British Colonies In America
- 1.Number 12 on the map.
- A.
New Hampshire
- B.
New York
- C.
Delaware
- D.
Connecticut
- E.
New Jersey
- F.
Pennsylvania
- G.
Virginia
- H.
Massachusetts
- I.
Rhode Island
- J.
Maryland
- K.
North Carolina
- L.
South Carolina
- M.
Georgia
- 2.Which of the following caused Jamestown’s near failure?
- A.
The discovery of gold and silver in the colony
- B.
John Smith’s leadership
- C.
The failure of the tobacco crop
- D.
The swampy site chosen for its settlement
- 3.Which of the following was a driving force in Puritan settlements?
- A.
A love of luxury and wealth
- B.
A desire to live without religion
- C.
A passion for social order
- D.
A desire to return to England
- 4.Which three colonies were founded in an attempt to escape religious persecution?
- A.
New York, New Jersey, and Georgia
- B.
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Maryland
- C.
North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia
- D.
New York, Virginia, and Georgia
- 5.The Virginia colony survived largely because the English colonists
- A.
Were well cared for by the Virginia Company.
- B.
Developed lasting friendships with Native Americans.
- C.
Worked cooperatively for the good of the colony.
- D.
Began growing tobacco for sale.
- 6.The Puritans migrated to New England to
- A.
Escape religious persecution.
- B.
Establish Catholic missions.
- C.
Maintain the practices of the Anglican Church.
- D.
Start tobacco plantations.
- 7.Both Pennsylvania and Maryland were established to
- A.
Offer a haven for certain religious groups.
- B.
Provide freedom for enslaved Africans.
- C.
Train Native Americans in the colonists’ ways.
- D.
Provide new homes for the New York Dutch.
- 8.Why were the early years in Jamestown full of hardship?
- A.
Many settlers refused to work.
- B.
Powhatan destroyed the settlers’ crops.
- C.
John Smith was an ineffective leader.
- D.
The king abolished the Virginia Company.
- 9.What role did tobacco play in Virginia’s early colonial period?
- A.
It was banned by the Church of England.
- B.
It was traded for Native American crops.
- C.
It was not as profitable as raising livestock.
- D.
It became the foundation of the colony’s economy.
- 10.How did Puritans regard different ideas and cultures?
- A.
They ignored them.
- B.
They tolerated them.
- C.
They were open to acquiring them.
- D.
They adamantly rejected them.
- 11.One way Georgia differed from Maryland was that
- A.
All faiths were tolerated.
- B.
Only Catholics could live there.
- C.
It jailed debtors.
- D.
Only Protestants could live there.
- 12.The British policy of salutary neglect
- A.
Prevented the colonies from developing diverse economies.
- B.
Sent many royal officers to run the colonies.
- C.
Enforced strict laws such as the Navigation Act.
- D.
Allowed the colonies economic freedom.
- 13.Which of these is an accurate statement about the British colonies?
- A.
Children benefited from an excellent system of public education.
- B.
Politics and society were dominated by landowning men.
- C.
Society provided equal opportunities for all groups.
- D.
Society could not be divided into clear social levels.
- 14.The desire in the colonies to increase the production of staple crops like tobacco and rice led to
- A.
A decrease in the use of indentured servants as a labor force.
- B.
An increase in the number of slaves brought from Africa.
- C.
The establishment of the Navigation Act.
- D.
A lessening of the flow of immigrants to the colonies.
- 15.In colonial South Carolina and Georgia, most slaves worked
- A.
In cities.
- B.
On fishing ships.
- C.
In factories.
- D.
On farms.
- 16.The Great Awakening is best described as
- A.
The conversion of thousands of Native Americans to Christianity.
- B.
The shift of many New Englanders to the Quaker faith.
- C.
A total rejection of Puritan ideas.
- D.
A series of religious revivals in the British colonies.
- 17.Britain did not want the colonies to manufacture goods because
- A.
It did not want colonial farming to suffer.
- B.
It wanted to ship raw materials to the colonies and sell them there.
- C.
It wanted the profit from selling manufactured goods to the colonies.
- D.
It wanted to ship bullion to the colonies.
- 18.Which colonial region was most active in promoting public education?
- A.
The New England Colonies
- B.
The Southern Colonies
- C.
The Middle Atlantic Colonies
- D.
The Canadian Colonies
- 19.What major role did West Africans play in the European settlement of the Americas?
- A.
They supplied the labor needed to cultivate cash crops.
- B.
They supplied the firearms needed to control rebellious Native Americans.
- C.
They taught Europeans methods for farming tobacco.
- D.
They were the largest consumer of American products.
- 20.What was the major work of enslaved African Americans in Virginia and Maryland?
- A.
Growing rice
- B.
Cultivating tobacco
- C.
Cultivating indigo
- D.
Shipbuilding
- 21.What effect did the Great Awakening have on religious life in the colonies?
- A.
It enhanced the political and spiritual authority of ministers.
- B.
It reinforced the social order in the colonies.
- C.
It strengthened traditional Puritan teachings.
- D.
It helped make religion in the colonies more democratic.
- 22.What was a colony’s function under the mercantile system?
- A.
To provide raw materials
- B.
To manufacture finished goods
- C.
To ship finished goods
- D.
To provide labor for factories
- 23.Why did the colonies gain extensive freedom in self-government in the 1700s?
- A.
Governors refused to enforce British laws in the colonies.
- B.
Britain declined to interfere in colonial political affairs.
- C.
The Dutch protected the colonies’ right to self-government.
- D.
Colonists won the Glorious Revolution.
- 24.In colonial America, married women were
- A.
Allowed to serve in legislatures.
- B.
Legally dependent on their husbands.
- C.
Allowed to vote if they owned land.
- D.
Given the same legal rights as their husbands.
- 25.Women’s main contribution to the colonial household was to
- A.
Keep the household operating.
- B.
Plan leisure time activities.
- C.
Supplement the family income.
- D.
Teach family members manners.
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