US History Colonial Test 6

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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

Name the person who founded Pennsylvania.

A) William Penn

B) Baltimore

C) Oglethorpe

D) Berkeley

Question 2

Which of the following best defines the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1639)?

A) Bill of Rights

B) First written constitution in America

C) Articles of Confederation

D) Declaration of Independence

Question 3

What best defines City on Hill?

A) Fort plan

B) Trade motto

C) Model colony sermon

D) War cry

Question 4

Which colony was founded for religious freedom by the Pilgrims?

A) Jamestown

B) New Amsterdam

C) Roanoke

D) Plymouth

Question 5

What was the main reason for the Salem Witch Trials?

A) Religious hysteria and social tensions

B) Economic depression

C) Foreign invasion

D) Native attacks

Question 6

What was first Thanksgiving?

A) 1620 landing

B) 1621 harvest meal

C) 1630 feast

D) No meal

Question 7

Name the person who founded Connecticut.

A) Williams

B) Davenport

C) Thomas Hooker

D) Haynes

Question 8

Which of the following best defines triangular trade?

A) Two-way trade

B) No slaves

C) Free trade

D) Goods slaves rum loop

Question 9

Who was the Powhatan leader who interacted with Jamestown?

A) Chief Powhatan

B) Squanto

C) Metacom

D) Massasoit

Question 10

What best defines the Middle Passage?

A) Pleasure cruise

B) Slave ocean crossing

C) Fur route

D) Gold run

Question 11

Provide the definition of the Middle Passage:

A) Pleasure cruise

B) Fur route

C) Slave ocean crossing

D) Gold run

Question 12

Which act required colonists to house British soldiers?

A) Townshend Acts

B) Stamp Act

C) Sugar Act

D) Quartering Act

Question 13

Who saved Jamestown?

A) John Smith

B) Rolfe

C) Gates

D) Dale

Question 14

Which of the following best defines Mayflower Compact?

A) Royal charter

B) Self-rule pact

C) Trade deal

D) Peace treaty

Question 15

Which person were indentured servants?

A) Enslaved Africans

B) Paid soldiers

C) Workers who traded labor for passage

D) Native allies

Question 16

Which term means "Self-rule pact"?

A) the first representative assembly in America

B) the main economy of New England colonies

C) the Triangular Trade

D) Mayflower Compact

Question 17

Name the person who were indentured servants.

A) Workers who traded labor for passage

B) Enslaved Africans

C) Paid soldiers

D) Native allies

Question 18

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

A) Plantations

B) Fishing, shipbuilding, trade

C) Gold mining

D) Fur only

Question 19

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

A) Economic depression

B) Foreign invasion

C) Religious hysteria and social tensions

D) Native attacks

Question 20

Name the person who founded Pennsylvania for Quakers.

A) John Winthrop

B) James Oglethorpe

C) Lord Baltimore

D) William Penn

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