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HIST Regions, Founders Of Colonies
Test Description: Thirteen colonies and founding colonists
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following BEST describes the activity of the Southern region?
A
Plantation and small fishing economy
B
Merchant and Plantation economy
C
Small farms and boating
D
Artisans and craftspeople
2) This colonist wanted the government of Virginia to drive out Native Americans, which was refused, so the colonist led a rebellion burning the town until he was killed (1676).
A
William Penn
B
John Winthrop
C
Roger Williams
D
Nathaniel Bacon
3) This geographical region had rocky soil and short growing season made farming difficult. Its resources were forests for lumber and the Atlantic Ocean for fishing and whaling. Shipbuilding was a big industry here. One colony included was CT.
A
New England colonies
B
Midwest colonies
C
Middle (Mid-Atlantic) colonies
D
Southern colonies
4) This person founded Pennsylvania for religious freedom for many different groups and beliefs (1681)
A
Anne Hutchinson
B
John Smith
C
William Penn
D
Roger Williams
5) This geographical region had large amounts of grain grown, so it was known as the Breadbasket. One colony was NJ. It is part of:
A
Southern colonies
B
Midwest colonies
C
Middle (Mid-Atlantic) colonies
D
New England colonies
6) This individual founded Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in North America, 1607.
A
Anne Hutchinson
B
John Smith
C
Roger Williams
D
William Penn
7) What is a person who agrees to work for another person without pay for a certain length of time in exchange for transportation to the New World; After serving their time, they were released to be free citizens:
A
slave
B
apprentice
C
indentured servant
D
plantation owner
8) She banished from the Puritans and founded parts of Rhode Island, 1638
A
Roger Williams
B
William Penn
C
John Winthrop
D
Anne Hutchinson
9) Society here was more tolerant than elsewhere and accepted a mix of people, languages, religions and cultures.
A
Midwest colonies
B
New England Colonies
C
Southern colonies
D
Middle (Mid-Atlantic) colonies
10) This elected representative element of the Virginia General Assembly was the legislative body of the colony of Virginia.
A
House of Burgesses
B
House of Lords
C
Mayflower Compact
D
Colonial Governorship
11) As colonists and U.S. citizens continued to expand westward, Native Americans sometimes:
A
Attacked colonists in hopes of instilling fear and driving them from Native lands
B
Engaged in treaties with the U.S. hoping to slow down westward movement
C
Allied with European nations in wars against the U.S. in hopes of slowing down colonial movement
D
All of these
12) The main reason the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies were formed was for:
A
artison training
B
commerce
C
religious freedom
D
slave trade
13) Mercantilism is an economic system where:
A
Colonies are able to freely trade with other colonies under the same parent country.
B
Trade is allowed with West Indian nations only through leaders called Mercantiles.
C
None of these
D
A parent country takes resources and raw materials from a colony and sells finished goods back to colony.
14) Who fought in the French and Indian War?
A
The Spanish vs. the French
B
The French vs. Indians (Native Americans)
C
The British and its colonies vs. the French and Indians (Native Americans)
D
The French vs. the British and Indians (Native Americans)
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