Early Colonization Test Review
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- Q1Once in America the explorers still wanted to get to the Indies so they looked for a _________________ which was a waterway through or around North America to the Indies?Northwest PassageCircumnavigateCanalColony30s
- Q2Which statement about the early colonization of North America is most accurate?Religious freedom was a major goal for many colonistsMost early colonists came from Southern EuropeFew colonists were interested in economic gainIt was mostly a desert30s
- Q3Which set of colonies were known for being shipbuilders, lumberjacks, and farmed just enough to get by?New EnglandMiddleSouthernAll 13 Colonies30s
- Q4Which set of colonies were known as the breadbasket because they made wheat, barley, and rye?All 13 ColoniesNew EnglandMiddleSouthern30s
- Q5Which set of colonies had the best farmland and rich in plantations?New EnglandMiddleAll 13 coloniesSouthern30s
- Q6The first permanent English Settlement was __________________.North CarolinaJamestownRoanokePlymouth30s
- Q7The settlement that got nicknamed the “lost colony” was ________________.JamestownRoanokeNorth CarolinaPlymouth30s
- Q8Which of the below was NOT a hardship faced by Jamestown?diseaseNo foodToo many womenNative American Attacks30s
- Q9What of the below items is credited with saving Jamestown?Native AmericansTobaccoGoldCotton30s
- Q10Which group started the New England Colonies?QuakersPilgrimsDebtorsPuritans30s
- Q11Which group stated the Middle Colonies?PuritansDebtorsQuakersPilgrims30s
- Q12The Mayflower CompactGranted absolute authority to the colonial governorsReinforced the English Parliament’s control over the coloniesContributed to the development of representative democracyGave religious freedom to all30s
- Q13Which of the below people found Georgia?William PennJohn SmithHenry HudsonJames Oglethorpe30s
- Q14Which of the below people found Pennsylvania?William PennJames OglethorpeHenry HudsonJohn Smith30s
- Q15Which of the below people saved Jamestown?William PennHenry HudsonJohn SmithJames Oglethorpe30s