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WorksheetsAP US History Unit 2
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 45mins
Which settlement became the first permanent Spanish town in what is now the United States, established in 1565?
Quebec in Canada, founded in 1608
San Diego in California, founded in 1769
Santa Fe in New Mexico, founded after 1600
St. Augustine in Florida, founded in 1565
Samuel de Champlain’s founding of Quebec in 1608 most directly advanced which broader colonial project?
Creation of English proprietary colonies
Development of Russian trade networks
Formation of Spanish missions in California
Expansion of New France along the St. Lawrence
By 1718, the French established a permanent settlement near the mouth of the Mississippi River that became a prosperous trade center. Which settlement is described?
Pope
Bacon's Rebellion
New Orleans
headright
A settlement established by the Dutch near the mouth of the Hudson River by Henry Hudson became a prosperous, diverse trading port and surrendered to the British in 1660. Which settlement fits this description?
New Amsterdam
Roger Williams
Providence
headright
An association of individuals in a business enterprise with transferable shares of stock, where stockholders are liable for the business's debts, is best described as which of the following?
nonsectarian
joint-stock companies
Bacon's Rebellion
John Davenport
Which was the first joint-stock company in the colonies that founded Jamestown and promised gold, conversion of Indians to Christianity, and passage to the Indies?
Virginia Company
Connecticut
Scotch-Irish
Pueblo Revolt
A group of Separatists sailed on the Mayflower and established self-rule in 1620. Which statement best explains the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?
To set up a civil body politic with agreed laws
To guarantee trade monopolies for the voyage investors
To declare independence from the English Crown
To require conversion to the Church of England
Which leader envisioned Massachusetts Bay as a "city upon a hill," shaping Puritan governance and ideals?
Cotton Mather
William Penn
Roger Williams
John Winthrop
What 1649 law in Maryland granted freedom of worship to all Christians, aiming to reduce sectarian conflict?
Halfway Covenant
Navigation Acts
Act of Toleration
Mayflower Compact
A Puritan minister who led settlers from Massachusetts Bay to establish a colony in Connecticut with stricter limits on government in 1636 was named:
New Hampshire
Thomas Hooker
Act of Toleration
Halfway Covenant (1662)
Which statement best identifies the short document considered by some as the first written constitution, outlining government powers, individual rights, election by secret ballots, and limits on authority?
Plymouth Colony
South Carolina
Rhode Island
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1639)
In 1637, who founded a settlement south of Hartford called New Haven?
Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques Marquette (1673)
John Davenport
John Cabot
slavery
In 1665, which two settlements united under a royal charter granting limited self-government, including election of the governor?
John Rolfe
Connecticut
Andrew Hamilton
Pilgrims
The last colony founded in New England, separated from Massachusetts Bay by King Charles II in 1679 and made a royal colony, was:
Act of Toleration
salutatory neglect
Benjamin West
New Hampshire
carved out of New York in 1664 as King Charles II feared New York was too large and divided into East and West with Quakers settling and colony combined in 1702
Navigation Acts
Pope
New Jersey
Slave Laws
A Quaker that founded Pennsylvania to establish a place where his people and others could live in peace and be free from persecution.
governor
James Oglethorpe
Plymouth Colony
William Penn
which guaranteed a representative assembly elected by landowners, and a written constitution
Captain John Smith
Roger Williams
Frame of Government (1682-1683)
South Carolina
constitution by Penn, which guaranteed freedom of worship for all and unrestricted immigration
New England Confederation
Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques Marquette (1673)
John Winthrop
Charter of Liberties (1701)
1619 - The Virginia House of Burgesses formed, the first legislative body in colonial America. Later other colonies would adopt houses of burgesses.
John Bartram
House of Burgesses
Georgia
Bacon's Rebellion
What was the primary outcome of the Pueblo Revolt led by the religious leader Popé in 1680?
English colonists abolished the headright system entirely
German immigrants gained political control of Pennsylvania
Spanish were expelled from New Mexico for twelve years
African slavery was legally restricted to coastal colonies
Match the following
Focus on establishing settlements for economic gain, such as for trade and to create more markets.
British Colonization
Primarily interested in establishing trading posts for the fur trade.
French Colonization
The first permanent English settlement in North America, known for its strong economic focus.
Jamestown
Established by Pilgrims, it was known for its focus on religious freedom.
Plymouth
Match the following settlement with it's Colony
Jamestown
Virginia
Plymouth
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Providence
Rhode Island
Charles Town
South Carolina
Match the following
Southern colonies
Hot climate, Large Plantations,
Middle colonies
Mild climate, bread basket colonies
New England colonies
cold climate, subsistence farming
Match the description with the colony
immigrants from many different countries and with many varied cultures
Pennsylvania Colony
people building a settlement near Cape Cod Bay
Plymouth Colony
settlers growing and harvesting tobacco
Virginia Colony
a tree with the word "Croatoan" carved into it
Roanoke Colony
Match the following
a military post or guarded settlement in an area under Spanish control
presidio
a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth in the Americas
conquistador
sun-dried bricks made from a mixture of mud with a small amount of straw or grass
adobe
a person sent to a place to spread a religious faith
missionary
state-sponsored settlement of people to new territories
colonization
Match the following
group of colonies made up of: Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, & Rhode Island
New England Colonies
group who wanted to leave the Anglican Church or separate from it
Separatists
group of colonies made up of: New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania
Middle Colonies
group of separatists that fled to the Netherlands, but were not happy there and decided to start a colony in North America
Pilgrims
group of colonies made up of; Maryland, Virginia, the Carolina's and Georgia
Southern Colonies
Match the following Spanish colonial terms to their definitions
El Requerimiento
Demanded Natives convert to Christianity and allow priests to preach
Encomienda
Granted lands to Spanish elites and allowed them to exploit natives for labor
Asiento
Contract for the provision of African slaves to New Spain
Casta
Strict social structures adhered to in New Spain
Missions
Established by priests and soldiers to convert Natives
A (a) was a (b) that granted (c) to start a (d) .
Label the colonial regions.
New England
Middle
Southern
Where did the Spanish primarily explore and settle?
