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12thgrade
U.S. History 13 Original Colonies/ Southern Colonies
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich colonial region had whaling, fishing, and trading?New England ColoniesMiddle ColoniesSouthern ColoniesWestern Colonies
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat region had cold long winters and a short growing season and a rocky landscape?Middle coloniesNew EnglandSouthern colonies
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat region made money from cash crops (tobacco, rice, indigo)?Middle coloniesNew EnglandSouthern colonies
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat region was established because they wanted religious freedom?Middle coloniesNew EnglandSouthern colonies
- 5. Multiple Choice
At which colony did the Puritans land?
Maryland
Virginia
Massachusetts
Connecticut
- 6. Multiple ChoiceLarge farms that grow just one or two crops are called _______________.ranchesorchardsplantationsacres
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich group are the Middle colonies?Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
MassachuttesNorth Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
GeorgiaPennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New JerseyCalifornia
Arizona
New Mexico
Washington - 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich group is the New England Colonies?New Hampshire, Virginia, Coneccticut, and MarylandOld Carolina, Georgia, Delaware, MassachusettsNew York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, DelawareRhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich group are the Southern colonies?Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
MassachuttesNorth Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
GeorgiaPennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New JerseyFlorida
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama - 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat were cash crops?Crops grown to make a profit $$.Crops everyone needed.Crops that were easy to harvest.Crops that grew well in the New England Colonies.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe Pilgrims traveled on the?Santa MariaMayflower CompactMayflowerMayweather
- 12. Multiple ChoiceFounded on April 27, 1607, this Virginia colony was the first permanent English settlement and was named after King James 1.PrincetonJamestownMarylandPlymouth
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the white settlers need from the Indians?BoatsFoodSkinIsland
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat became Jamestown's "gold"?MaizeTobacccoWaterTomatoes
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhy did many of the men not want to work?They didn't know how.They forced the women to work.They wanted to hire American Indians to do the work.They were rich and used to having servants do all of their work in England.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceHow did John Rolfe help Jamestown generate income for the Virginia Company?Introduction tobacco in the coloniesBeginning the Headright SystemStarting the Middle PassageMarrying Pocahontas
- 17. Multiple Choice
area along the coast that had easy access to the ports
Tidewater
Backcountry
- 18. Multiple Choice
Exchange of plants, animals, and disease between the two worlds, DISEASE was the leading killer of Natives.
Triangular Trade Route
Encomienda
Colombian Exchange
- 19. Multiple Choice
Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams were both banished for speaking out against the Puritans because ....
the Puritan were upset that they had to pay money.
the Puritan elders were not accepting of other viewpoints.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which region had rocky soil?
New England
Middle
Southern
- 21. Multiple Choice
Majority rules and the idea of self-governing was set up by the 1st written government . Which was......
House of Burgesses
Plymouth
Jamestown
Mayflower Compact
- 22. Multiple Choice
Great Awakening was a revitalization of the Protestant religion in the colonies. Who was the preacher?
Roger WIlliams
Jonathon Edwards
John Rolfe
John Smith
- 23. Multiple Choice
What was the social Structure of the New England colonies?
Strict / Rigid / Least Tolerant
Based on slavery and land ownership
Flexible social structure
- 24. Multiple Choice
Mayflower Compact showed that the Pilgrims were
ready to begin a new way of life without strangers
aware of needing to make their own government
aware of how different they were from other colonies
willing to follow the same laws as Virginia
- 25. Multiple Choice
The Separatists established a colony because they wanted to
live by themselves
avoid religious freedom
worship freely
support the king
- 26. Multiple Choice
The Plymouth Colony set an important precedent in that it
established the principal of religious freedom.
allowed only adult male colonists to vote.
recognized the need for laws and leadership.
followed the English tradition of electing representatives.
- 27. Multiple Choice
How did the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut influence the development of representative government in America?
It created America's first representative government
It was the first document to set rules for representative government.
It expanded the right to vote to all men who owned property.
It set limits on the power of the governor.
- 28. Multiple Choice
What was the main reason that several New England cities became major shipbuilding centers?
These cities needed ships for deep sea-fishing.
The land near the cities was at first difficult to farm.
The city governments supported shipbuilding.
The cities were located on the coast and had plenty of wood.
- 29. Multiple Choice
Which colonial region was known as the "Bread Basket?"
New England
Middle
Southern
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which reason best explains why the British took control of New Amsterdam?
They wanted the wealth that came from trade.
They feared conflict with the Dutch over trade routes.
They wanted to expand their religious influence in America.
They wanted Peter Stuyvesant to remain as governor.
- 31. Multiple Choice
What was the main reason the colony of New Jersey was originally formed?
to keep England's influence in New York
to discourage loyalty to the British monarch
to establish religious freedom in the new colonies
to govern more easily than one large New York colony.
- 32. Multiple Choice
Which reason best explains how a free-market economy developed in New Jersey?
The proprietors encouraged traders to settle in the colony.
The proprietors allowed settlers to farm or run businesses as they pleased.
The proprietors gave land for free to farmers who would develop it.
The proprietors allowed only free farmers, and not slaves, in the colony.
- 33. Multiple Choice
How did William Penn impact self-government in America?
He weakened it by giving political power to English.
He weakened it by insisting that settlers pay for Indian land.
He strengthened it by having a constitution and general assembly.
He strengthened it by giving the right to vote to all men and women.
- 34. Multiple Choice
How did William Penn attract so many people to his colony?
He encouraged foreign investment in the colony.
He advertised the religious freedom offered in the colony.
He gave free land to new settlers.
He prohibited slavery anywhere in the colony.
- 35. Multiple Choice
What social structure did the middle colonies have?
Rigid / Strict
Based on land ownership and slavery
Flexible
- 36. Multiple Choice
Who was a lead figure in the Enlightenment?
George Washington
William Penn
Ben Franklin
Roger Williams
- 37. Multiple Choice
Which colonial region was most diverse?
New England
Middle
Southern
- 38. Multiple Choice
A peaceful group known as the Quakers led by William Penn settled which colony?
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
- 39. Multiple Choice
The Dutch settled which colony also known as New Netherlands?
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
- 40. Multiple Choice
The Swedes settled which colony?
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
- 41. Multiple Choice
This region had a middle class that was made up of artisans, business owners and small farmers.
New England
Middle
Southern
- 42. Multiple Choice
Lord Baltimore established in Maryland encouraged
land grants for every settler.
a role for colonists in government.
religious freedom for Roman Catholics.
the settlement of wealthy people.
- 43. Multiple Choice
The most significant difference between the northern and southern Carolina settlements was that
southern settlement attracted settlers from England and northern settlers were from Virginia.
southern settlement grew rich on rice while poorer farmers in the north grew tobacco.
the northern settlement was free of slavery while the southern settlement relied on enslaved workers.
southern settlement was more loyal to English nobles than the northern settlement.
- 44. Multiple Choice
The reason James Oglethorpe and other trustees founded a colony in Georgia was to solve a
social problem
political problem
religious problem
economic problem
- 45. Multiple Choice
What factor best explains the difference in settlement patterns between the Tidewater and the backcountry?
differences in attitudes about slavery
differences in the characteristics of the environment
differences in the length of the growing season
differences in where the settlers had immigrated from
- 46. Multiple Choice
The increase in the number of enslaved Africans entering America was largely due to
the development of the plantation system.
greater efforts to capture Africans by other Africans.
an increase in the number of European slave traders.
changing attitudes about the justice of owning slaves.
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