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Grade 7 Colonial Period
Who led the English troops in the French and Indian War?
  1. George Washington
  2. Thomas Jefferson
  3. Peter Stuyvesant
  4. John Smith
Grade 7 Colonial Period
This was an attempt by American Indians to push white settlers out of the Ohio Valley
  1. Bacon's Rebellion
  2. Pontiac's Rebellion
  3. French and Indian War
  4. Revolutionary War
Grade 7 Colonial Period
Who were the Quakers?
  1. Protestant religious groups that believed in non - violence and the equality of men and women
  2. The founders of Virginia
  3. A Protestant group that wanted to reform, or purify the Church of England
  4. People that left their country of birth to live in another country
Grade 7 Colonial Period
Which of the following was NOT a Middle Colony?
  1. Pennsylvania
  2. New Jersey
  3. New York
  4. Maryland
Grade 7 Colonial Period
Thomas Hooker founded this colony.
  1. New York
  2. Delaware
  3. Rhode Island
  4. Connecticut
Grade 7 Colonial Period
One long-term effect of the European exploration of the Americas was
  1. the desire for trade
  2. American foods spread around the world
  3. Asian foods spread around the world
  4. European rulers sought ways to increase wealth
Grade 7 Colonial Period
Where did the First battle of the American Revolution take place?
  1. Boston and Quebec
  2. New York and Philadelphia
  3. Lexington and Concord
  4. Jamestown and York
Grade 7 Colonial Period
They were in large demand in the South due to the need for a large, agricultural workforce
  1. slaves
  2. immigrants
  3. indentured servants
  4. colonists
Grade 7 Colonial Period
This person gained control of Jamestown in 1608 and pushed settlers to work hard and build better housing
  1. John Winthrop
  2. John Smith
  3. Samuel adams
  4. William Penn
Grade 7 Colonial Period
Land named in honor of King Louis XIV of France
  1. Louisiana
  2. New york
  3. New Orleans
  4. St. Louis
Grade 7 Colonial Period
                were Protestants who wanted to reform the Church of England.
  1. Protestants
  2. Pilgrims
  3. Puritans
  4. Immigrants
Grade 7 Colonial Period
Founded on April 26, 1607, this Virginia colony was named after the English King
  1. Roanoke
  2. Philidelphia
  3. Jamestown
  4. Charlestown
Grade 7 Colonial Period
Slave Labor
  1. Forced labor that was mainly used in the southern colonies
  2. Law that said colonies who pay their way to Virginia will receive 50 acres of land for each person they bring
  3. Leader of the Puritans
  4. Document giving colonists permission to settle in a certain area
  5. Document the Pilgrims signed to govern their colony
  6. Laborers who worked for 3 - 7 years in exchange for payment to America
  7. Trade laws the English put in place to control the American colonies
  8. Founded Pennsylvania
Grade 7 Colonial Period
William Penn
  1. Forced labor that was mainly used in the southern colonies
  2. Law that said colonies who pay their way to Virginia will receive 50 acres of land for each person they bring
  3. Leader of the Puritans
  4. Document giving colonists permission to settle in a certain area
  5. Document the Pilgrims signed to govern their colony
  6. Laborers who worked for 3 - 7 years in exchange for payment to America
  7. Trade laws the English put in place to control the American colonies
  8. Founded Pennsylvania
Grade 7 Colonial Period
What was the first colony in America?
  1. John Smith
  2. Jamestown
  3. John Winthrop
  4. Anne Hutchinson
Grade 7 Colonial Period
All the earliest colonists settled on or near...
  1. Massachusetts
  2. the Appalachian Mountains
  3. Bodies of water
  4. The Chesapeake Bay
Grade 7 Colonial Period
When did the French and Indian War start?
  1. Late 1750's
  2. Early 1760's
  3. Late 1760's
  4. Early 1750's
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