Early Colonies and Road to Revolution Review

Colonial Regions

Colonial Society

Colonial Government

Colonial Economy

Path to the Revolution

100

Which of the following colonial regions was known for having a warm climate, good soil for farming, and had a strict social structure?

A. Northern

B. New England

C. Middle

D. Southern

100

"The closeness of the place, and the heat of the climate, added to the number in the ship, which was so crowded that each had scarcely room to turn himself, almost suffocating us. This produced copious perspirations, so that the air soon became unfit for respiration,"

Which person from colonial America most likely experienced this?

A. An indentured servant from England

B. A Quaker escaping persecution in England

C. An enslaved person taken from Sierra Leone

D. A Pilgrim arriving in Massachusetts on the Mayflower

C. An enslaved person taken from Sierra Leone

100

In a Massachusetts town hall meeting in colonial times, who would MOST LIKELY be participating?

A. White male members of the Puritan church

B. All people who follow the Puritan faith

C. Poor white indentured servants

D. Any Christian male (even those who are not Puritan)

A. White male members of the Puritan church

100

Which of the following colonial regions was LEAST dependent on farming?

A. New England

B. Middle

C. Southern

D. Mid-Atlantic

A. New England

100

Which of the following was a result of the French and Indian/Seven-Years War?

A. While Great Britain acquired new territory, they also were in a huge debt which was passed on to the colonists

B. The British lost the war to the French which required large payments made to the French which the colonists paid

C. The British won the war and doubled the size of the colonies

D. While the British won the war, massive conflicts with Native Americans caused the British to begin drafting American colonists to fight

A. While Great Britain acquired new territory, they also were in a huge debt which was passed on to the colonists

200

Which of the following original Thirteen Colonies had positive relations with Native Americans compared to others?

A. Pennsylvania

B. Massachusetts

C. South Carolina

D. Virginia

A. Pennsylvania

200

What made the Quakers different from the other religious groups in the original colonies?

A. They were the first to farm corn/maize in the colonies

B. They allowed all members of the colony, including women and Native Americans, to participate in society

C. They were the first settler group in North America to import slaves from Africa

D. They began a series of trials of women suspected of conducting witchcraft in their colony

B. They allowed all members of the colony, including women and Native Americans, to participate in society

200

Which of the following was the first document describing self-government in the colonies?

A. Virginia House of Burgesses

B. Articles of Confederation

C. Mayflower Compact

D. Declaration of Independence

C. Mayflower Compact

200

Which of the following best explains why the Northern and Southern colonies developed different economic systems between 1607 and 1763?

A. The northern colonies had access to more European trade networks than the southern colonies.

B. The southern colonies had geographic characteristics more suitable for large-scale agricultural production.

C. The northern colonies received more financial support from the British government.

D. The southern colonies had a larger population of skilled laborers.

B. The southern colonies had geographic characteristics more suitable for large-scale agricultural production.

200

Why were the colonists upset with this line being drawn in 1763?

A. The British did not allow the colonists to cross over it as it was given to the French following their loss in the French and Indian War

B. The colonists helped the British in the French and Indian War and were upset by being restricted from going to territory they helped fight for

C. The colonists were upset that it barred them from trading with French fur trappers in the midwest

D. The British were occupying all the land in the west and were not allowing the colonists to settle there

B. The colonists helped the British in the French and Indian War and were upset by being restricted from going to territory they helped fight for

300

Use the information in the table to answer the question.

Goods Produced in Colonial Regions

Northern Colonies: fish, lumber, whale products
Southern Colonies: rice, indigo, tobacco

Based on the information in the table, which statement best explains the differences in goods produced in the northern and southern colonies?

A. The southern colonies had better access to ocean resources.

B. The northern colonies had less capital to invest in new technology.

C. The southern colonies had more land suitable for agricultural development.

D. The northern colonies had a smaller percentage of highly skilled workers.

C. The southern colonies had more land suitable for agricultural development.

300

In which colony would this social structure MOST LIKELY be dominant?

A. South Carolina

B. New York

C. Delaware

D. New Jersey

A. South Carolina

300

Which statement best describes how salutary neglect contributed to the development of American identity by 1754?

A. It forced colonists to develop their own military forces for defense against Native Americans.

B. It allowed colonists to develop self-government and a sense of political independence separate from Britain.

C. It encouraged colonists to establish trade relationships with France instead of Britain.

D. It required colonists to adopt British legal systems and governmental structures.

B. It allowed colonists to develop self-government and a sense of political independence separate from Britain.

300

Which of the following was the main cash-crop of the southern colonies?

A. Cotton

B. Tobacco

C. Rice

D. Indigo

B. Tobacco

300

Which of the following is a correct order of events between 1763 and 1776?

A. Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Proclamation of 1763, Boston Tea Party

B. Proclamation of 1763, Townshend Acts, Stamp Act, Boston Tea Party

C. Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Boston Tea Party

D. Boston Tea Party, Townshend Acts, Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act

C. Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Boston Tea Party

400

Which of the following colonies was described as a "City Upon a Hill" by its Puritan founder John Winthrop and had strict religious rules based on Puritanism?

A. South Carolina

B. Georgia

C. New York

D. Massachusetts

400

Which of the following best represents a continuity in the relationship between colonial regions and their respective labor systems from 1607 to 1763?

A. Both regions relied equally on enslaved African labor to support their economies.

B. Both regions developed systems to meet labor demands based on their geographic characteristics and economic needs.

C. The northern regions abandoned labor systems in favor of free wage labor.

D. The southern regions rejected enslaved labor in favor of indentured servitude.

B. Both regions developed systems to meet labor demands based on their geographic characteristics and economic needs.

400

Which of the following was the first REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY of the original colonies?

A. Town hall meetings

B. Virginia House of Burgesses

C. First Continental Congress

D. Stamp Act Congress

B. Virginia House of Burgesses

400

Which of the following BEST shows an example of mercantilism?

A. Colonies creating quotas for the amount of goods they must produce

B. Great Britain allowing the colonies to openly trade with other countries

C. Great Britain allowing the colonies to trade with Great Britain only

D. Great Britain permitting religious freedom and self-government in the colonies

C. Great Britain allowing the colonies to trade with Great Britain only

400

How did the Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, and the Tea Act all violate salutary neglect?

A. They all restricted the colonists ability to migrate between the colonies and trade freely

B. The British government restricted the free speech of the colonists

C. The acts showed the British government directly intervening in the life of the colonists

D. These acts resulted in new governments being formed without the consent of the colonists

C. The acts showed the British government directly intervening in the life of the colonists

500

Which of the following is what the North American colonies produced in the Triangular Trade?

A. Slaves, gold, ivory

B. Raw goods (tobacco, indigo, sugar)

C. Manufactured goods (beer, guns, iron)

D. New technological innovations (telegraph lines, steamships, railroads)

B. Raw goods (tobacco, indigo, sugar)

500

“For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us. So that if we shall deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken, and so cause Him to withdraw His present help from us, we shall be made a story and a by-word through the world"

Which statement would BEST describe what John Winthrop is saying about the Massachusetts Bay Colony in this excerpt?

A. The colony must expand westward to promote Christianity among Native Americans

B. The colony must permit all members of society, including Native Americans and women, to promote equality

C. The colony must be an example for the rest of the world

D. The colony must obey the British crown and honor the British government

C. The colony must be an example for the rest of the world

500

Which of the following descriptions BEST describes the practice of salutary neglect?

A. Great Britain allowed the colonies to form their own governments and societies as long as they sent raw materials back to them

B. Great Britain only allowed the colonies to trade with Great Britain and no other country

C. Great Britain sent soldiers to the colonies to keep order following the actions of the Sons of Liberty

D. Great Britain extending citizenship to any slave who agreed to fight for them against the Continental Army

A. Great Britain allowed the colonies to form their own governments and societies as long as they sent raw materials back to them

500

Which of the following BEST describes the result of this chart?

A. All colonial regions were ideal for farming

B. Mercantilism allowed for the colonies to develop and flourish

C. The main good produced by all colonial regions were raw materials

D. Regional differences created different economic activities in the colonies

500

A government of our own is our natural right. . . . Ye that oppose independence now, ye know not what ye do: ye are opening the door to eternal tyranny . . . . There are thousands and tens of thousands, who would think it glorious to expel from the Continent, that barbarous and hellish power….

Which of the following individuals would most likely agree with this statement in Thomas Paine's Common Sense?

A. a loyalist in Virginia

B. a Tory member of parliament in Great Britain

C. a wealthy plantation owner in South Carolina

D. a patriot in Massachusetts