WorksheetsUnit 2 Test: Early Exploration and Colonization
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which phrase best completes the diagram?
Searching for gold
Settling the California Coast
Establishing a new country
Conquering the American Indians
Which colony established by Pedro Menendez de Aviles for the King of Spain, was the first permanent European settlement in North America?
Jamestown
Plymouth
Roanoke
St. Augustine
Why did colonists establish Plymouth as a colony?
To search for gold and silver
To create trading posts for England in the New World
For settlers seeking religious freedom
As a fort to protect the colonies against the Spanish
Based on the information in the map, which part of North America was explored by the Spanish?
The Northwestern regions
The Northeastern Atlantic Coast
The Mississippi River Valley
The Southwestern Territory
Which letter marks the location of the first permanent English settlement in North America?
A
B
C
D
I was the governor of an early English colony in the Americas.
I helped write the Mayflower Compact.
I built relationships with American Indian tribes and celebrated the first Thanksgiving.
WHO AM I?
Roger Williams
William Penn
John Smith
William Bradford
Based on the map, which geographic factor most influenced the location of colonial settlements?
Access to water
Availability of jobs
Religious Freedom
Mild Climate Conditions
The middle colonies were able to grow a surplus of grain crops, especially wheat. Which modification of the land was made in the middle colonies to plant and harvest the grain?
Digging canals
Draining wetlands
Planting more trees
Clearing forest land
How is the way a monarch comes to rule over a people different from how rulers are chosen in a representative government?
Monarchs serve as military generals.
Monarchs are chosen by parliaments.
Monarchs inherit government power.
Monarchs are elected by male voters.
First law-making assembly in an English colony
All members were elected and male
Created in 1619
Plymouth Rock Colony
First Continental Congress
Virginia House of Burgesses
Massachusetts Governor's Council
Which colony was founded by the Quakers and is known for its religious tolerance?
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Massachusetts
How many miles would Spanish officials have to sail to travel from Puerto Rico to the first European settlement in the United States?
Use the scale to determine.
about 500 miles
over 5000
close to 1000 miles
more than 2000 miles
Which colony was created by Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams built on religious tolerance?
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Rhode Island
New York
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs.
Jaques Cartier
Christopher Columbus
Hernando Cortes
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition to sail around the world.
Henry Hudson
Jaques Cartier
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
A high value crop such as-tobacco, rice, indigo and cotton are know as________?
Cash Crops
Dollar Trees
Plantation Plants
What was a document given by the king to an individual or company to create a colony.
charter
tariff
export paper
mercantilism
a tax placed on imported goods
charter
mercantilism
tariff
colony
the process of taking raw materials and creating a manufactured tradable good
charter
mercantilism
tariff
export
In which colony did the Wampanoag Indians join settlers to celebrate a successful harvest?
Plymouth Colony
Pennsylvania Colony
Virginia Colony
New York Colony
