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ASSESSMENT PRACTICE
Directions: In the blank, write the letter of the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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Of the early British, Spanish, and French settlers in the New World, the group
that had the best relationship with the Native Americans was the
a.
b.
c.
d.
___ 2.
In the Atlantic World, the exchange of plants and animals between the
Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia was called the
a.
b.
c.
d.
___ 3.
rough seas.
Middle Passage.
Amistad.
Northwest Passage.
British colonists settled in New England primarily seeking
a.
b.
c.
d.
___ 6.
enriching Native American culture.
death by European diseases.
conversion to Christianity.
discovery of new methods of hunting.
In the Atlantic World, the leg of Triangular Trade in which Africans were
forcibly brought from Africa to the Americas to work as slaves was known as
the
a.
b.
c.
d.
___ 5.
goods exchange.
Columbian Exchange.
European Market.
Common Market.
When Europeans made contact with Native Americans in the Americas, the
most significant impact upon Native Americans was
a.
b.
c.
d.
___ 4.
British.
Spanish.
French.
None of these groups had any favorable contacts with the Native
Americans.
economic opportunity.
religious freedom.
new ways to grow tobacco.
new religious ideas from the Native Americans.
British colonists settled in the Southern colonies primarily seeking
a.
b.
c.
d.
economic opportunity.
religious freedom.
to establish a covenant community.
new religious ideas from Native Americans.
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___ 7.
Examine the map above. The area marked #1 was settled by the
a.
b.
c.
d.
___ 8.
Examine the map above. The area marked #2 was settled by the
a.
b.
c.
d.
___ 9.
Spanish.
British.
French.
Portuguese.
Spanish.
British.
French.
Portuguese.
Examine the map above. The area marked #3 was settled by the
a.
b.
c.
d.
Spanish.
British.
French.
Portuguese.
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___10.
British colonists settled in the Middle colonies primarily seeking
a.
b.
c.
d.
___11.
The first permanent British settlement in North America was established in
Virginia in 1607, and was known as
a.
b.
c.
d.
___12.
the
the
the
the
New England colonies
Middle colonies
Southern colonies
Spanish colonies
New England colony.
Middle colony.
Southern colony.
Spanish colony.
John Locke, and Enlightenment thinker, believed all people are free, equal, and
have “’natural rights” of
a.
b.
c.
d.
___16.
New England colonies.
Middle colonies.
Southern colonies.
Spanish colonies.
Pennsylvania was considered a
a.
b.
c.
d.
___15.
the
the
the
the
Which of the following colonial regions was known for having “religious
dissenters” who left the main colony over disagreements with the colonial
government?
a.
b.
c.
d.
___14.
Boston.
New York.
Jamestown.
Plymouth.
The British colonial region that was known for religious tolerance was
a.
b.
c.
d.
___13.
economic opportunity.
religious freedom.
a mixture of economic opportunity and religious freedom.
new ways to grow tobacco.
the pursuit of happiness.
voting and the ownership of property.
life, liberty, and property.
freedom of religion and speech.
In what British colonial region would there have been a mixture of town
meetings and representative assemblies?
a.
b.
c.
d.
New England colonies
Middle colonies
Southern colonies
Caribbean colonies
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___17.
In what British colonial region would there have been many Quakers and a wide
variety of ethnicities?
a.
b.
c.
d.
___18.
The town meeting form of government is associated mostly with which British
colonial region?
a.
b.
c.
d.
___19.
the
the
the
the
New England colonies
Middle colonies
Southern colonies
Caribbean colonies
the
the
the
the
House
House
House
House
of
of
of
of
Commons.
Representatives.
Burgesses.
Lords.
The Puritans that settled New England formed a “covenant community” based on
the principles of the _______________ and Puritan religious beliefs and were
often intolerant of those sharing their religion.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___22.
New England colonies
Middle colonies
Southern colonies
Caribbean colonies
The first elected representative assembly in the British colonies was established
in Virginia by the 1640s, and is today known as the Virginia General Assembly.
When it was founded, it was known as
a.
b.
c.
d.
___21.
the
the
the
the
In which British colonial region would the main religion have been the Church of
England (Anglican Church)?
a.
b.
c.
d.
___20.
New England colonies
Middle colonies
Southern colonies
Caribbean colonies
Declaration of Independence
Virginia Company
cavaliers
Mayflower Compact
In which colonial region was New Jersey located?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the
the
the
the
New England colonies
Middle colonies
Southern colonies
Spanish colonies
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___23.
_______________ led to the introduction of slavery in the New World.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___24.
In which British colonial region was New York located?
a.
b.
c.
d.
___25.
c.
d.
New England colonies
Middle colonies
Southern colonies
Western colonies
“import crops”
“indentured crops”
“mass-produced food”
“cash crops”
It was a series of scientific discoveries.
It made people more dependent on highly trained and highly educated
ministers.
It helped to make the colonists feel more dependent on Britain.
It led to the growth of evangelical religions, such as the Baptist and
Methodist faiths.
The French and Indian War was between
a.
b.
c.
d.
___29.
the
the
the
the
Which of the following was true concerning the Great Awakening?
a.
b.
___28.
New England colonies
Middle colonies
Southern colonies
Western colonies
The Southern colonies developed economies based on large plantations that
grew _________________ such as tobacco, rice, and indigo for export to
Europe.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___27.
the
the
the
the
Which British colonial region was characterized by large plantations along the
eastern coastal lowlands, Cavaliers, representative government, and the Church
of England?
a.
b.
c.
d.
___26.
The decreasing number of European immigrants arriving in the colonies
The outlawing of the practice of indentured servitude in the colonies
The large-scale agricultural economy in the Southern colonies and in the
Caribbean
Industrial growth in the Northern colonies
the French (supported by British North American colonies) and a coalition of
Native American tribes.
two Native American tribes.
the British (supported by British North American colonies) and a coalition of
Native American tribes.
the British (supported by British North American colonies) and the French
(supported by Native American allies of the French in North America).
As a result of the outcome of the French and Indian War, Britain began to
_________________ to pay off its war debt, and to pay for increased British
troop presence in North America.
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a.
b.
c.
d.
___30.
Poor English immigrants came to the Americas as _________________ who
agreed to work on plantations for a period of time to pay for passage to the New
World.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___31.
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
____________________ was a 17th century Enlightenment thinker who
developed the Social Contract Theory, which stated that man was born with the
natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___35.
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Patrick Henry
Samuel Adams
_______________________ authored the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___34.
the equality of all people.
appointment to political office.
family status and the ownership of land.
religious standing.
_____________________ wrote Common Sense in 1776, which was written in
language that the common person could readily understand. It argued for
American independence and against government by Kings and Queens.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___33.
enslaved workers
indentured servants
settlers
new colonists
Virginia and the Southern colonies had a social structure based on
a.
b.
c.
d.
___32.
tax the colonists
borrow money from other European nations
increase the prices of its exports
increase agricultural production
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
John Locke
Thomas Jefferson
The key principles of __________________increased in the American
experience over a period of time.
a.
b.
c.
d.
the
the
the
the
Declaration of Independence
Mayflower Compact
Emancipation Proclamation
Proclamation of 1763
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___36.
After the French and Indian War, the ______________________ prohibited
colonial settlers from moving into the new British territory west of the
Appalachian Mountains.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___37.
The perceived unfairness of British policies in the American colonies was one of
the causes of
a.
b.
c.
d.
___38.
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Olive Branch Petition
the Boston Massacre.
the Boston Tea Party.
widespread approval.
passive resistance.
Colonial life in the North American colonies was characterized by a strong belief
in
a.
b.
c.
d.
___41.
Stamp Act.
Proclamation of 1763.
Boston Massacre.
American Revolution.
In 1773, the colonists responded to the Tea Act with
a.
b.
c.
d.
___40.
the
the
the
the
In 1700, the ________________________ occurred when a colonial mob incited
British troops to fire on the crowd in Boston, resulting in the death of five
colonists. This event generated much colonial anger against the British
government.
a.
b.
c.
d.
___39.
Sugar Act
Proclamation of 1763
Townshend Duties
Quartering Act
communal ownership of property.
free enterprise.
equal rights for all people.
the participation in manual labor by all colonists.
The period known as the Enlightenment saw the development of new ideas
about the rights of people and
a.
b.
c.
d.
methods of large-scale farming.
their relationships to one another.
their relationship to their rulers.
religious doctrine.
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___42.
Colonists who supported separation from Britain were known as
a.
b.
c.
d.
___43.
Colonists who opposed separation from Britain were known as
a.
b.
c.
d.
___44.
Benjamin Franklin.
Thomas Jefferson.
George Washington.
Marquis de Lafayette.
The ideas of John Locke influenced the American belief in
a.
b.
c.
d.
___48.
Saratoga.
Lexington and Concord.
Trenton.
Yorktown.
The commander in chief of the Continental Army of the Continental Army played
an important role in keeping the army together and in wearing the British forces
down. His name was
a.
b.
c.
d.
___47.
Patriots.
Tories, or Loyalists.
Neutrals.
Lobster-backs.
The first battle of the American Revolution was at
a.
b.
c.
d.
___46.
Patriots.
Tories, or Loyalists.
Neutrals.
Lobster-backs.
Colonists who chose to not take sides in the debate over separation from Britain
were known as
a.
b.
c.
d.
___45.
Patriots.
Tories, or Loyalists.
Neutrals.
Lobster-backs.
loyalty to Britain.
the use of slave labor.
westward expansion.
self-government.
As a result of the French and Indian War,
a.
b.
c.
d.
the British lost all of their territory in Canada.
the French were driven out of Canada and their territories west of the
Appalachian Mountains.
the French controlled most of the North American territory.
the British ceded land to Native Americans who supported the French in the
war.
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___49.
The Treaty of Alliance of 1788 was
a.
b.
c.
d.
___50.
Yorktown.
Saratoga.
Bunker Hill (Breed’s Hill).
Trenton.
The treaty that formally ended the American Revolution was the
a.
b.
c.
d.
___53.
Thomas Jefferson.
Benjamin Franklin.
Samuel Adams.
Roger Sherman.
The last battle of the American Revolution took place at
a.
b.
c.
d.
___52.
treaty that ended the American Revolution.
treaty between France and the U.S. that officially brought France into
war on the U.S. side.
treaty that brought Germany into the war on Britain’s side.
treaty that ended the French and Indian War.
The American diplomat that negotiated the Treaty of Alliance of 1788 was
a.
b.
c.
d.
___51.
the
the
the
the
the
Treaty
Treaty
Treaty
Treaty
of
of
of
of
Paris of 1783.
Alliance of 1788.
Paris of 1763.
Ghent of 1814.
_________________ was one of the factors that led to a colonial victory in the
American Revolution.
a.
b.
c.
d.
A lack of popular support in the colonies
A lack of funding for supplies for British troops
The inability of Britain to continue to send troops to the colonies
A lack of popular support in Great Britain
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