US History Colonial Test 7

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What is this test? for High School History (9-12, AP US History), USA — High School (USA History, 9-12, AP) level, USA.
For High School students (9-12) including AP History in the USA
Section: History Us Colonial (High School) · Education: High School · Part: History Us Colonial (High School) · Country: USA

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Question 1

What saved Jamestown?

A) Tobacco crop

B) Gold

C) Fish

D) Furs

Question 2

What was the first representative assembly in America?

A) Continental Congress

B) House of Burgesses

C) Town Meeting

D) Mayflower Compact

Question 3

Which person funded Jamestown?

A) King directly

B) Church

C) Virginia Company

D) Pirates

Question 4

What document did the Pilgrims sign in 1620?

A) Bill of Rights

B) Declaration of Independence

C) Constitution

D) Mayflower Compact

Question 5

Which person saved Jamestown?

A) John Smith

B) Rolfe

C) Gates

D) Dale

Question 6

What was the main economy of New England colonies?

A) Gold mining

B) Fishing, shipbuilding, trade

C) Plantations

D) Fur only

Question 7

What was the Triangular Trade?

A) Trade with Asia only

B) Trade between colonies

C) Trade between Europe, Africa, and Americas

D) Trade within England

Question 8

What was Bacon's Rebellion (1676)?

A) Slaves vs. masters

B) Indians vs. French

C) Puritans vs. Quakers

D) Frontier colonists vs. colonial government

Question 9

What best defines City on Hill?

A) Model colony sermon

B) Fort plan

C) Trade motto

D) War cry

Question 10

Provide the definition of City on Hill:

A) Fort plan

B) Model colony sermon

C) Trade motto

D) War cry

Question 11

Who helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter?

A) The Dutch

B) The French

C) Squanto and the Wampanoag

D) The Spanish

Question 12

Which term means "Religious hysteria and social tensions"?

A) the first representative assembly in America

B) the main economy of New England colonies

C) the Triangular Trade

D) the main reason for the Salem Witch Trials

Question 13

Which person founded Pennsylvania?

A) William Penn

B) Baltimore

C) Oglethorpe

D) Berkeley

Question 14

Which war was fought between 1754-1763 for colonial control?

A) War of 1812

B) French and Indian War

C) Revolutionary War

D) Civil War

Question 15

Which person founded Pennsylvania for Quakers?

A) James Oglethorpe

B) John Winthrop

C) William Penn

D) Lord Baltimore

Question 16

Who founded Maryland as a haven for Catholics?

A) John Smith

B) William Penn

C) Roger Williams

D) Lord Baltimore

Question 17

What was City on Hill?

A) Model colony sermon

B) Fort plan

C) Trade motto

D) War cry

Question 18

Provide the definition of the Triangular Trade:

A) Trade with Asia only

B) Trade between Europe, Africa, and Americas

C) Trade between colonies

D) Trade within England

Question 19

Who founded Connecticut?

A) Williams

B) Davenport

C) Thomas Hooker

D) Haynes

Question 20

Which of the following best defines the Triangular Trade?

A) Trade with Asia only

B) Trade between colonies

C) Trade within England

D) Trade between Europe, Africa, and Americas

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