WorksheetsColonial America Unit Assessment
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following were reasons people decided to settle in the colonies? (Select all that apply.)
Freedom from unfair laws and an unfair ruler
To earn money and own land
Religious freedom
They were forced to leave their homes and were enslaved
What was one way that school was different in colonial times compared to today?
Children learned to read.
Schooling focused a great deal on manners.
Girls were more likely to attend.
School was free and available for all.
Despite difficulties at first, the Jamestown settlement survived. What were two reason why Jamestown made it through difficult times? Select two.
The leadership of John Smith
They lived near water.
Help from the Powhatan Native Americans
The settlement did not survive.
Which of the following means "a settlement established by people from another country"?
hornbook
colonists
colony
apprentice
Which of the following was a wooden tool used in colonial schools?
apprentice
hornbook
colony
cash crop
Which of the following was a profitable crop sold to make money?
cash crop
hornbook
colony
colonist
Which of the following describes a person who worked for several years in exchange for passage to the colonies?
Enslaved person
Indentured Servant
Colonist
Hornbook
A place where people establish homes or communities is called a
hornbook
region
settlement
cash crop
