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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
Virginia, Maine, South Carolina, and Maryland
B
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and New Hampshire
C
Maryland, Georgia, Quebec, and Rhode Island
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
Catholic
C
Puritan
D
Jewish
3) Who founded the colony of Virginia? (Chapter 3)
A
James, Duke of York
B
Cecil Calvert
C
Sir Walter Raleigh
D
Willam Penn
4) Define the word Parliament. (Chapter 4)
A
The lawmaking body of England, consisting of representatives from throughout the kingdom
B
Powers or privileges that belong to people
C
To make a formal demand or request
D
A carriage people used to ride in
5) When did the first Great Awakening begin in the colonies? (Chapter 4)
A
1710s
B
1740s
C
1730s
D
1800s
6) How long did the French and Indian War last? (Chapter 5)
A
10 years
B
5 years
C
15 years
D
7 years
7) What did the Proclamation of 1763 do? (Chapter 5)
A
Made everyone American citizens
B
Prohibited settlers from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
C
Created a new form of government in the Americas
D
Allowed settlers to live anywhere they wanted
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 was executed for treason
B
He died from old age
C
He died as part of the Boston Massacre
D
He died of the flu
10) Why did the colonists call the British soldiers Lobsterbacks? Chapter 5
A
To make fun of their red, sunburned faces
B
As an insult to make fun of their red coats
C
The colonists never called the British soldiers by this name
D
As a compliment toward their beautiful red boots
11) Which colonial region was the most industrialized?
A
The South because it had the most plantations
B
The New England region because it had the most natural harbors
C
The Middle colonial region because it had the most factories
D
The Midwest region because it had the most cheese
12) Jamestown was founded in 1607. What was founded in 1620?
A
The French and Indian War
B
New York City
C
Declaration of Independence
D
Massachusetts Bay Colony
13) Where did the Quakers mainly settle?
A
Pennsylvania
B
Rhode Island
C
Georgia
D
Massachusetts
14) If you came to the New World for political freedom, which part of American life would you be most excited about?
A
The ability to vote for those in the House of Burgesses
B
Getting an education
C
Praying any way you wanted
D
The large amounts of farmland for sale
15) What geographical feature made it easy to trade during colonial times?
A
Railroads
B
A large supply of horses and buggies
C
Slaves
D
Access to water - natural harbors and rivers
16) Which of these items is a secondary source?
A
A book published in 1980 about the Puritans
B
A diary from an Amish girl as her family set sail for the New World
C
A pamphlet from the 1700s about firing a musket
D
The original speech of Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island
17) Once slaves were brought to the British colonies, what most likely happened to them?
A
They started forming their own societies away from the British
B
They were taken to an auction house and sold to the highest paying plantation owner
C
They were set free by a well-meaning farmer
D
They ran away because the Middle Passage was so terrible
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