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History Review: New England Colonies
Test Description: History
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is a person called who travels for religious reasons?
A
traveller
B
colonist
C
pilgrim
D
Separatist
2) In which region is Massachusetts located?
A
New England
B
Coastal
C
Southern
D
Middle
3) Why were the Pilgrims called Separatists?
A
They wanted to separate from the Church of England.
B
They wanted to separate from the South.
C
They wanted to separate from all the other colonists.
D
They were never called Separatists.
4) Which country did the Pilgrims move to before sailing to America?
A
Netherlands
B
Spain.
C
They never went directly from England to America.
D
Italy
5) What was the name of the Pilgims' ship?
A
Half Moon
B
Discovery
C
Santa Maria
D
Mayflower
6) Where did the Pilgrims plan to locate before ending up in Massachusetts?
A
Virginia
B
North Carolina
C
Rhode Island
D
Florida
7) What was the year the Pilgrims landed in America?
A
1730
B
1620
C
1492
D
1606
8) What was the paper called that the Pilgrims signed before leaving the ship?
A
Mayflower Document
B
Pilgrim contract
C
Mayflower Compact
D
Rules of Contract
9) What was the name of the Native American that helped the Pilgrims to survive in the new land?
A
Roger Williams
B
Sitting Bull
C
Massasoit
D
Squanto
10) Who was the first governor of Plymouth?
A
William Bradford
B
Roger Williams
C
John Winthrop
D
John Smith
11) What was the name of the settlement begun by the Puritans?
A
Williamsburg
B
Plymouth Rock
C
Massachusetts Bay Colony
D
Charleston
12) What was the name of the Puritan leader who wanted them to be an example to the world?
A
John Smith
B
John Winthrop
C
Squanto
D
William Bradford
13) What were two big industries in the New England region?
A
growing tobacco
B
selling seashells
C
selling crops grown on farms
D
fishing and shipbuilding
14) What was a hornbook?
A
a tool used in shipbuilding
B
a type of book used in colonial schools
C
a book of Pilgrim rules signed by the colonists
D
a book about the history of trumpets
15) What was the Great Migration?
A
the movement of butterflies to Mexico
B
a movement of many colonists into Massachusetts in just 30 years
C
a movement of animals from the forest
D
a movement of Native Americans from their homelands
16) Which of the choices are activities the Puritans enjoyed on Sunday?
A
have friends over for lunch
B
Play games and go on picnics
C
go to the meetinghouse and worship
D
finish up work from the week
17) What conditions made farming hard in the New England Region?
A
long hot summers and clay soil
B
rocky soil and long cold winters
C
sandy soil and lack of rain
D
monsoon rains
18) Which colony had Roger Williams as a leader?
A
Vermont
B
Rhode Island
C
Massachusetts
D
Connecticut
19) Which of the following beliefs did Roger Williams NOT have?
A
that Puritans were not strict enough
B
that the Church of England was the right church for his followers and they should stay in it
C
that people should not be forced to pay taxes to support Puritan churches
D
that the colonists should pay the Native Americans for land
20) What was the New England Primer?
A
the name of a settlement in Rhode Island
B
a pretty paint color on colonial homes
C
the name of a sailing ship
D
the only text book in colonial schools
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