CHAPTER 3 REVIEW

Colonial America

1) Who was the man who set settlers to Roanoke Island?

A. John White.B. Jack WhiteC. Sir Walter RaleighD. Matt Foley.

2) What freedom were the settlers in Massachusetts looking for?

A. Freedom of ReligionB. Freedom of SpeechC. Freedom of AssemblyD. Freedom to live in a van down by the

river

3) What was the agreement that the Pilgrims signed on the Mayflower called?

A. The Mayflower CompactB. Mayflower Moving CompanyC. The Declaration of IndependenceD. The script from The Sandlot.

4) What is indigo?

A. The ship that the Pilgrims came over on.

B. A plant used for dye that was important in the Southern colonies.

C. The opposite of indistop.D. A religious group that believed in

equality for all.

5) What was the name of the first English colony in North America?

A. Sam’s TownB. RoanokeC. New AmsterdamD. Providence

6) This company settled New Netherland, which eventually became New York.

A. AppleB. McDonaldsC. The Dutch West India Company.D. Clark County School District.

7) Maryland was founded as a colony for which group to find religious freedom?

A. DebtorsB. CatholicsC. The Church of the Flying Spaghetti

MonsterD. Muslims

8) What did the settlers in Massachusetts refuse to tolerate?

A. Religious DissentB. SnakesC. Students that like to talk backD. Being thrice divorced, and living in a

van down by the river.

9) Why did the Dutch settle in New Amsterdam, now New York?

A. They were Yankees fans, and early by three hundred years.

B. New Amsterdam was on the mouth of the Hudson River, and was an ideal spot for trading and shipping.

C. They wanted Brooklyn style pizza, and this was the only place to get it.

D. The wanted to stop English expansion.

10) The Quakers were what?A. A religious group that founded

Pennsylvania that believed in equality and pacifism.

B. Oatmeal salesmen.C. Motor oil salesmen.D. A group that would take land from the

Native Americans by force.

11) What led to Bacon’s Rebellion?A. The Virginia government would not

allow settlers to move into Native American land.

B. The Virginia government banned the sale of alcohol.

C. The man couldn’t find any eggs for breakfast.

D. He had a fever, and he needed more cowbell.

12) Georgia was founded to block which country’s expansion in North America.

A. CanadaB. SpainC. FranceD. Russia

13) Patroons and headrights received what when they came to North America?

A. LandB. A bag of peanuts and a complimentary

drink.C. A free copy of The Power of Positive

ThinkingD. Money

14) What did John White find when he returned to Roanoke?

A. Nothing. The colony was deserted.B. A civil war.C. Angry colonists wondering where he

was and why he wouldn’t answer his phone.

15) Who were the Pilgrims?

A. A group of colonists who settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts looking for religious freedom.

B. A group who wanted to purify the Anglican Church.

C. A band from the 1960s who had only one hit, “When Am I Ever Going To Use This in Real Life?”

D. The band’s parents, who said “When are you ever going to use your selfie-taking skills in real life? Go wash the dishes.”

Answers

1)c 9)b 2)a 10)a 3)a 11)a 4)b 12)b 5)b 13)a 6)c 14)a 7)b 15)a 8)a