American History A, The Thirteen Colonies, UNIT TEST 100%

Who organized the government in the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies?
all adult colonists
the English Parliament
adult male colonists only
the king of England

adult male colonists only

The presence of many different churches in the colony of New Jersey indicated that
the colonists enjoyed religious freedom.
Jewish people could not settle there.
the Act of Toleration had been passed.
the Society of Friends was not welcome.

the colonists enjoyed religious freedom.

Around the time that England began to colonize North America,
there were more jobs than workers in England.
there was plenty of farmland available in England.
there were too many workers and too few jobs in England.
there were too few factories to meet demand for goods in England.

there were too many workers and too few jobs in England.

Which of the following divided colonial society in South Carolina during the 1700s?
the arrival of enslaved Africans and indentured servants
the economic gap between rich plantation owners and small farmers
the arrival of new settlers from Britain and Barbados
the economic gap between indentured servants and enslaved people

the economic gap between rich plantation owners and small farmers

Which country sent warships to take over New Netherland in 1664?
Sweden
Britain
France
Holland

Britain

Which of the following best describes the location of the coastal plain in the eastern part of North America?

between the Ohio Valley and the Atlantic Ocean

between the James River and the Great Lakes

between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean

between the Cumberland Gap and the Ohio Valley

between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean

The first American colony to legally recognize slavery was
Massachusetts.
Pennsylvania.
Virginia.
Georgia.

Massachusetts

Which practice was the top priority for New England settlers during the early colonial era?
shipbuilding
farming
fishing
sewing

farming

In colonial America, how was the House of Burgesses significant?
It was the first representative body of government in the colonies.
It was the first to establish the separation of governmental powers.
Its leader was the only elected governor in the colonies.
Its members were elected by freemen in Pennsylvania.

It was the first representative body of government in the colonies.

In South Carolina, society became more divided after the arrival of large numbers of
Spanish settlers.
English settlers.
Scots-Irish settlers.
French settlers.

Scots-Irish settlers.

When indentured servants were transported to the American colonies,
they came by choice.
they had no legal rights.
they could not own property.
their term of service never ended.

they came by choice.

Prior to the trial of Peter Zenger in 1735,
it was legal to print any information about the colonial governor.
it was illegal to print harmful information about the colonial governor.
the King of England separated colonial governments' powers.
the British government stopped the policy of salutary neglect.

it was illegal to print harmful information about the colonial governor.

Which New England colony had a governor who was not appointed by the King of England?
Massachusetts Bay
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island

Massachusetts Bay

Which of the following was a factor in the practices of indentured servitude and slavery in the southern colonies?
Cash crops such as tobacco and sugar required many workers.
The fishing and shipping industries required many workers.
Imprisoned debtors were brought from Africa to settle the colonies.
Indentured servitude and slavery were not allowed in the Caribbean colonies.

Cash crops such as tobacco and sugar required many workers.

In what way was Maryland different from the other English colonies?
Maryland was founded on behalf of Roman Catholic colonists.
Maryland was the only colony to be created as a proprietorship.
Maryland established good relations with American Indians.
Maryland grew tobacco plants as a lucrative cash crop.

Maryland was founded on behalf of Roman Catholic colonists.

Which of the following statements best describes a major change that took place in New Netherland after the Duke of York claimed the colony?

Many wealthy colonists were able to purchase and sell enslaved workers for the first time.

New Netherland absorbed nearby Swedish settlements into the territory.

Many colonists had to pay heavy taxes for the first time and suffered financially as a result.

New Netherland was separated into two separate colonies.

New Netherland was separated into two separate colonies.

Why was Jamestown taken over by the British government in 1624?
The British government wanted to grow tobacco in the colony.
Landowners in the colony demanded that the British government take over.
Britain wanted to create a barrier near the boundary of New Spain.
There had been too much death and conflict with the American Indians.

There had been too much death and conflict with the American Indians.

New farmers in the early New England colonies faced which of the following challenges?
English laws restricted which crops they could plant.
Unfamiliar weather and soil conditions affected cultivation.
European plants grew like weeds in the American soil.
English investors promoted manufacturing over farming.

Unfamiliar weather and soil conditions affected cultivation.

Which of the following best describes the climate and terrain of New England?

very cold winters, mild summers, poor soil

mild winters, hot summers, major rivers

cold winters, mild summers, good soil

humid weather, few rivers, thick forests

very cold winters, mild summers, poor soil

Which of the following best describes an initial barrier to settlement in the thirteen colonies?

Forests had to be cleared before farms could be established.

Colonists settled near bays because of fishing and seaports.

Colonists avoided the rugged, difficult Cumberland Gap.

The colony of New France had blocked access to the West.

Forests had to be cleared before farms could be established.

What happened in the 1680s that created conflict between Britain and the American colonies?
The House of Burgesses was established.
Peter Zenger was arrested for criticizing a governor.
Parliament asked William and Mary to overthrow the king.
King James II gave his colonial governors more power.

King James II gave his colonial governors more power.

Who was Squanto?
a Pequot Indian who fought New England colonists
a Pequot Indian who taught colonists how to survive
a representative of the Wampanoag Indians who refused to recognize the colonists
a representative of the Wampanoag Indians who negotiated peace with the colonists

a representative of the Wampanoag Indians who negotiated peace with the colonists

Southern plantation owners in the colonial era could not depend on using indentured servants for labor because
there was no reason for them to come to the colonies.
there was an uncertain supply of workers.
the workers knew they would never be free.
the workers would not be able to become property owners.

there was an uncertain supply of workers.

By the 1700s, slavery in the American colonies was
concentrated mostly in the New England colonies.
concentrated mostly in the middle colonies.
concentrated mostly in the southern colonies.
evenly distributed throughout all the colonies.

concentrated mostly in the southern colonies.

Which of the following preceded English settlement along the Atlantic coast?
Spain created colonies in the Americas.
William Penn offered colonists religious freedom.
Colonists began to grow and export indigo crops.
Jamestown became a successful colony.

Spain created colonies in the Americas.