US History Colonial Test 4

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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

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Question 1

What was triangular trade?

A) Goods slaves rum loop

B) Two-way trade

C) No slaves

D) Free trade

Question 2

Who founded Pennsylvania for Quakers?

A) John Winthrop

B) William Penn

C) James Oglethorpe

D) Lord Baltimore

Question 3

Name the person who helped Pilgrims.

A) Powhatan

B) Pocahontas

C) Squanto

D) Massasoit

Question 4

Provide the definition of the Triangular Trade:

A) Trade within England

B) Trade with Asia only

C) Trade between colonies

D) Trade between Europe, Africa, and Americas

Question 5

Which person funded Jamestown?

A) Virginia Company

B) King directly

C) Church

D) Pirates

Question 6

Which person founded Connecticut?

A) Williams

B) Thomas Hooker

C) Davenport

D) Haynes

Question 7

Who founded Maryland?

A) Penn

B) Oglethorpe

C) Lord Baltimore

D) Carteret

Question 8

Name the person who led Massachusetts.

A) Bradford

B) Brewster

C) Endecott

D) John Winthrop

Question 9

Which port was the center of the slave trade?

A) Charleston

B) New York

C) Boston

D) Philadelphia

Question 10

Which term means "1621 harvest meal"?

A) the first representative assembly in America

B) first Thanksgiving

C) the main economy of New England colonies

D) the Triangular Trade

Question 11

Name the person who founded Maryland as a haven for Catholics.

A) Roger Williams

B) John Smith

C) Lord Baltimore

D) William Penn

Question 12

What was the first representative assembly in America?

A) Town Meeting

B) Mayflower Compact

C) Continental Congress

D) House of Burgesses

Question 13

What were the 13 colonies?

A) East coast settlements

B) Western forts

C) Islands

D) One colony

Question 14

Which person founded Rhode Island?

A) Hutchinson

B) Roger Williams

C) Hooker

D) Penn

Question 15

Which of the following best defines the Triangular Trade?

A) Trade within England

B) Trade with Asia only

C) Trade between Europe, Africa, and Americas

D) Trade between colonies

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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