US History Colonial Test 3

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History Us Colonial (Middle School) Middle School (USA History, 6-8) USA USA History Standards & AP

What is this test? for Middle School History (6-8), USA — Middle School (USA History, 6-8) level, USA.
For Middle School students (6-8) — Middle School History in the USA
Section: History Us Colonial (Middle School) · Education: Middle School · Part: History Us Colonial (Middle School) · Country: USA

Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

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Question 1

When was Massachusetts Bay?

A) 1630

B) 1620

C) 1640

D) 1607

Question 2

Provide the definition of the main economy of New England colonies:

A) Plantations

B) Fishing, shipbuilding, trade

C) Gold mining

D) Fur only

Question 3

What best defines Bacon's Rebellion (1676)?

A) Indians vs. French

B) Puritans vs. Quakers

C) Frontier colonists vs. colonial government

D) Slaves vs. masters

Question 4

Which term means "Fishing, shipbuilding, trade"?

A) the first representative assembly in America

B) the Triangular Trade

C) Bacon's Rebellion (1676)

D) the main economy of New England colonies

Question 5

Name the person who saved Jamestown.

A) John Smith

B) Rolfe

C) Gates

D) Dale

Question 6

Which of the following best defines the main reason for the Salem Witch Trials?

A) Economic depression

B) Religious hysteria and social tensions

C) Foreign invasion

D) Native attacks

Question 7

What was the main economy of New England colonies?

A) Plantations

B) Gold mining

C) Fishing, shipbuilding, trade

D) Fur only

Question 8

What was Bacon's Rebellion (1676)?

A) Indians vs. French

B) Puritans vs. Quakers

C) Slaves vs. masters

D) Frontier colonists vs. colonial government

Question 9

Who helped Pilgrims?

A) Squanto

B) Powhatan

C) Pocahontas

D) Massasoit

Question 10

Which term means "Frontier colonists vs. colonial government"?

A) the first representative assembly in America

B) Bacon's Rebellion (1676)

C) the main economy of New England colonies

D) the Triangular Trade

Question 11

What document did the Pilgrims sign in 1620?

A) Bill of Rights

B) Declaration of Independence

C) Mayflower Compact

D) Constitution

Question 12

Which person founded Pennsylvania for Quakers?

A) John Winthrop

B) James Oglethorpe

C) Lord Baltimore

D) William Penn

Question 13

Where did Pilgrims land?

A) Plymouth

B) Jamestown

C) Boston

D) Salem

Question 14

Provide the definition of a colonial town meeting:

A) A market

B) Direct democracy in New England

C) A church service

D) A royal court

Question 15

Name the person who founded Rhode Island.

A) Hutchinson

B) Hooker

C) Roger Williams

D) Penn

Question 16

Which colony was founded for religious freedom by the Pilgrims?

A) Jamestown

B) New Amsterdam

C) Roanoke

D) Plymouth

Question 17

Which term means "Self-rule pact"?

A) Mayflower Compact

B) the first representative assembly in America

C) the main economy of New England colonies

D) the Triangular Trade

Question 18

Name the person who were indentured servants.

A) Enslaved Africans

B) Workers who traded labor for passage

C) Paid soldiers

D) Native allies

Question 19

Which of the following best defines the main economy of New England colonies?

A) Plantations

B) Gold mining

C) Fishing, shipbuilding, trade

D) Fur only

Question 20

Provide the definition of the main reason for the Salem Witch Trials:

A) Economic depression

B) Foreign invasion

C) Native attacks

D) Religious hysteria and social tensions

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