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American Colonial Era Quiz
1.
Which of the following colonies was settled first?
Jamestown
Plymouth
Roanoke
Pennsylvania
2.
Which of the following was the primary reason the Jamestown colony was established?
Religious freedom
The creation of a free and independent land
Profit for European investors
To defeat Native Americans in the region
3.
What crop became the key piece in the economic success of the Jamestown colony?
Wheat
Tobacco
Corn
Sugar
4.
Which of the following best describes the headright system employed by the Jamestown colony?
It was a system where settlers in the colony were granted the freedom to create their own local governments.
It was a system used to choose leadership in the Jamestown colony.
It was a system created to keep colonists safe from Native American attack.
It was a system that guaranteed 50 acres of land for every colonist who paid for their own transport to the colony.
5.
The House of Burgesses that was developed in Virginia during the colonial age was one of the first examples of what in the American colonies?
Divine right of kings
The right to bear arms
Representative government
None of the above
6.
What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims used to travel to Plymouth?
The Nina
The Santa Maria
The Mayflower
The Jolly Roger
7.
Which of the following was the primary reason the Plymouth colony was established?
Religious freedom
To spread Christianity to native peoples
Profit for European investors
To defeat Native Americans in the region
8.
What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?
To serve as a written set of rules the Plymouth colonists agreed to follow
To inform officials in England that the Mayflower had arrived safely in the New World
To set up trading networks with other British colonies in the New World
To plan for a return trip to England
9.
Which of the following was a key reason the Pilgrims were able to survive the harsh conditions of the Plymouth colony?
The Pilgrims brought a surplus of supplies on their journey to the colony, which sustained them for many years.
The pilgrims received support from the Wampanoag people.
The pilgrims received support from the King of England.
The Pilgrims were rugged and determined people who had little trouble with the conditions in Plymouth.
10.
What was George Calvert’s intended goal for the colony of Maryland?
To create a naval base for the British Empire to use in defense of its colonies
To allow himself, and others like him, the opportunity to escape debts
To create a society that supported the ideals of the Church of England
To create a safe haven for Catholics who were being persecuted in England
11.
Why did the British seek to take over the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam?
The British were afraid of a Dutch attack.
The British were afraid the Native Americans would soon overpower the Dutch, so they stepped in to help.
The colony's location at the mouth of the Hudson River was a valuable port for colonial trade.
The British and Dutch were engaged in a long-standing war in the New World.
12.
What was the result of King Philip’s War?
The New England settlers worked with the Native American tribes in the region to oust the French and Dutch settlers, who were planning to set up their own colonies.
The New England settlers decimated the strongest Native American tribes in the region, and went on to expand their settlements into what was previously Native American territory.
The Native Americans pushed European settlers out of their tribal lands.
The allegiance between the New England settlers and Wampanoag Indians became much stronger.
13.
What was the main cause of Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676?
British colonists wanted a larger share of the Virginia Company’s profits than they were being given.
British colonists were upset that they couldn’t settle western lands due an agreement with Native Americans.
British colonists wanted religious freedom.
British colonists wanted to break away from the British Empire.
14.
What was William Penn’s primary purpose in creating the colony of Pennsylvania?
To create a safe haven in North America for Quakers
To generate profits from the region’s abundant supply of natural resources.
To create a military outpost to defend against French and Native American threats.
To be recognized for exploring and charting the Appalachian wilderness.
15.
What was James Oglethorpe’s main purpose for establishing the colony of Georgia in 1732?
To provide a safe haven for those escaping religious persecution from the Church of England
To encourage Catholics to migrate to the New World
To provide new opportunities for England’s poor and indebted
To provide support for Christian missionaries working in the New World
16.
Which of the following created the greatest economic growth for Europeans and their North American colonies during the colonial period?
Triangular Trade
The Stock Market
New knowledge of Native American weapons
Finding the Northwest Passage
17.
Which of the following best describes the attitudes of Native Americans towards the European colonies prior to the French and Indian War?
The Native Americans disliked all European colonists and colonial empires.
The Native Americans were widely supportive of the European colonists and colonial empires.
The Native Americans built trust through solid trading relationships with the French, but were weary of the British who regularly broke their treaties and agreements.
The Native Americans built trust through solid military relationships with the British, but were weary of the French who regularly broke their treaties and agreements.
18.
Which of the following best describes the French and Indian War?
America fought for its independence from Great Britain.
The French and the Indians fought against each other for control of North America.
The French and British fought to remove the Indians from North America.
The British fought against the French for control of North America.
19.
Which of the following best describes the outcome of the French and Indian War?
The British defeated the French
The French defeated the Indians
The French defeated the British
The Americans defeated the British
20.
Pontiac’s Rebellion was a Native American response to:
British colonists settling in lands promised to the Native Americans
The end of the French and Indian War
The Proclamation of 1763
Broken promises by the French government
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