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1 Name: Class: Date: Social Studies Chapter 6 Test True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. Test Your Knowledge 1. Metacomet believed his people had to go to war to stay on their lands. 2. The cool climate of the Southern Colonies meant that the region had a short growing season. 3. New England colonists used the Mystic River and the Delaware River to ship goods from places inland to coastal ports. 4. Fish was an important export the New England colonies sent to Europe. Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 5. How did the glaciers affect the land in the colonies? A. Glaciers made it much colder all year in New England. B. Glaciers pushed soil from New England to the Middle Colonies. C. Glaciers pushed rocks and soil from the Southern Colonies to the north. D. Glaciers dumped soil from the tidewater region into the Middle Colonies. 6. What helped the colonists in the Middle Colonies send crops to nearby towns? A. the tidewater B. the French colonies C. the wide, long rivers D. the Spanish colonies 1

2 Name: 7. Which of the sections of the British colonies had the best climate and land for farming? A. New England B. the Middle Colonies C. the Southern Colonies D. the Middle Colonies and New England Use the map to answer the following. 8. Colonies in New England included A. New Hampshire and Massachusetts. B. Georgia and North Carolina. C. New Jersey and Maryland. D. Virginia and Delaware. 2

3 Name: 9. Colonies in the Southern Colonies included A. New Jersey and Delaware. B. Pennsylvania and Connecticut. C. North Carolina and South Carolina. D. Rhode Island and New Hampshire. 10. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was established in A. the 1400s. B. the 1500s. C. the 1600s. D. the 1700s. 11. Which of the following was true of Puritan beliefs? A. All men had the right to vote. B. People should obey the rules of the Bible. C. Religion and government should be separate. D. Everyone did not have to attend church services. 12. Why was Roger Williams banished? A. He didn t own land but wanted to vote. B. He thought men who were not in the church should vote. C. He wanted men and women to have the right to discuss religion. D. He didn t believe the government should make laws about religion. 3

4 Name: 13. Who won King Philip's War? A. Metacomet B. the colonists C. the Pequot Indians D. the Wampanoag Indians 14. After King Philip's War A. Wampanoags enslaved the colonists. B. Wampanoags made the colonists leave the area. C. more Indians lived in New England than ever before. D. few American Indians remained in eastern New England. 15. Which of the following was a key resource for the New England colonies? A. tea B. cod C. spices D. candles 16. The Middle Passage described the journey from A. Europe to Africa. B. North America to Africa. C. Africa to the West Indies. D. Europe to North America. 4

5 Name: 17. In the 1730s, the Great Awakening caused people to A. get educations. B. join new churches. C. end the slave trade. D. abandon the colonies. Use the chart to answer the following. 18. Which of the following chores did the girls do? A. care for farm animals B. pick and gather berries C. weave cloth for clothing D. help build and repair buildings 5

6 Name: 19. Which chore did both boys and girls do? A. bring in fuel for fireplace B. make soap and candles C. help build and repair buildings D. help with planting and harvesting Test Your Knowledge 20. Who could vote at a Massachusetts Bay colony town meeting? A. all men B. everyone C. male property owners D. men and women over 18 years 21. What was the business of buying and selling human beings called? A. capitalism B. the slave trade C. indentured servants D. the mercantile system 6

7 Name: 22. Why did Roger Williams found the colony of Rhode Island? A. He wanted to start a new business there. B. He wanted to teach men and women in his home. C. He wanted to start a colony where people could worship freely. D. He wanted to start a colony where religion controlled the government. 23. Who was Thomas Hooker? A. a slave trader B. a leader during King Philip s war C. a minister who founded Connecticut D. a famous minister during the Great Awakening 7

8 Name: Apply Your Knowledge Use the map to answer the following. 24. Where were most of the James River tobacco farms? A. near Jamestown B. near Chesapeake Bay C. near Lawne's Plantation D. near Maycock's Plantation 8

9 Name: 25. Which of the following cities were located in New England? A. Boston B. New York C. Jamestown D. Williamsburg Short Answer Apply the Reading Skill: Compare and Contrast Read the passage below. Then answer the question. The Puritans settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony. They formed a religious community with strict rules. Only male church members could vote. Thomas Hooker led colonists out of Massachusetts and formed the colony of Connecticut. In Connecticut, all men could vote. 26. How were the voting rules different in Connecticut and in Massachusetts Bay Colony? 9

10 Name: Test the Skill: Make a Line Graph 27. How many ships were made in New England in 1704? 28. How many more ships were built in 1706 than in 1704? 29. What was the first year after 1700 that more than 68 ships were built? 10

11 Name: Apply the Skill: Make a Line Graph 30. Make a line graph of the population of Boston using the following numbers. Label the horizontal axis Years, and the Vertical axis Population (in thousands). Year Population (in thousands)

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