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Social Studies Chapter 4 Test
Test Description: This test reviews the material from the unit on Colonization of the New World
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Who was the first nation to start the colonization of the Americas?
A
France
B
England
C
Spain
D
Netherlands
2) What type of settlement did the Spanish build in the borderlands in order to help convert Native Americans to the Christian Faith?
A
presidios
B
plantations
C
missions
D
haciendas
3) What colony made profits from the cash crop of tobacco?
A
Viginia
B
Montreal
C
New Netherland
D
Plymouth
4) What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in the New World?
A
Plymouth
B
Jamestown
C
New Amsterdam
D
Roanoke
5) Which definition best describes the word legislature?
A
a person who speaks for other people
B
a lawmaking branch of government
C
an agreement among people, groups or nations
D
a church supported by the government
6) Which of the following is an example of a Primary Source?
A
a movie about the Pilgrims
B
a book written by a settler of the Plymouth Colony
C
a recent book about Jamestown
D
a photograph of reenactors at St. Augustine
7) What is the best reason why the Pilgrims settled by the ocean?
A
the ocean can be used as a source for drinking water
B
the lands near the ocean are the best for farming
C
the location was a good defensive position to ward off Native American attacks
D
the location provided a means of shipping and trade
8) How did the Native Americans near Plymouth help the first colonists?
A
They taught the colonists how to speak their language
B
They helped the protect the English from Spanish colonists
C
They taught them how to farm and fish on the new land
D
They led expeditions to explore land around the colony
9) The Dutch settlements of New Netherland were in which present day states?
A
Massachusetts and Rhode Island
B
Delaware and Pennsylvania
C
New York and New Jersey
D
Maryland and Virginia
10) What did LaSalle claim for France in 1684?
A
the land along the St. Lawrence River
B
The Mississippi River Valley
C
The land along the Rio Grande
D
The Great Lakes Region
11) The economy of the Spanish Settlements was based on which of the following?
A
shipping raw materials such as lumber back to Europe
B
the fur trade
C
growing cash crops such as tobacco
D
farming and ranching
12) The ecomony of the English settlement in Virginia was based on which of the following?
A
farming and ranching
B
shipping raw materials such as lumber back to Europe
C
the fur trade
D
growing cash crops such as tobacco
13) The ecomony of the English settlement in Plymouth was based on which of the following?
A
farming and ranching
B
the fur trade
C
shipping raw materials such as lumber back to Europe
D
growing cash crops such as tobacco
14) The ecomomy of the French and Dutch settlements was based on which of the following?
A
shipping of raw materials such as lumber back to Europe
B
growing cash crops such as tobacco
C
farming and ranching
D
the fur trade
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