Valencia College Colony Events History Question

English Settlements / Colonization Module Test

(14 Total Questions)

Name: _____________________________________________________

(Multiple Choice worth 2 pts. each)

1. The “key theme” of English colonial settlement was:

a.Transplantation

b.Regionalism

c.Freedom

2.The key characteristics of colonial Chesapeake region were:

a.Land

b.Tobacco

c.Labor

d.Social status

e.All of the above

3.The key characteristics of colonial New England region were:

a.A sense of community

b.Social stability

c.Religion

d.Family

e.All of the above

4.The most significant outcome of Bacon’s Rebellion was to:

a.Restore voting rights for land owners

b.To prevent slaves from gaining rights

c.Unite planters under one union

d.To give poor whites status over slaves

5.The Glorious Revolution had what effect on the English colonies:

a.Established the Dominion of New England

b.Starting the Great Awakening

c.Ended the Great Awakening

d.Restored the British Parliament and a limited Monarchy

6.The key characteristics of colonial South Carolina were:

a.Rice and high demand for slave labor

b.Family farming and subsistence crops

c.Port cities in the slave trade business

7.The key characteristics of the Georgia colony were:

a.Highly profitable trade commodities

b.Slavery, Sugar, and social instability

c.Diversified economy of agriculture and iron works

d.A common man’s utopia and a military buffer zone region

8.The key characteristics of colonial North Carolina were:

a.Rice and high demand for slave labor

b.Family farming and subsistence crops

c.Port cities in the slave trade business

d.The last outposts of independent Indian tribes in the South

9.The key characteristics of the Caribbean island colonies were:

a.Highly profitable trade commodities

b.Slavery, Sugar, and social instability

c.Diversified economy of agriculture and iron works

d.A common man’s utopia and a military buffer zone region

10.Why does slavery replace indentured servitude in English America (reasons)? (2 pts each)

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11.What were the six parts or stages of the Middle Passage and the slave trade business?

(2 pts each)

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12.According to the Jstor file on the “Red, White, and Black”, what was the key factor economically and politically that undermined the positive views of Native Americans? (2 pts.)

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13.According to the video discussing “graphic organizer” of English colonies, what were the two interested parties in settlement of English colonies in North America? ( 2 pts. each)

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14.What was the slave language “Gullah” composed of and where was it used in colonial America? (2 pts. each)

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Location(s): ____________________

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