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Study Guide: EOS (End-of-Section) Test
Exploration and Colonization
Format: Multiple Choice
Test Date: Thursday, February 23, 2017
Explorers
1. Vikings are the first known Europeans to be in North America.
2. Vikings are from Scandinavia, including the countries of Norway,
Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland.
3. Leif and Thorvald Eriksson sailed to Newfoundland around 1000
A.D. or C.E.
4. Vikings called the land they found in North America “Vinland”
which is Norse for “land of many vines.”
5. No one could prove the Vikings had been to North America until
1969.
6. Christopher Columbus did not discover America. He landed in the
Bahamas and his journey opened the door for a flood of European
exploration.
7. Amerigo Vespucci proved Columbus had not reached India but
actually reached two previously undiscovered continents: North and
South America.
8. The Americas are named for Amerigo Vespucci.
Colonization
9. An attempt was made in 1587 by Great Britain (England) to settle
an island off the coast of modern-day North Carolina called
Roanoke. The colony failed. The colony was created by Sir Walter
Raleigh. The leader of the colony was John White.
10. Jamestown is the first permanent English settlement in North
America in 1607.
11. The Mayflower Compact was signed by the Pilgrims in 1620. It is
the first example English colonists practicing self-rule and was a
forerunner to American democracy. The Pilgrims created Plymouth
Colony.
New England Colonies
12. The New England colonies were New Hampshire, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
13. Most of the New England colonies were founded for religious
reasons.
14. Education was important in the New England colonies.
15. There were few slaves in New England.
16. Rocky soil made large-scale farming difficult.
17. The New England colonies’ economy consisted of fishing,
whaling, and shipbuilding.
The Middle Colonies
18. The Middle Colonies were New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
and Delaware.
19. The Middle Colonies were founded partly for religious reasons
and partly for profit.
20. The Middle Colonies had a good climate and rich soil to grow
staple crops, or crops that are always needed.
21. The staple crops of the Middle colonies were oats, wheat, and
barley.
22. There were some slaves in the Middle Colonies, but indentured
servants were a larger source of labor.
23. The economy of the Middle Colonies consisted of the farming of
oats, wheat, and barley along with ironworking and lumber.
The Southern Colonies
24. The Southern Colonies were Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, and Georgia.
25. Farming and slavery were important to the economy of the
Southern Colonies.
26. There was less emphasis on education in the Southern Colonies.
27. The Southern Colonies were founded mostly for profit.
28. The Southern Colonies farmed cash crops, or crops that are not
grown primarily for food but to make a profit from.
29. The cash crops of the Southern Colonies were tobacco, rice,
indigo, and cotton. This was also what their economy consisted of.
Map of the Thirteen Colonies