The Struggle for North America — Quiz

Question 1

What kind of government did the Puritans in Massachusetts Bay create?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

a theocracy

Question 2

Which statement is the most accurate description of the middle colonies in the 1700s?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They were home to diverse immigrants, they were a center of trade, and they eventually came under British control.

Question 3

Which countries sought control of North America during the Seven Years War?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

France and Britain

Question 4

Which statement is true of the British colony of Jamestown?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It was seen by the British as their most immediately successful colony due to a rich economy based on tobacco.

Question 5

What most accurately describes the relationship between the British colonies and Indigenous peoples in the Americas?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

British colonies wanted Indigenous peoples out of the way so the colonies could profit more.

Question 6

What happened as a result of the Treaty of Paris?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The British won the fight over the fertile Ohio River Valley and gained control of most French lands in North America.

Question 7

The middle colonies were founded

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for profit and as strategic trading posts.

Question 8

Question 8

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[Dropdown 1] Quebec; Quebec

Question 9

Which statement most accurately describes the reasons for the Seven Years’ War in North America?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Both the French and the British wanted control of the Ohio River Valley.

Question 10

Which of these Southern colonies had the first colonial representative body and depended on exporting tobacco?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Virginia

The Struggle for North America — Quiz Answers