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V/U.S. Midterm Review (pt. 3)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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Match the following colonial regions to the statement describing it economically:

a)
  • shipbuilding, fishing, lumber, subsistence farming (growing enough to survive), trading

1.

New England Colonies

b)
  • shipbuilding, small-scale farming, trade

2.

Middle Colonies

c)
  • large farms (plantations); tobacco, rice, indigo

3.

Southern Colonies

2.

_____ was used as a model, by British colonies, for the restricting the rights of free blacks and the treatment of enslaved people.

a)

Virginia Plan

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

United States Constitution

d)

Virginia Slave Codes

3.

Which statement below accurately describes the relationship between Britain and Southern, Middle, and the New England colonies

a)

Southern colonies maintained a close relationship with Britain compare to other regions

b)

Southern colonies and Britain often had a tense relationship compared to other regions

c)

Southern colonies and Britain had constant conflicts over taxes; other regions did not

d)

New England and Middle colonies maintained a close relationship with Britain compared to other regions

4.

In what year did the first enslaved Africans arrived in Virginia?

a)

1442

b)

1619

c)

1820s

d)

1776

5.

Southern colonies establishment of colonial assemblies, such as Virginia's House of Burgesses, are examples of -

a)

economic practices and structures in the colonies

b)

early democratic practices and ideas

c)

political life in the colonies

d)

strong ties between Southern colonies and Britain

6.

New England colonies' town meeting allowed free men to exercise this democratic principle-

a)

voting (majority rule)

b)

the influence of government on religious beliefs

c)

taxation without representation

d)

the establishment of laws without input from

7.

Match the influential periods to their descriptions:

a)

religious revival movement in the colonies; lead the growth of evangelical denominations; brought out the establishment of several colleges (train ministers and educate followers

1.

Great Awakening

b)

ideas about natural rights (life, liberty, and property) and political authority help to provoke debate and resistance in the colonies to British rule

2.

Enlightenment

c)

***

3.

***

8.

________ established the Jamestown colony in 1607, primarily as an economic venture

a)

The British Parliament

b)

The Virginia Company of London

c)

Wealth land owners

d)

Shipbuilders, subsistence farmers, and indentured servants

9.

The trade pattern shown had what affect on the Indigenous peoples of the Americas?

a)

exposure and large numbers of deaths due to disease (ex: small pox)

b)

the equal exchange of goods and ideas for mutual benefit

c)

the start of a period of domination of Indigenous people in the Americas

d)

increased the export of precious metals and cash crops for the economic benefit of Indigenous American tribes

10.
  • - significantly influence the cultures of various Indigenous Groups

a)

geography

b)

climate

c)

available resources

d)

geography, climate, and available resources

11.

The 1619 meeting of members of Virginia General Assembly is an example of -

a)

Britain reaffirming its control over colonists

b)

self-government on the part of colonists

c)

the divide between Southern colonies and other colonized regions

d)

colonial leaders attempting to address the divide between the colonies and Britain

12.

The trade route shown, contributed to-

a)

precious metals and raw materials being shipped to Africa

b)

manufactured goods being shipped to the Americas (North and South)

c)

improved political and economic relations between Britain and its North American colonies

d)

an increased number of enslaved Africans in the Americas (North and South)

13.
  • - economic policy; colonies exist for the benefit of the mother (parent) country

a)

Divine Right

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Interdependency

d)

Imperialism

14.

The questioning of the teachings and actions of the Catholic Church, during the Protestant Reformation, led to-

a)

colonies being established based on economic benefit (Southern colonies)

b)

colonies being established based strictly on Islamic teachings and ideas.

c)

colonies being established based on the idea of religious freedom (Middle and New England colonies)

d)

Britain enacting the Coercive Acts in the colonies

15.

The ideas of Spanish Reconquista lead to -

a)

colonization based on the idea of spreading Islam

b)

colonization based on the idea of spreading Judaism

c)

Muslims maintaining control of Spain and Portugal

d)

colonization based on the idea of spreading Christianity