APUSH Colonization Test
1. What was not true about English colonization of North America? A)they brought their families b)they
came for economic gain c)they practiced laws of mercantilism d)they enslaved Native Americans and
stole their gold and silver e)they lived under the laws and rights of Englishmen
2. This New England colony was a result of Puritan intolerance and practiced separation of church and
state: a)Rhode Island b)New Hampshire c)Connecticut d)Massachusetts
3. Which Mid-Atlantic colony was originally Dutch and only later became English? A)New Jersey b)New
York c)Delaware d)Pennsylvania
4. Which Southern colony had the first legislature in America? A)North Carolina b)Maryland c)Georgia
d)Virginia
5. Which is not considered an early example of colonial democracy? A)Mayflower Compact b)Virginia
House of Burgesses c)Puritan Witch Trials c)Maryland Toleration Act d)Fundamental Orders of
Connecticut
6. Which is not associated with Puritans? A)Harvard University b)Boston c)Protestant Work Ethic
d)Society of Friends
7. The English colonies were described as a “city on a hill.” This best illustrates: a)Socratic method
b)utopianism c)King Philip’s War d)The Halfway Covenant
8. Which is not associated with The Great Awakening? A)Jonathan Edwards b)George Whitefield c)Puritan
Revivalism c)Benjamin Franklin
9. “The Starving Time” was resolved with the introduction of tobacco in: a)Roanoke b)Plymouth c)Salem
d)Jamestown e)Providence
10. Lord Baltimore, William Penn, and James Oglethorpe were all: a)colonial governors b)British kings
c)Puritan leaders in the House of Commons d)colonial proprietors
11. Which two colonies were considered the most democratic in their governments and freedoms:
a)Rhode Island and Connecticut b)Pennsylvania and Maryland c)Georgia and South Carolina d)New
York and New Jersey
12. Which is not associated with the Separatists? A)Pilgrims b)Plymouth c)Mayflower Compact d)Salem
Witch Trials e)Congregational Church
13. South Carolina was unique because: a)it was founded by debtors b)it had the first constitution c)it was
named for Queen Elizabeth d)it had a Caribbean culture e)it had the oldest English colonial settlement
14. The Spanish were known for the following except: a)converting Indians to Christianity b)conquering
Mexico and other parts of Latin America c)building missions d)trapping furs and selling them abroad
15. The French controlled this section of North America: a)Southwest b)Florida c)Eastern seaboard
d)Great Lakes area e)Appalachians
16. Backcountry farmers rebelled against Tidewater planters in this incident: a)Stono Rebellion b)Bacon’s
Rebellion c)King Phillip’s War d)The English Civil War e)The Glorious Revolution
17. Which section of the English Colonies was called The Breadbasket? A)New England b)Middle
c)Southern d)all of these
18. The New England Confederation and the Dominion of New England were both early efforts at:
a)colonizing Canada b)denying Catholics the vote in Maryland c)unifying English colonies d)banning
slavery in the colonies
19. Most English colonial governments were: a)royal b)proprietary c)self-governing d)utopian communities
20. Whaling, shipping, small farms, strong “Yankee” work ethic: a)New England b)Middle c)Southern
21. Plantations and slavery flourished here: a)New England b)Middle c)Southern d)all of these
22. Which is not associated with Pennsylvania? A)Society of Friends b)City of Brotherly Love c)Quaker Oats
d)non-violent e)witch trials
23. Which most supports mercantilism as the main purpose of colonies? A)Navigation Acts b)Maryland Act
of Toleration c)antinomianism d)The Headright System e)The Middle Passage
24. First Constitution: a)House of Burgesses b)Mayflower Compact c)Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d)Treaty of Tordesillas
25. Which led to Spanish control of Latin America? A)Treaty of Tordesillas b)Counter-Reformation
c)Columbus’ voyages d)The Columbian Exchange e)all of these
26. The Triangular Trade included the following except: a)Caribbean b)Europe c)American colonies
d)Africa e)Asia
27. First English colony that was a mysterious failure: a)Jamestown b)Plymouth c)Roanoke d)New
Amsterdam
28. The Chesapeake colonies were known for the following except: a)humidity and disease b)Catholic
refuge c)Scots-Irish immigrants d)Puritans e)Tidewater society
29. The Halfway Covenant was an effort to spread Puritan ideas to: a)other colonies b)later generations
c)overseas d)all of these
30. Which leader is associated with the Quakers? A)Lord Baltimore b)John Winthrop c)Roger Williams
d)William Penn e)James Oglethorpe