Colonial Era Quiz
Instructions: How well do you recall the people and events of the colonial era?
- 1.
Which was the first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607?
AJamestownBSalemCRoanokeDPlymouth - 2.
Which ship brought the Pilgrims to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620?
ASpeedwellBSusan ConstantCMayflowerDSanta Maria - 3.
What was the agreement for self-governance signed aboard the Mayflower?
AArticles of ConfederationBDeclaration of IndependenceCConstitutionDMayflower Compact - 4.
Which Native American woman helped the Jamestown settlers and married John Rolfe?
ASacagaweaBPocahontasCSquantoDMalinche - 5.
Which event in 1773 was a protest against British taxation of tea?
AStamp Act RiotsBBoston MassacreCTownshend Act ProtestsDBoston Tea Party - 6.
Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania as a haven for Quakers?
AWilliam PennBJohn WinthropCRoger WilliamsDLord Baltimore - 7.
Which colony was founded by Roger Williams after he was expelled from Massachusetts for his religious views?
ANew HampshireBMarylandCRhode IslandDConnecticut - 8.
What was the series of witch trials held in Massachusetts in 1692?
APuritan InquisitionBSalem Witch TrialsCPlymouth TrialsDBoston Witch Hunts - 9.
Which crop became the economic foundation of the Jamestown colony?
ATobaccoBCottonCCornDRice - 10.
What was the 1765 act that imposed direct taxes on the American colonies for the first time?
ATea ActBStamp ActCTownshend ActsDIntolerable Acts - 11.
Which colonial leader helped establish the city of Savannah and the colony of Georgia?
ALord BaltimoreBJames OglethorpeCJohn SmithDWilliam Penn - 12.
Which 1770 event saw British soldiers kill five colonists in Boston?
ABoston MassacreBBunker HillCLexington and ConcordDBoston Tea Party - 13.
What was the first representative assembly in the American colonies, established in 1619?
AHouse of BurgessesBContinental CongressCTown MeetingDGeneral Court - 14.
Which war between the French and British (1754-1763) determined colonial control of North America?
AKing Philip's WarBFrench and Indian WarCQueen Anne's WarDPontiac's War - 15.
How many original colonies declared independence from Britain in 1776?
A12B11C10D13