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Chapter 6 S.S. Test
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1.
How did the glaciers affect the land in the colonies?
a. Glaciers made it much colder all year in New England.
b. Glaciers pushed soil from New England to the Middle Colonies.
c. Glaciers pushed rocks and soil from the Southern Colonies to the
north.
d. Glaciers dumped soil from the tidewater region into the Middle
Colonies.
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What helped the colonists in the Middle Colonies send crops to nearby towns?
a. the tidewater
b. the French colonies
c. the wide, long rivers
d. the Spanish colonies
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Which of the sections of the British colonies had the best climate and land for
farming?
a. New England
b. the Middle Colonies
c. the Southern Colonies
d. the Middle Colonies and New England
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Use the map to answer the following.
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4.
Colonies in New England included
a. New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
b. Georgia and North Carolina.
c. New Jersey and Maryland.
d. Virginia and Delaware.
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5.
Colonies in the Southern Colonies included
a. New Jersey and Delaware.
b. Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
c. North Carolina and South Carolina.
d. Rhode Island and New Hampshire.
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The Massachusetts Bay Colony was established in
a. the 1400s.
b. the 1500s.
c. the 1600s.
d. the 1700s.
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7.
Which of the following was true of Puritan beliefs?
a. All men had the right to vote.
b. People should obey the rules of the Bible.
c. Religion and government should be separate.
d. Everyone did not have to attend church services.
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ID: A
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8.
Why was Roger Williams banished?
a. He didn’t own land but wanted to vote.
b. He thought men who were not in the church should vote.
c. He wanted men and women to have the right to discuss religion.
d. He didn’t believe the government should make laws about religion.
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9.
Who won King Philip's War?
a. Metacomet
b. the colonists
c. the Pequot Indians
d. the Wampanoag Indians
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After King Philip's War
a. Wampanoags enslaved the colonists.
b. Wampanoags made the colonists leave the area.
c. more Indians lived in New England than ever before.
d. few American Indians remained in eastern New England.
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Which of the following was a key resource for the New England colonies?
a. tea
b. cod
c. spices
d. candles
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The Middle Passage described the journey from
a. Europe to Africa.
b. North America to Africa.
c. Africa to the West Indies.
d. Europe to North America.
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In the 1730s, the Great Awakening caused people to
a. get educations.
b. join new churches.
c. end the slave trade.
d. abandon the colonies.
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ID: A
Use the chart to answer the following.
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Which of the following chores did the girls do?
a. care for farm animals
b. pick and gather berries
c. weave cloth for clothing
d. help build and repair buildings
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Which chore did both boys and girls do?
a. bring in fuel for fireplace
b. make soap and candles
c. help build and repair buildings
d. help with planting and harvesting
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Name: ______________________
ID: A
Apply Your Knowledge
Use the map to answer the following.
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Where were most of the James River tobacco farms?
a. near Jamestown
b. near Chesapeake Bay
c. near Lawne's Plantation
d. near Maycock's Plantation
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Which of the following cities were located in New England?
a. Boston
b. New York
c. Jamestown
d. Williamsburg
Test Your Knowledge
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Who could vote at a Massachusetts Bay colony town meeting?
a. all men
b. everyone
c. male property owners
d. men and women over 18 years
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ID: A
____ 19.
What was the business of buying and selling human beings called?
a. capitalism
b. the slave trade
c. indentured servants
d. the mercantile system
____ 20.
Why did Roger Williams found the colony of Rhode Island?
a. He wanted to start a new business there.
b. He wanted to teach men and women in his home.
c. He wanted to start a colony where people could worship freely.
d. He wanted to start a colony where religion controlled the
government.
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Who was Thomas Hooker?
a. a slave trader
b. a leader during King Philip’s war
c. a minister who founded Connecticut
d. a famous minister during the Great Awakening
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