Multiple
Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
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Which colony
was a part of the Southern Colonies? a. | Massachusetts Bay | c. | Maine | b. | Connecticut | d. | Georgia | | | | |
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What happened
Pequot War? a. | More colonists moved into
American Indian lands in New England. | b. | More American Indians moved to New England. | c. | Colonists and American Indians lived peacefully
together. | d. | American Indians forced the cooonists out of southern New
England. | | |
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What three
continents were part of the triangular trade route? a. | Europe, North America, and China | c. | North America, Europe, and Africa | b. | Europe, India, and Asia | d. | North America, India, and Africa | | | | |
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What effect
did thr Great Awakening have on the colonies? a. | It led to new way of thinking about religion among
colonists. | b. | It helped establish trade routes between the
colonies. | c. | It helped the colonies’ fishing and whaling
industry. | d. | It helped established the first college in the thirteen
colonies. | | |
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How did the
glaciers affect the land in the colonies? a. | Glaciers pushed rocks and soil from the Southern Colonies to the
north. | b. | Glaciers pushed soil from
New England to the Middle Colonies. | c. | Glacdiers made it much colder all year in New
England. | d. | Glaciers dumped soil from the tidewater region into the Middle
Colonies. | | |
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Which of the
sections of the British colonies had the best climate and land for farming. a. | New England | c. | the Southern Colonies | b. | the Middle Colonies | d. | the Middle Colonies and New England | | | | |
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Which of the
following was a true Puritan belief? a. | All people did not have to attend church
services. | b. | Religion and government should be separate. | c. | Communities did not make their own laws at town
meetings. | d. | They obeyed the rules of the Bible. | | |
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Why was Roger
Williams banished? a. | He accepted the role of the church in
government. | b. | He wanted men and women to discuss religion with each
other. | c. | He thought men who were
not in the church should vote. | d. | He wanted religious freedom. | | |
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Who won the
Pequot War? a. | the
colonists | c. | the Pequot Indians | b. | Metacomet | d. | the Wampanoag Indians | | | | |
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Which of the
following was an import of New England? a. | cod | c. | tobacco | b. | whale oil | d. | spices | | | | |
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Which of the
following was a key export from New England? a. | cod | c. | tea | b. | spices | d. | candles | | | | |
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The Middle
Passage was the route that ______________. a. | brought spices from Europe | c. | brought enslaved Africans | b. | brought tea from Africa | d. | brought enslaved British | | | | |
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What was the
Great Awakening? a. | a renewed interest in
people | c. | a renewed interest in government | b. | a renewed interest in farming | d. | a renewed interest in religion | | | | |
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Who founded
Connecticut? a. | Roger
Williams | c. | Anne Hutchinson | b. | Thomas Hooker | d. | Metacomet | | | | |
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The war
between the colonists and the Pequot Indians was over __________. a. | slavery | c. | land | b. | food | d. | hunting rights | | | | |
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The war ended
when ________. a. | most of the Pequot
Indians were killed | c. | most of the Indians left | b. | most of the colonists were killed | d. | the colonists stopped shooting | | | | |
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A typical
chore for the New England girls was ___________. a. | gathering firewood | c. | care for the farm animals | b. | making soap and candles | d. | care for the smaller children | | | | |
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Completion
Complete each sentence or
statement.
growing season
plantation
dissenter
Middle Passage
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Roger Williams
was a __________ who wanted more religious freedom.
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19.
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Ships that
carried enslaved people traveled the ___________ from Africia to the West Indies.
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20.
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The time of
year when it is warm enough for plants to grow is called the ___________.
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Rivers from
higher land flow to lower lands at the __________.
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Matching
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a. | dissenter | g. | fall line | b. | plantation | h. | self-government | c. | debtor | i. | banish | d. | legislature | j. | import | e. | growing season | k. | export | f. | tidewater | l. | industry | | | | |
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22.
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a product sent
to another country and sold
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23.
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rivers from
higher land flow to lower lands
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the time of
year when it is warm enough for plants to grow
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25.
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a person who
does not agree with the beliefs of his or her leaders
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26.
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a person who
owes money
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27.
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a product
brought into one country from another
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28.
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a group of
people with the power to make and change laws
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29.
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where the
water in rivers and streams rises and falls with the ocean’s tide
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30.
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means to force
someone to leave
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31.
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a large farm
on which crops are raised by workers who live on the farm
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32.
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all the
businesses thatthat make one kind of product or provide one kind of service
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33.
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when people
make laws for themselves
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Short
Answer
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34.
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Name the 5
colonies that make up New England.
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35.
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Why was
farming difficult for the New England colonists?
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36.
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What was the
focus of Puritan education?
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37.
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New England
colonists used resources from the ocean and what other resource.
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