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Test Description: Students will use their History Alive textbooks to find the answers to the quiz questions below.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What were the four Middle Colonies? (Chapter 3)
A
Maryland, Georgia, Quebec, and Rhode Island
B
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and New Hampshire
C
Virginia, Maine, South Carolina, and Maryland
D
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware
2) What was the main religion in the colony of Connecticut? (Chapter 3)
A
Various Faiths
B
Puritan
C
Catholic
D
Jewish
3) Who founded the colony of Virginia? (Chapter 3)
A
James, Duke of York
B
Willam Penn
C
Sir Walter Raleigh
D
Cecil Calvert
4) Define the word Parliament. (Chapter 4)
A
The lawmaking body of England, consisting of representatives from throughout the kingdom
B
To make a formal demand or request
C
A carriage people used to ride in
D
Powers or privileges that belong to people
5) When did the first Great Awakening begin in the colonies? (Chapter 4)
A
1730s
B
1800s
C
1710s
D
1740s
6) How long did the French and Indian War last? (Chapter 5)
A
5 years
B
15 years
C
7 years
D
10 years
7) What did the Proclamation of 1763 do? (Chapter 5)
A
Created a new form of government in the Americas
B
Prohibited settlers from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
C
Allowed settlers to live anywhere they wanted
D
Made everyone American citizens
8) What did the Stamp Act do that enraged colonists? (Chapter 5)
A
Colonists had to buy stamps and place them on paper products
B
All money had to have the stamp of the king of England on it
C
It forbid colonists from using paper products at all
D
Colonists were not allowed to dance and stamp their feet
9) How did Charlie Townshend die? (Chapter 5)
A
He died from old age
B
He died as part of the Boston Massacre
C
He was executed for treason
D
He died of the flu
10) Why did the colonists call the British soldiers Lobsterbacks? Chapter 5
A
As a compliment toward their beautiful red boots
B
The colonists never called the British soldiers by this name
C
To make fun of their red, sunburned faces
D
As an insult to make fun of their red coats
11) Which colonial region was the most industrialized?
A
The Middle colonial region because it had the most factories
B
The South because it had the most plantations
C
The Midwest region because it had the most cheese
D
The New England region because it had the most natural harbors
12) Jamestown was founded in 1607. What was founded in 1620?
A
New York City
B
Declaration of Independence
C
Massachusetts Bay Colony
D
The French and Indian War
13) Where did the Quakers mainly settle?
A
Rhode Island
B
Massachusetts
C
Georgia
D
Pennsylvania
14) If you came to the New World for political freedom, which part of American life would you be most excited about?
A
Getting an education
B
Praying any way you wanted
C
The large amounts of farmland for sale
D
The ability to vote for those in the House of Burgesses
15) What geographical feature made it easy to trade during colonial times?
A
Slaves
B
Access to water - natural harbors and rivers
C
Railroads
D
A large supply of horses and buggies
16) Which of these items is a secondary source?
A
A diary from an Amish girl as her family set sail for the New World
B
The original speech of Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island
C
A pamphlet from the 1700s about firing a musket
D
A book published in 1980 about the Puritans
17) Once slaves were brought to the British colonies, what most likely happened to them?
A
They ran away because the Middle Passage was so terrible
B
They started forming their own societies away from the British
C
They were taken to an auction house and sold to the highest paying plantation owner
D
They were set free by a well-meaning farmer
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