PART I
1. New England was settled by ______________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
German-speaking immigrants seeking economic opportunity
Puritans seeking economic opportunity
Dutch seeking freedom from religious persecution in Europe
Puritans seeking freedom from religious persecution in Europe
2. When were the first Africans brought against their will to Jamestown?
A. 1719
B. 1776
C. 1319
D. 1619
3. The Virginia Company of London __________________________________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
maintained colonial allegiance to England
preserved Puritan faith in the New World
ensured safe passage to and from the New World
created a profitable settlement in Jamestown
4. The single greatest factor that caused the widespread death of Native Americans after contact with
Europeans was:
A. Forced conversion to Christianity
B. Disease
C. Adaptation to new foods.
D. Warfare
5. What was the name given to the first representative government of the Jamestown colony?
A. House of Burgesses
B. Mayflower Compact
C. House of Lords
D. Parliament
6. What was the name of the route that brought slaves from Africa to the Western Hemisphere?
A. The Beginning Passage
B. The Middle Passage
C. The Ending Passage
D. The Passage of Sorrows
Use the chart below to answer questions 7 and 8:
Number of Indentured Servants in Virginia
7.
1630
1660
1690
1720
1750
5,456
4,122
1,209
876
165
What trend in the number of indentured servants is displayed in the chart?
a. As the years go on, the number of indentured servants increased
b. As the years go on, the number of indentured servants decreased
c. As the years go on, the number of indentured servants remained the same
d. There is no relationship between years and number of indentured servants
8.
Which group was most responsible for the decline in indentured servants?
a. Cavaliers
b. Slaves
c. Puritans
d. Patriots
Read the following passage to answer questions 9-10:
English colonists enjoyed a fair share of autonomy, or self-government, but were still technically under the
rule of Great Britain. One of England’s original reasons for colonizing North America was to obtain wealth,
and so the English rulers taxed the American Colonies in order to get funds. The Molasses Act is a good
example of how this worked. The colonists used molasses, a thick sweetener made from the sugar refining
process, in many of their foods. They used it in baked goods and poured it on their pancakes, as well as used
to it make rum, which was a valuable commodity to trade. Great Britain, trying to make money off of their
love for molasses, placed a tax on all molasses that the colonists bought from the Dutch, French, and
Spanish colonists in the Caribbean, so that they would buy sugar from British plantation in the West Indies
instead. This made the colonists terribly angry. In this case, eventually, Great Britain dropped the tax.
9. Which of the following topic sentences is best supported by the information in the passage?
A. English colonists ignored efforts to tax them.
B. English political authorities were tyrants who wanted to squeeze the colonists for money.
C. The Molasses Act was effective at raising funds for the British government.
D. The Molasses Act was supposed to raise funds for the government and encourage colonists to
buy from other English traders.
10.Which of the following details best supports the topic sentence, ”The British government sought
to enforce its rule over the colonies”?
A. “The colonists used molasses, a thick sweetener made from the sugar refining process, in
many of their foods.”
B. “They used it in baked goods and poured it on their pancakes, as well as used to it make rum,
which was a valuable commodity to trade.”
C. “Great Britain, trying to make money off of their love for molasses, placed a tax on all
molasses that the colonists bought from the Dutch, French, and Spanish colonists in the
Caribbean, so that they would buy sugar from British plantation in the West Indies instead.”
D. “In this case, eventually, Great Britain dropped the tax.
11. Which group settled mostly in the
area marked by the star on the map?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Jews
Huguenots
Catholics
Quakers
12. Based on the picture of the Jamestown
settlement, what can you assume
about the settlers relationship with the
Powhatan Indians?
A. it was friendly
B. the settlers felt the need to protect
themselves against the Native Americans
C. the Indians felt the need to protect
themselves against the settlers
D. the groups lived together harmoniously
13. Which region of the 13 colonies educated their children so that everyone could read the Bible?
A. New England
B. Southern
C. Middle
D. Frontier Part. III Write the name of the colony on the line given.
5.
3.
1.
4.
2.
Part III Identifications - Please choose three of the people or terms and in 2-3 sentences minimum, explain who or or
what they are and WHY THEY ARE IMPORTANT.
Conquistador
Puritans
Indentured servitude
Virginia Company of London
Mayflower Compact
Cash Crops
Cavaliers
Dissenters
Middle Passage
Name:
Date:
Pd:
Early Colonization Unit Test
Part 1 – Multiple Choice
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Part 2 - Colonies Map
1. ________________________ 2. ______________________ 3. ______________________
4. _____________________________
Part 3 – Identifications – Pick 3
5. ________________________________