are given by a government to a person or business

4.

What is a "council"?

a)

to put time or money into something in the hopes of earning a future benefit

b)

a person bound to work for another for a specified period of time

c)

having rights, privileges, responsibilities, and duties as a member of a community, state, or nation

d)

a group of people who come together to discuss issues, make decisions, or offer advice

5.

What is the definition of 'cash crop'?

a)

A group of people gathered together for a specific purpose

b)

A representative of a town or other district in a British government's legislature

c)

A crop grown for the purpose of selling it rather than consuming it

d)

An official document in which certain rights are given by a government to a person or business

6.

What is the definition of "compact"?

a)

a formal agreement or contract between two or more parties

b)

a crop grown for the purpose of selling it

c)

an area of land surrounded by water on three sides

d)

a person chosen to act, speak, or make decisions for another person or group

7.

Who is a "colonist?"

a)

a person who is bound to work for another for a specified period of time

b)

a representative of a town in a British government's legislature

c)

a group of people gathered for a specific purpose

d)

a person who establishes or lives in a colony

8.

What does it mean to "invest"?

a)

a crop grown for the purpose of selling it

b)

to put time or money into something in the hopes of earning a future benefit,

c)

a person chosen to act, speak, or make decisions for another person or group

d)

a formal agreement or contract between two or more parties

9.

What is the definition of 'charter'?

a)

A group of people gathered together for a specific purpose

b)

A representative of a town or other district in a British government's legislature

c)

A crop grown for the purpose of selling it rather than consuming it

d)

An official document in which certain rights are given by a government to a person or business

10.

What does the term "confederacy" mean?

a)

an official document granting rights to a person or business

b)

a league of independent members working together for a common benefit or objective

c)

a share in the ownership and profits of a company

d)

a group of people who come together to discuss issues

11.

What is a "colony"?

a)

a type of crop grown for selling

b)

a person who establishes or lives in a colony

c)

a settlement controlled by a separate country

d)

a formal agreement or contract between two or more parties

12.

What is the definition of 'citizenship'?

a)

A group of people gathered together for a specific purpose

b)

A representative of a town or other district in a British government's legislature

c)

A crop grown for the purpose of selling it rather than consuming it

d)

Having rights, privileges, responsibilities, and duties as a member of a community, state, or nation

13.

What does "civic participation" refer to?

a)

engaging with public issues that affect the community

b)

a person who establishes or lives in a colony

c)

a settlement controlled by a separate country

d)

a share in the ownership and profits of a company

14.

__________ means to force someone to work as a slave

a)

enslave

b)

indentured servant

c)

compact

d)

confederacy

15.

What is an "indentured servant"?

a)

a league of independent members working together for a common benefit or objective

b)

a settlement controlled by a separate country

c)

a group of people gathered for a specific purpose

d)

a person who is bound to work for another for a specified period of time

16.

What does it mean to "cultivate" land?

a)

a type of government where people rule themselves through elected representatives

b)

engaging with public issues that affect the community

c)

to prepare and use land for crops

d)

to rebel against authority, especially on a ship

17.

What happened after Columbus arrived in the “New World”?

a)

Spain got rich, and European countries began competing to establish colonies in the Americas

b)

Millions of Native Americans were killed by “Old World” diseases

c)

Millions of African men and women were sold into slavery and transported to the Americas

d)

All of these are results of Columbus's arrival in the "New World"

18.

The transfer of people, plants, animals, culture, ideas, technology, and disease between the "Old" and "New" worlds was known as

a)

The encounter

b)

Croatoan

c)

The Columbian Exchange

d)

Squanto

19.

Conquistador

a)

Spanish for "Gold"

b)

Spanish for "Conqueror"

c)

Spanish for "Let's be friends"

d)

None of these answers make sense

20.

Native American group that Cortes encountered.

a)

Inca

b)

Aztec

c)

Wampanoag

d)

Taino

21.

Native American group that Pizarro encountered.

a)

Inca

b)

Aztec

c)

Wampanoag

d)

Taino

22.

Native American group that Columbus encountered.

a)

Inca

b)

Aztec

c)

Wampanoag

d)

Taino

23.

Why was the first winter difficult for the pilgrims?

a)

they landed too late to plant crops

b)

they were attacked by Native Americans

c)

most of their supplies were lost when their ship crashed on the rocky coast

d)

it snowed a lot that winter

24.

Why did the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag form an alliance?

a)

They liked Thanksgiving

b)

They hated each other

c)

Both groups were weak and vulnerable

d)

The Mayflower returned to England

25.

What was Columbus looking for when he "discovered" the "New World"?

a)

He was looking for a whole new world

b)

His dog

c)

A cure for smallpox

d)

A water route to the Indies (Asia)

26.
Which of the following was the first permanent English settlement of North America? 
a)
Plymouth
b)
Roanoke
c)
Youngstown
d)
Jamestown
27.
The main reason most of the early settlers came to the colonies of Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island was to
a)
Obtain better jobs
b)
Seek religious freedom
c)
Search for gold
d)
 Help win the war against the Native Americans
28.
Why did the Pilgrims come to a new land and form a settlement?
a)
They wanted to be ruled by a king in Great Britain
b)
They wanted freedom to practice their own religion
c)
They wanted to start plantations and earn money
d)
They wanted to learn from the Native Americans
29.
Which colony was the first and was know as the 'lost colony'?
a)
Plymouth
b)
Roanoke
c)
Jamestown
d)
Croatoan
30.
Which settlement started in Virginia with the desire to get rich from gold and silver?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke
c)
Plymouth
d)
New Amsterdam
31.
Which is a reason that Roanoke was not a success?
a)
no farmers
b)
ran out of food
c)
bad relationship with indians
d)
all of these
32.
What was a major problem for the Jamestown settlers?
a)
bad relationship with indians
b)
bad water for farming and drinking
c)
diseases from mosquitoes
d)
all of these
33.
Why was the first winter so hard for the Plymouth Pilgrim Settlement?
a)
mosquitoes
b)
bad water
c)
indian attacks
d)
freezing temperatures