Colonial and Revolutionary Periods Quiz

Colonial and Revolutionary Periods Quiz

10th Grade

10 Qs

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Colonial and Revolutionary Periods Quiz

Colonial and Revolutionary Periods Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.7.9, RI.11-12.5, RL.8.1

+18

Standards-aligned

Created by

Cece Garcia

FREE Resource

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary goal of mercantilism during the Colonial Period?

To promote free trade among nations

To increase the prosperity and power of a nation through restrictive trade practices

To establish a global currency

To encourage colonization of new territories

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was John Smith in the context of the Jamestown settlement?

A Native American leader

An English soldier, explorer, author, and leader in the establishment of Jamestown

A Spanish conquistador

A French trader

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Middle Passage?

A trade route between Europe and Asia

A journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas

A path used by early settlers to reach the western United States

A route for transporting goods from the Americas to Europe

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which event was a direct protest against the Tea Act?

The Boston Massacre

The Boston Tea Party

The signing of the Declaration of Independence

The Intolerable Acts

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

To end the French and Indian War

To prohibit American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

To impose taxes on tea and paper

To establish a new colonial government

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one major component of the Declaration of Independence?

A call for a new monarchy in America

A list of grievances against King George III

A detailed plan for the new American government

A request for peace with Great Britain

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was an advantage the colonists had during the Revolutionary War?

A larger, more experienced army

Knowledge of the local terrain

Superior naval power

More financial resources

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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