US History Practice Free Test

Question 1

Letter B marks the location of:

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Massachusetts

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New Hampshire

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Connecticut

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Rhode Island

Question 2

The legislative assembly established in the 1640's in Virginia, now known as the General Assembly of Virginia, was the

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House of Burgesses

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Parliament

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Continental Congress

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House of Representatives

Question 3

In 1619, African slavery was introduced to the Southern colonies and in the Caribbean because:

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the tobacco plantations required a large labor force

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these areas needed to have new markets opened in Africa

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raw materials and natural resources were scarce in the Americas

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eighty-five percent of European settlers returned to England within one year

Question 4

The middle colonies had more diverse lifestyles than New England or the Southern colonies because they had a greater variety of:

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cultural groups

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climate

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geography

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political systems

Question 5

Letter F marks the location of

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Pennsylvania

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Connecticut

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Rhode Island

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Massachusetts

Question 6

Characteristics of the New England colonies included all of the following EXCEPT:

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acquisitions of large land grants from the King of England

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formation of covenant communities

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intolerance of religious beliefs differing from Puritanism

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desire for economic opportunity as well as religious and political freedom.

Question 7

Early European contact devastated Native American populations by introducing

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infectious disease

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alcoholism

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manufactured goods

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weapons that used gun powder

Question 8

The early colonists who worked for a specific number of years in exchange for their passage to America were called:

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indentured servants

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slaves

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patrons

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sharecroppers

Question 9

The main economic activities of the New England colonies were

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shipbuilding and fishing

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mining and plantation farming

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agriculture and mining

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ironworks and agriculture

Question 10

In which region were agriculture and plantation life most prevalent?

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the Southern colonies

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the middle colonies

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the New England colonies

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the western colonies