Colonial America

Colonial America

6th - 12th Grade

15 Qs

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Colonial America

Colonial America

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

6th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Todd Sisson

Used 44+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This man wrote about atrocities committed by the Spanish in the new world:

Bartolome de Las Casas

Sir Francis Drake

Samuel de Champlain

Peter Minuit

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This English colony mysteriously disappeared in the 16th century:

Jamestown

Newfoundland

Carolina

Roanoake

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is true of Jamestown?

It was founded for religious freedom

It was largely populated by families

Cotton was the main crop

It was intended to make money for investors

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In 1617, English colonies exported 500,000 pounds of this crop. Within forty years, they were exporting fifteen million pounds. What crop was it?

Cotton

Tobacco

Rice

Indigo

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Puritans" were given their name because:

They demanded morally pure living

They believed true Christians should separate from the Church of England

They believed the Church of England should be purified from elements of Catholicism

They wanted to create a perfect Christian society

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This man was banished from Massachusetts, but established the colony of Rhode Island:

Roger Williams

Frank Jackson

John Winthrop

John Smith

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This Dutch colonial city later became the English city of New York:

New Haven

New Bedford

New Amsterdam

New Netherland

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