1. The first successfully established English colony in North America was (1 point)
Plymouth.
New York.
Jamestown.
Santa Fe.
2. Protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican Church were called (1 point)
Pilgrims.
Puritans.
Plymouthians.
priests.
3. How did the British get control of New York? (1 point)
They bought New York from the Dutch.
The Dutch surrendered New York to the British fleet.
The settlers voted to put the British in power.
The Dutch abandoned the settlement.
4. The colony of Georgia served as a military barrier between (1 point)
Catholics and Protestants.
French Canada and the West Indies.
Spanish Florida and British South Carolina.
Mexico and Spanish California.
5. Which of the following is not a type of North American colony? (1 point)
charter colonies
proprietary colonies
royal colonies
military colonies
6. What is a representative government? (1 point)
One person governs.
Religious leaders govern.
People elect representatives.
Congress elects a president.
7. Which two European countries fought for control of North America in the 1600s and 1700s? (1 point)
England and France
Italy and Spain
Russia and Canada
Netherlands and Switzerland
8. What agreement stopped settlers from moving farther west? (1 point)
Iroquois Confederacy
Albany Plan of Union
Treaty of Paris
Proclamation of 1763
9. What crop helped the Virginia colony grow and prosper in the early 1600s? (1 point)
rice
tobacco
corn
peaches
10. After the Europeans arrived, what did thousands of Native Americans die from? (1 point)
lack of shelter
warfare
disease
drowning
11. Why do you think the ideas of democracy and freedom of religion were important to the colonists? (5 points)
12. Why did the English establish colonies in the Americas? (5 points)
Plymouth.
New York.
Jamestown.
Santa Fe.
2. Protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican Church were called (1 point)
Pilgrims.
Puritans.
Plymouthians.
priests.
3. How did the British get control of New York? (1 point)
They bought New York from the Dutch.
The Dutch surrendered New York to the British fleet.
The settlers voted to put the British in power.
The Dutch abandoned the settlement.
4. The colony of Georgia served as a military barrier between (1 point)
Catholics and Protestants.
French Canada and the West Indies.
Spanish Florida and British South Carolina.
Mexico and Spanish California.
5. Which of the following is not a type of North American colony? (1 point)
charter colonies
proprietary colonies
royal colonies
military colonies
6. What is a representative government? (1 point)
One person governs.
Religious leaders govern.
People elect representatives.
Congress elects a president.
7. Which two European countries fought for control of North America in the 1600s and 1700s? (1 point)
England and France
Italy and Spain
Russia and Canada
Netherlands and Switzerland
8. What agreement stopped settlers from moving farther west? (1 point)
Iroquois Confederacy
Albany Plan of Union
Treaty of Paris
Proclamation of 1763
9. What crop helped the Virginia colony grow and prosper in the early 1600s? (1 point)
rice
tobacco
corn
peaches
10. After the Europeans arrived, what did thousands of Native Americans die from? (1 point)
lack of shelter
warfare
disease
drowning
11. Why do you think the ideas of democracy and freedom of religion were important to the colonists? (5 points)
12. Why did the English establish colonies in the Americas? (5 points)
