1) Which of the following is NOT one of the main reasons for exploration? a) Gold b) God c) Good Deeds d) Glory 2) What was the 1st English Colony? (This one did NOT last long) Hint: Croatoan a) Jamestown b) Roanoke c) Plymouth d) Rhode Island 3) What continents were apart of the New World? a) Australia b) Asia c) Europe d) The Americas 4) What continents were NOT apart of the Old World? a) Africa b) Asia c) Europe d) The Americas 5) How many English Colonies were in North America? a) 10 b) 14 c) 13 d) 15 6) Captain John Smith was the leader of what colony? a) Roanoke b) Plymouth c) Jamestown d) Georgia 7) "We resorted to eating our own horses, dogs, cats, snakes, poisonous mushrooms, and even the leather from our boots" This quote is describing- a) The starving times b) The mayflower compact c) The middle passage d) the native americans 8) Jeff Pesos is a merchant from Spain who asks his King to send him to the New World in search of Spices to sell. What is his reason for exploring the New World? a) God b) Gold c) Glory d) Glamour 9) The time period when The king of England did NOT enforce laws in the colonies a) Exploration b) Mayflower Compact c) Enlightenment d) Salutary Neglect 10) Jeremiah signs a contract with the Virginia Company to work to bring him to the New World in exchange for 3 years of PAID work. Jeremiah is- a) A Slave b) A King c) A Puritan d) An Indentured Servant 11) Christopher Columbus sailed across the- a) Pacific Ocean b) Indian Ocean c) Southern Ocean d) Atlantic Ocean 12) What year Christopher Columbus Discovered the Americas? a) 1492 b) 1560 c) 2020 d) 1508 13) A large farm used for growing cash crops like Tobacco, Cotton, and Indigo. Usually using slave labor. a) Subsistence Farm b) Plantation c) Wheat farm d) Natural Harbors 14) What are the three Colony Regions? a) New World, Old World, Middle World b) New England, Central, Southern c) New England, Middle, Southern d) New York, Massachusetts, Georgia 15) What was The FIRST SUCCESSFUL English Colony in the Americas? (Hint: John Smith and Pocahontas) a) Roanoke b) Jamestown c) Georgia d) Massachusetts 16) What Colony is represented by #13? a) Virginia b) Georgia c) Rhode Island d) South Carolina 17) What Colony is represented by #10? a) Virginia b) Georgia c) Rhode Island d) South Carolina 18) What Colony is represented by #2? a) Connecticut b) Massachusetts c) New York d) South Carolina 19) What Colony is represented by #5? a) Connecticut b) Massachusetts c) New York d) Pennsylvania 20) What Colony is represented by #6? a) Connecticut b) Massachusetts c) New York d) Pennsylvania 21) Annabelle was taken from her home in Africa and was forced to work in the colonies without pay for the rest of her life. Annabelle was- a) Enslaved b) An Indentured Servant c) A Queen d) A Quaker 22) The Picture shows the trade routes between Europe, Africa, and The Americas. These routes were called- a) The Middle Passage b) The Triangular Trade c) Mercantilism d) Colonial Trade 23) Addaline was a Quaker woman who did not believe in violence or slavery. She and her husband grew wheat and kept to themselves on their farm in Pennslyvania.. What Region did she live in? a) The Southern Colonies b) The New England Colonies c) The Middle Colonies d) The Northern Colonies 24) John lived in the city of Boston, Massachusetts. He collected lumber and built ships for the Boston harbor. His brother, Sam, also lived in Boston and was a fisherman. What Region did they live in? a) The Southern Colonies b) The New England Colonies c) The Middle Colonies d) The Old World 25) Robert owned a plantation in Virginia. He mainly grew tobacco on his plantation. He owned over 100 slaves. What region did he live in? a) Southern Colonies b) The New England Colonies c) The Middle Colonies d) The Spanish Colonies

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