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Exploration and Colonization Unit Test
Exploration and Colonization Unit Test
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1
Joint stock companies can best be described as
people who bought land from native americans
people that worked 7 years for trip to be paid to America
People who invested money in hopes to make profits
2
All of the following are people groups that came to the 13 colonies in large number EXCEPT:
Dutch
Scottish
Portuguese
German
3
Why did Columbus call the people he encountered Indians?
That is what Marco Polo called them
He thought he was in India
That is what they called themselves
4
How did George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards impact the religious culture of the 13 colonies?
By arguing the need for religious diversity
By translating the bible
By preaching Christian teachings
5
What is the best explanation for why Jamestown survived?
The cash crop tobacco
The successful pursuit of fur trading
It was a massively important location for factories
6
Which statement is most true about slaves in the colonies
All slaves worked on plantations
slaves worked on plantations in south; worked in shops-North
Slaves were given choices to where they wanted to live
7
The Great Awakening can best be described as a/an movement.
scientific
religious
patriotic
8
What best explains the high literacy rate of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
the religious desire to read the Bible
the impact of Quakers and their beliefs
the high trade of cotton
9
Which best describes colonial women
They were allowed to attend school and vote
They had more freedom than European women
They had less freedom that women in Europe
10
The southern colonies had a/an______economy.
agrarian
shipping
industrial
11
Quakers did all of the follow EXCEPT
recognized class differences
promoted equality of the sexes
handled matters nonviolently
12
What treaty ended the French and Indian War?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Pitt
Treaty of Tordesillas
13
Which colonial region is known for plantations and large numbers of slaves?
New England
Southern
Middle
14
Why didn't the Africans die from small pox as many of the Native Americans did.
They had immunities to diseases
They escaped from the Europeans and avoided the disease
They had medicine for the diseases
15
Why did the Pilgrims come to North America?
for religious freedom
to be a City on the Hill for Puritan values
to spread the religion of the Anglican Church
16
The phrase God, gold, and glory refers to what?
Reason Native Americans rebelled against Aztecs
A Spanish motto
Motivations that led explorers to the New World
17
How did William Penn gain Pennyslvania
He stole it from the Aztecs
The church gave it to them
It was given to him to repay a debt
18
The Dutch sent_____ to explore areas of North America (he founded New Amsterdam).
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
Henry Hudson
19
Why did disease and death spread early in Jamestown?
The Native Americans spread small pox to Jamestown residents
They did not prepare for survival well, and basic needs
They had no immunites to bubonic plague
20
What is the best explanation for Britain's passing of the Navigation Acts?
They were trying to find a direct route to the Indian Ocean
They wanted trading nations to only use British ships
They wanted form a monopoly on map making
21
Which colony was the most diverse?
Middle
New England
Southern
22
After Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony, what colony did he develop?
New York
Georgia
Rhode Island
23
Why did Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Because they formed an alliance with the British
To declare Protestantism as official religion
To determine which nation got certain areas in the New World
24
Which part of the Triangular Trade system wickedly brought over African slaves to the Americas?
The initial passage
The Middle Passage
The Northern Passage
25
Historians divide the 13 colonies into 3 geographic regions what are they?
New England, South, Middle
North, Middle, East
New England, East, South
26
Europeans discovery of the New World led to which of the following
An international trade that benefited Native Americans
better living conditions for Native Americans
An international trade that benefited Europeans
27
How did one become Governor of a colony?
the people voted on the governor
the king appointed the governor
the man who owned the most land was governor
28
Who of the following would have most likely come to North America seeking religious freedom?
a catholic missionary
a southern plantation owner
a Puritan
an Anglican minister from England
29
How did Edward Braddock's failure to capture Fort Duquesne impact the British colonists?
They felt Native American's would abandon French
They felt it proved England would win war
They felt it displayed Britain was weak & unable to win war
30
Who most likely to form good relations with the Native Americans
Conquistadors
Quakers
Puritans
31
Who did Native Americans side with during the French and Indian War?
British
French
Colonists
32
How did tobacco impact the settlement in Jamestown
It caused Native Americans to invade and take the product
It made people sick
It made the settlement wealthy
33
Which word described relationship between Spain and England in 1588.
friendly
hostile
cooperative
34
What is the best definition of colonization?
When a nation removes its king
When a larger nations takes over a weaker area
When a nation spreads its religion
35
The map shows territory colonized by which nation (red)
Spain
Britian
France
36
The Enlightenment can best be described as a/an___movement.
religious
patriotic and nationalistic
scientific and philosophical
37
Explain why Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson are significant historical figures
They both opposed the Quaker movement
The opposed the leaders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
They were the first couple to marry in the new world.
38
In regards to religion in the colonies which statement is most true?
South was religious; New England focused on making money
New England-religious freedom;Southern Colonies-making money
Both Southern and New England came for religious reasons
39
Why was Columbus pursuing his voyage in 1492?
To find a new passage route to the Americas
To prove you could travel the world in 80 days.
To find a new passage route to Asia
