Unit 2 Test: Colonial America

The name of the 1st British settlement in North America was (a)   but it mysteriously disappeared. ​ (b)   was the 1st successful British settlement.

• Jamestown
• Elizabethtown
• Roanoke
• Plymouth

Match each to the best definition:

• Mayflower Compact

• The name of the 1st legislature in North America elected by the people.

• Magna Carta

• When the people elect delegates to make laws & conduct government it’s called

• House of Burgess

• This document helped organize the government & brought representative democracy to North America.

• representative democracy

• This document set clear limits to rulers’ powers & guaranteed free elections, trial by jury, & banned cruel & unusual punishments

• English Bill of Rights

• This document protected people against unjust treatment or punishment.

What war destroyed power of Natives in New England?

• Queen Mary's War
• King James's War
• Queen Elizabeth's War
• King Philip’s War

Match the colonies to the correct region:

• Middle Colonies

• Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, & Georgia

• Southern Colonies

• New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, & Delaware

• New England Colonies

• Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, & Rhode Island

Why did the Pilgrims leave England?

• to get rich
• to escape political persecution
• to escape religious persecution
• to find adventure

What event occurred in Jamestown because the government wouldn't help settlers that were being attacked by Native Americans?

• Berkley's Rebellion
• Bacon’s Rebellion
• White's Rebellion
• Green Eggs & Ham Rebellion

What theory claims that a nation’s strength depends on limiting its imports and maximizing its exports?

• merchantism
• mercantilism
• God, Gold, & Glory

The middle leg of a 3-part trip across Atlantic known as triangular trade was called the

• Middle Passing
• Middle Trade Route
• Middle Passage
• Middle Slave Passage

This act said that colonies could only export to England & all imports had to travel to England 1st to be taxed.

• English Bill of Rights
• Magna Carta
• Navigation Acts
• House of Burgess

Who am I?

Match each person to the correct description:

• Virginia Dare

• I am the monarch that the colony of Virginia was named after. Who am I?

• Anne Hutchinson

• I helped the settlers of Jamestown during their first winter by giving them food. My daughter married settler, John Rolfe. Who am I?

• Pocahontas

• My grandfather is John White and I am the first English born child in North America. Who am I?

• Elizabeth I

• I spoke out against religious intolerance & was banished from Massachusetts. Who am I?