Indigenous Groups
European Settlers
Colonists
Life in the Colonies
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100
1. Why did the first people migrate from Asia to the Americas?
A. in search of food
B. to locate fertile farmland
C. to flee from hostile tribes
D. in search of a better climate
A. in search of food
100
Which of these was a major motivation for European exploration?
A. profit
B. leisure
C. freedom
D. education
A. profit
100
Which of these describes the experience of the first Jamestown colonists?
A. They were challenged by the environment.
B. They found the area already colonized by the Dutch.
C. They were welcomed by Indigenous people.
D. They quickly established a prosperous colony
A. They were challenged by the environment.
100
How did the Indigenous groups in the Southeast live?
A. They lived in wooden longhouses in the forest.
B. They lived in adobe villages on top of flat mesas.
C. They lived in underground pit houses beside major rivers.
D. They lived in towns clustered around large earthen mounds.
D. They lived in towns clustered around large earthen mounds.
100
How did Roger Williams’s colony of Providence differ from the Puritan colony of Massachusetts?
A. Enslaved people were freed.
B. Only religious men were allowed to vote.
C. Indigenous people were considered enemies.
D. People of different religious beliefs were welcomed.
D. People of different religious beliefs were welcomed.
200
Which of these best explains why different cultural regions formed in North America?
A. Groups settled in the areas at various times.
B. Groups chose where they lived based on their special skills.
C. Groups needed to distinguish themselves from other groups.
D. Groups adapted to the environments in which they settled.
D. Groups adapted to the environments in which they settled.
200
Which of these was a goal of the first European explorers?
A. to establish trading posts
B. to find a water route to Asia
C. to exchange ideas with native peoples
D. to explore North and South America
B. to find a water route to Asia
200
Which event helped end conflict between the Jamestown colonists and local Indigenous people?
A. the arrival of Captain John Smith
B. the marriage of John Rolfe to Pocahontas
C. the discovery of the lost colony of Roanoke
D. the success of the trade of weapons and food
B. the marriage of John Rolfe to Pocahontas
200
Which right did the English Bill of Rights provide?
A. to petition the king
B. to determine national holidays
C. to choose punishments for crimes
D. to choose the kind of school children would attend
A. to petition the king
200
The actions and beliefs of the Quakers of Pennsylvania predicted which of these events?
A. the failure of Roanoke
B. the Mayflower journey
C. the American Revolution
D. the French and Indian War
C. the American Revolution
300
Which of these characterizes an Indigenous cultural region?
A. People migrated together.
B. People have the same leader.
C. People share a similar language.
D. People come from the same family.
C. People share a similar language.
300
How did the Columbian Exchange affect many Indigenous people in the Americas?
A. They grew in number.
B. They died from diseases.
C. They became prosperous.
D. They were forced to move
B. They died from diseases.
300
Which of these describes an indentured servant?
A. Someone that pays their debt to a farmer by working for them without pay.
B. Someone that pays rent on their farm with a portion of their crops.
C. Someone that makes and sells candles to wealthy landowners.
D. Someone that was sold to a landowner and forced to work as a cook.
A. Someone that pays their debt to a farmer by working for them without pay.
300
The Middle Passage refers to
A. the ocean crossing enslaved Africans were forced through.
B. the route taken to reach New York.
C. a step in climbing the social ladder.
D. a system of trade between the colonies.
A. the ocean crossing enslaved Africans were forced through.
300
James Oglethorpe intended that the Georgia colony be colonized by
A. English debtors.
B. indentured servants.
C. religious Separatists.
D. wealthy businesspeople.
A. English debtors.
400
Which of these describes how most Indigenous groups viewed their environment?
A. They believed they owned the land on which they lived.
B. They believed that the land should remain unchanged.
C. They believed they were a part of a community of living things.
D. They believed they were the rulers of the region in which they lived.
C. They believed they were a part of a community of living things.
400
Which of these was a goal of the Spanish conquistadors who came to the Americas?
A. to trade with the native peoples
B. to conquer a large empire for Spain
C. to establish agricultural communities
D. to learn about the culture of the Aztec people
B. to conquer a large empire for Spain
400
Compare the characteristics of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. What did these and all other New England colonies have in common?
A. They were self-governing.
B. They were colonized by Puritans.
C. They provided financial security.
D. They provided religious freedom.
A. They were self-governing.
400
Which belief spurred the Great Awakening?
A. People have lost their faith.
B. Farm life is better than city life.
C. Women are not as educated as men.
D. Success comes from making money.
A. People have lost their faith.
400
Which of these statements is true about life on colonial farms from the perspective of European colonists?
A. The hardest part of life on a farm was clearing the land of trees.
B. Most farms were noisy and smelly.
C. Farms were usually very close to shops.
D. Colonial farmers used very advanced tools.
A. The hardest part of life on a farm was clearing the land of trees.
500
Indigenous people of which region lived in a very arid (dry) climate?
A. California
B. Great Basin
C. Plateau
D. Southwest
B. Great Basin
500
Who settled in the Spanish borderlands?
A. farmers and ranchers
B. soldiers and missionaries
C. pirates and fugitives from slavery
D. miners and treasure seekers
B. soldiers and missionaries
500
Which document served as a written constitution?
A. Maryland's Act Concerning Religion
B. Connecticut's Fundamental Orders
C. Pennsylvania's Great Law of 1682
D. New York's Charter of Liberties and Privileges of 1683
B. Connecticut's Fundamental Orders
500
For what purpose did colonial public schools use the New England Primer?
A. to teach reading and writing
B. to prepare students for paying taxes
C. to attract new teachers to schools
D. to convince adults to get an education
A. to teach reading and writing
500
Which of these English traditions was adopted in the 13 colonies?
A. monarchy
B. Parliament
C. political parties
D. self-government
D. self-government