Quakers Catholics religious tolerance flexible social structure

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1 US History (GPS) EOCT Quiz Colonization through the Constitution - (SSUSH1.A) European Colonization Student Name: Teacher Name: Heather Creamer Date: Score: 1) Quakers Catholics religious tolerance flexible social structure All of these terms are associated with what colonial North American region? A) New England B) West Indies C) Middle Colonies D) Southern Colonies 2) What product was instrumental in bringing about economic stability in the early years of the Virginia colony? A) cotton B) gold C) indigo D) tobacco 3) religious dissenters belief in hard work social conformity New England All of these describe what group of settlers in colonial North America? A) Amish B) Quakers C) Puritans D) Catholics 4) In 1636, Roger Williams was expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and founded Rhode Island, because he supported A) women's suffrage. B) the abolition of slavery. C) a separation of church and state. D) westward expansion of the colonies. 5) The differences in the economic development of the mid-atlantic, New England, and Southern colonies can BEST be attributed to the A) customs of the immigrants. Page 1 of 9

2 B) geographic conditions there. C) level of the education of their citizens. D) differences in their colonial governments. Page 2 of 9

3 6) Which of these was considered a "Mid-Atlantic"/"Middle" colony in North America? A) New York B) Virginia C) Rhode Island D) New Hampshire 7) The mid-atlantic colony of Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn PRIMARILY because of his A) loss in the war with the Dutch for control of New Amsterdam. B) failure to successfully take power in Massachusetts Bay Colony. C) wish to found a logical, well-planned, religiously tolerant colony. D) desire to have a government in which all citizens could participate. 8) In what century was the Jamestown colony founded? A) the 15th century B) the 16th century C) the 17th century D) the 18th century 9) Which colony was home to the largest number of Quakers? A) Georgia B) New York C) Pennsylvania D) Massachusetts 10) Use this map to answer the next question. Which letter on this map marks the area of colonial North America controlled by Great Britain around the year 1700? Page 3 of 9

4 A) B) C) D) 11) This colony was founded by the Dutch in the early-1600s and is now known as New York City. A) New Jersey B) New Haarlem C) New Holland D) New Amsterdam 12) The Mayflower Compact was unique because it A) was the foundation for the Declaration of Independence. B) allowed black colonists freedom centuries before emancipation. C) allowed colonists to import slaves from Africa to work on southern plantations. D) was the first example of colonial European self-government in northeastern North America. 13) The Massachusetts Bay Colony was different from the Plymouth Colony because in Massachusetts A) the political leaders were corrupt. B) there was a more prosperous economy. C) often rebelled against rules of Parliament. D) Protestant settlers were not allowed to enter. Page 4 of 9

5 14) Which statement BEST describes a difference between the English and the French in regards to exploration and colonization? A) The French were less interested in occupying territories. B) The French and the English both settled in North America. C) Fur trading was the main source of money for the English. D) Only the French were interested in converting the natives. 15) What was the first representative assembly in the English colonies in 1619? A) Mayflower Compact B) New England town meeting C) Virginia House of Burgesses D) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 16) The colony of Rhode Island was founded A) due to British taxation issues. B) because of civil war in Virginia. C) out of religious tensions in Massachusetts. D) because of differences in New England over the issue of slavery. 17) established in the Colony of Virginia in 1619 consisted of a Governor, a council, and representatives from the colony marked the beginning of representative government in British North America These are all describing what colonial legislative body? A) the Plymouth Company B) the Mayflower Compact C) the House of Burgesses D) the Fundamental Orders 18) Which of these BEST describes the Salem Witch Trials of the late 1600s? A) As a result of the persecution, a greater sense of religious freedom swept in New England. B) The witchcraft hysteria was short-lived with many people eventually being pardoned. C) Tens of thousands of people left Massachusetts for religious reasons. D) Hundreds of people were put to death for admitting to witchcraft. 19) France's interest in North America in the 16th century was MAINLY because of A) the commercial possibilities in the area. B) France was facing severe urban overcrowding. C) the success of earlier colonies in Louisiana. D) people's desire to escape the French Revolution. 20) How did the Virginia House of Burgesses differ from the government that was established by the Mayflower Compact? A) The House of Burgesses was a representative assembly. B) The House of Burgesses established a direct democracy. C) The House of Burgesses developed before Jamestown was formed. D) The House of Burgesses included democratic participation from women. 21) The Powhatan Indians of the early 17th century could BEST be described as A) being destroyed by a genocidal assault by the Spanish. B) cooperating closely with the French against the British. Page 5 of 9

6 C) having a tense and confrontational relationship with British settlers. D) being forced from their lands by European settlers and relocated to Oklahoma. Page 6 of 9

7 22) Though this first representative assembly in America had little power, it marked the beginning of self-government in colonial America. What was the name of this first elected colonial legislature? A) House of Burgesses B) Continental Congress C) The Mayflower Compact D) Committees of Correspondence 23) The "half-way covenant" was created in the mid-1700s in order to A) increase the population of the southern colonies. B) attract more people to settle in the Middle Colonies. C) cut by 50% the amount of time it took to become a citizen. D) remind New England Puritans of their religious foundations. 24) Use this map to answer the next question. Which letter on this map marks the area of colonial North America controlled by France around the year 1700? A) B) C) D) 25) Canada's spoken languages have been MOST influenced by the countries of A) France and Spain. B) England and France. C) Portugal and Spain. D) France and Germany. 26) Page 7 of 9

8 Use this map to answer the next question. Which letter on this map marks the area of colonial North America controlled by Spain around the year 1700? A) B) C) D) 27) Which colonial region was MOST closely associated with the idea of the "Protestant work ethic"? A) the Middle Colonies B) the Southern Colonies C) the New England Colonies D) the Mid-Atlantic Colonies 28) All of these conditions in England led leaders to encourage people to migrate to America EXCEPT A) overcrowding in the cities. B) a lack of economic opportunities. C) a need to find sources for raw goods. D) the refusal to join the Catholic Church. Page 8 of 9

9 29) Which of these would be the BEST title for the region marked "A" (in gray) on this map? A) Area Controlled by Great Britain B) Not Controlled by a European Power C) Area Controlled by the Russian Empire D) Controlled by 2 or More European Powers 30) Which colonial region had the distinction of being the MOST culturally diverse? A) the Southern colonies B) the New England colonies C) the Mid-Western colonies D) the Mid-Atlantic colonies Page 9 of 9