US History Colonial Test 8

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For Middle School students (6-8) — Middle School History in the USA
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Question 1

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

A) French and Indian War

B) Civil War

C) Revolutionary War

D) War of 1812

Question 2

Provide the definition of Mayflower Compact:

A) Royal charter

B) Self-rule pact

C) Trade deal

D) Peace treaty

Question 3

Which person helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter?

A) The Spanish

B) The Dutch

C) Squanto and the Wampanoag

D) The French

Question 4

Name the person who funded Jamestown.

A) King directly

B) Church

C) Pirates

D) Virginia Company

Question 5

Which colony was last of the 13, founded as a buffer for debtors?

A) Georgia

B) New York

C) Delaware

D) Carolina

Question 6

Which person helped Pilgrims?

A) Powhatan

B) Squanto

C) Pocahontas

D) Massasoit

Question 7

What was the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1639)?

A) Bill of Rights

B) Articles of Confederation

C) First written constitution in America

D) Declaration of Independence

Question 8

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 9

Which region had large plantations and slavery?

A) Southern Colonies

B) New England

C) Frontier

D) Middle Colonies

Question 10

Name the person who founded Georgia.

A) Penn

B) James Oglethorpe

C) Baltimore

D) Raleigh

Question 11

Which of the following best defines the first representative assembly in America?

A) Town Meeting

B) Mayflower Compact

C) House of Burgesses

D) Continental Congress

Question 12

What best defines triangular trade?

A) Two-way trade

B) No slaves

C) Free trade

D) Goods slaves rum loop

Question 13

Provide the definition of Bacon's Rebellion (1676):

A) Frontier colonists vs. colonial government

B) Indians vs. French

C) Puritans vs. Quakers

D) Slaves vs. masters

Question 14

Name the person who founded Maryland.

A) Penn

B) Lord Baltimore

C) Oglethorpe

D) Carteret

Question 15

Which person founded Pennsylvania?

A) Baltimore

B) Oglethorpe

C) William Penn

D) Berkeley

Question 16

Which colony was founded for religious freedom by the Pilgrims?

A) Jamestown

B) New Amsterdam

C) Roanoke

D) Plymouth

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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