WorksheetsSS8 Chapter 2 Study Guide
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Choose the correct definition of agriculture.
a)
the science or practice of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock; farming.
b)
of or relating to an area just outside of a big city or town.
c)
a chemical or natural substance added to soil to help plants grow.
d)
the process of using resources, especially machinery, to produce goods and services.
2.
Read the definition below. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.
having elements from many different peoples, places, or cultures all together.
a)
ethnic
b)
cultural area
c)
indigenous
d)
diversity
3.
Read the definition below. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.
a person skilled at a specialized trade or craft.
a)
merchant
b)
artisan
c)
laborer
d)
burgess
4.
Choose the correct definition of democratic ideals.
a)
beliefs that discourage democracy, such as government control and unfairness.
b)
beliefs that discourage democracy, such as freedom, justice, and equality.
c)
beliefs that support democracy, such as freedom, justice, and equality.
d)
beliefs that support democracy, such as government control and unfairness.
5.
Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the definition.
banished - forced to _________________________
a)
leave
b)
stay
c)
convert
d)
reform
6.
Read the definition below. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.
a form of government in which the people rule, either directly or through elected representatives.
a)
citizenship
b)
dictatorship
c)
representative
d)
democracy
7.
Choose the correct definition of capital resource.
a)
an employer or employee who helps produce goods and services.
b)
a naturally-made item, such as a tree, mineral, or fresh water, that people can use to help meet a need or want.
c)
the activity of creating a new business.
d)
a good that is used to make other goods and services.
8.
Choose the correct definition of colonize.
a)
to claim land for a nation by drawing a map.
b)
to claim land for a nation by making a new culture.
c)
to claim land for a nation by establishing a settlement.
d)
to claim land for a nation by exploring it.
9.
Choose the correct definition of cash crop.
a)
a crop grown for the purpose of eating it.
b)
a crop purchased for the community.
c)
a crop purchased with cash.
d)
a crop grown for the purpose of selling it rather than consuming it.
10.
Choose the correct definition of the word climate.
a)
the long-term trends in weather elements and atmospheric conditions.
b)
the long-term trends in population growth in an area.
c)
the type of landforms in an area.
d)
the short-term trends in atmospheric changes affecting landforms.
11.
Read the definition below. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.
a special quality or trait that makes a person or thing different from others.
a)
culture
b)
promise
c)
characteristic
d)
symbol
12.
Read the definition below. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.
an official document in which certain rights are given by a government to a person or business.
a)
investment
b)
charter
c)
profit
d)
separatist
13.
Choose the correct definition of human resource.
a)
an employer or employee who helps produce goods and services.
b)
a employer or employee in charge of managing others.
c)
a person who finds resources for companies.
d)
a person who uses goods and services.
14.
Choose the correct definition of tolerance.
a)
showing anger at people with different characteristics or beliefs.
b)
encouraging distrust of people with different characteristics or beliefs.
c)
encouraging migration of people with different characteristics or beliefs.
d)
showing acceptance or understanding to people with different characteristics or beliefs.
15.
Read the definition below. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.
to put time or money into something in the hopes of earning a future benefit, usually more money.
a)
invest
b)
isolate
c)
indenture
d)
vanish
16.
Read the definition below. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.
a government run by religious leaders and religious laws.
a)
democracy
b)
theocracy
c)
monarchy
d)
dictatorship
17.
Read the definition below. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.
a naturally-made item, such as a tree, mineral, or fresh water, that people can use to help meet a need or want.
a)
industry
b)
chemical
c)
human modification
d)
natural resource
18.
Choose the correct definition of stock.
a)
a document that gives someone ownership of a cash crop.
b)
the money a business pays for its expenses.
c)
a share in the ownership and profits of a company.
d)
the full price of a voyage to a new colony.
19.
Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the definition.
plantation - a large _____________, usually in a warm climate, on which many workers, servants, or enslaved people live and work.
a)
factory
b)
island
c)
farm
d)
state
20.
Choose the correct definition of specialization.
a)
focusing on efficiently producing a limited number of goods and services.
b)
focusing on efficiently producing all the needed goods and services.
c)
focusing on efficiently using a limited number of goods and services.
d)
focusing on efficiently using all of the needed goods and services.
21.
Choose the correct definition of regulation.
a)
a law or rule that controls or supervises certain activities.
b)
an environmental issue caused by a business from certain activities.
c)
a request from the government that encourages certain activities.
d)
a plan provided by a business to reduce the impact of certain activities.
22.
Choose the correct definition of separatist.
a)
a Pilgrim who no longer belonged to the Church of England.
b)
a Puritan who wanted to reform the Church of England.
c)
a Puritan who no longer belonged in the Massachusetts Bay colony.
d)
a Pilgrim who no longer belonged in the Plymouth colony.
23.
Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the definition.
rural - of or relating to ____________ and the people who live there.
a)
the countryside
b)
houses
c)
places near the ocean
d)
a desert
24.
What was a significant accomplishment of the Jamestown colony?
a)
It was the first permanent English colony.
b)
It served as a "bufffer" colony to protect Virginia.
c)
It established a colonial government run as a theocracy.
d)
It became a haven of tolerance for many different groups in the colonies.
25.
How did New Netherland become New York?
a)
England sold the colony to the Dutch West India Company.
b)
The Dutch West India Company sold the colony to England.
c)
The Dutch took control of the colony by winning in war against England.
d)
England took control of the colony by sendng soldiers and forcing the Dutch to surrender it.
26.
Why were the rules made at town meetings in the Massachusetts Bay Colony important?
a)
They established the goals and reasons for founding the colony.
b)
They were the first rules that women helped make in the colonies.
c)
They allowed the colony to become a diverse "city of brotherly love."
d)
They were some of the first examples of democracy in North America.
27.
What characteristic of the Massachusetts Bay Colony had the biggest influence on the banishments of Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams?
a)
its fair treatment of all people
b)
its tolerance to accept new ideas
c)
its policy to focus on economic achievements
d)
its intolerance to challenges of Puritan beliefs.
28.
What does the development of the colonies into regions reflect?
a)
the influence of the Navigation Acts
b)
the different religious beliefs of the settlers
c)
the geographic characteristics of the regions
d)
the presence of different American Indian tribes
29.
Which of the 13 colonies was founded first?
a)
Georgia
b)
Virginia
c)
New York
d)
Massachusetts
30.
Which colony originally outlawed slavery but gave in due to economic pressure?
a)
Rhode Island
b)
Delaware
c)
Virginia
d)
Georgia
31.
In which colony was the Jamestown settlement located?
a)
Virginia
b)
Maryland
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Rhode Island
32.
Which colony showed early signs of a representative government?
a)
New York
b)
New Hampshire
c)
Virginia
d)
Maryland
33.
Which area on the map shows where England established colonies?
a)
Area A
b)
Area B
c)
Area C
d)
Area D
34.
The colonies labeled in RED below are the...
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
35.
The colonies labeled in YELLOW below are the...
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
36.
The colonies labeled in GREEN below are the...
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
37.
The name of the colony highlighted below is...
a)
Georgia
b)
South Carolina
c)
North Carolina
d)
Delaware
38.
The name of the colony highlighted below is...
a)
Connecticut
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Virginia
39.
The name of the colony highlighted below is...
a)
Georgia
b)
Virginia
c)
New York
d)
Massachusetts
40.
The name of the colony highlighted below is...
a)
New York
b)
New Jersey
c)
New Hampshire
d)
Massachusetts
41.
The name of the colony highlighted below is...
a)
Delaware
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Georgia
d)
New Hampshire
42.
The name of the colony highlighted below is...
a)
New Hampshire
b)
Georgia
c)
North Carolina
d)
Massachuuuuusetts
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